E V E R

E V E RY P R O J E C T

H I G H E X P E C TAT I O N S

- H I G H M O O D S

I T S TA R T S

H I G H M O O D

H A R D T H I N G S A R E H A R D

- B O R I N G T H I N G S

A R E B O R I N G

T H E C H U R N H A P P E N S

H A R D T I M E S

T H E Y B L O W

1 O F 2 S C E N A R I O S H A P P E N …

PA R T Y O V E R -

C L E A N U P A N D L E A R N

1 : T H E P R O J E C T S T O P S

P R O J E C T B E N E F I T S A R E L O S T B E L I E F I N P R O J E C T C A N N O T B E S U S TA I N E D

P R O J E C T S P O N S O R S U P P O R T S T O P S

2 : T H E P R O J E C T F L O U R I S H E S

S P I R I T S R E M O U N T

B E N E F I T S C H E C K O U T S P O N S O R R E M A I N S S U P P O R T I V E

P R O J E C T T E A M B R E A K S T H R O U G H H A R D P E R I O D

K E Y TA K E A W AY S

• Every project will/should start out in relatively high spirits.

• Every project will have a (very) deep end.

• Stopping a project is not - by definition - a bad thing. Everything beats a death-march.

• Team spirit, business benefits and project sponsor support are essential for succes.

• How it turns out may not be in your hands but how you react to each scenario definitely is.