Causes / Indicators of a failing project - and how does this help with Brexit?
Much of my career was spent working with projects and programmes that were failing dramatically, although sometimes much of the failure was not openly acknowledged. My challenge was to rescue / recover the programme. Here are some of the tell-tale signs which led to or indicated a project in trouble. Causes / Indicators of a failing project Failure to agree objectives Inability to agree or get commitment to what the benefits of the project will be - why are we doing it? Lack of engagement of stakeholders within one’s own organisation Commitment to make some change without understanding what is involved Unrealistic targets Complexity of the undertaking not understood Failure to look at the implications of the new project on existing commitments Failure to understand the impact of changes being made Failure to recognise key dependencies of activities Unwillingness to look at evidence Arbitrary deadlines to which public commitment is given before there is a realis...