Why Projects Fail… and How to Prevent It

Studies show that only 34 percent of all projects succeed. This unique and highly interactive course gives people a chance to USE their project management experience in groups of other project managers and to analyze and prevent failure on their projects. Included in this course is information on failure, presented in a paper delivered at the PMI Global Congress.

This course is currently offered onsite only. If interested in hosting an onsite course, please click here to read more about our onsite courses and complete a request form.

Course Features

Did you know that your current project has only a 34% chance of succeeding? How much money and how many resources will you be wasting if this happens to you? Don't sit back and wait for something bad to happen on your project—now is the time to be proactive and prevent failure!

This unique and highly interactive course is based on a paper on project failure delivered at the Project Management Institute's Global Congress, as well as continuous and ongoing research. In addition to reviewing the most common reasons for project failure globally, attendees will be offered the opportunity to address their own experiences with failure or near-failure. Attendees will also be required to use their project management knowledge in class, to outline plans for preventing project failure in specific areas AND to craft contingency plans for dealing with project failure if it should occur. All attendees will receive a workbook with extensive Tricks of the Trade® from around the world on how to prevent and deal with project failure; and each student will leave this class as a better and more sophisticated project manager.

This course will utilize discussion, analysis, and exercises to accelerate student learning.

Why Take This Course?

• It will teach you how to prevent project failure.
• It is fast-paced, interactive, and delivered in an environment of fun—with lots of real-world content focused specifically on your needs.
• It will test your knowledge of project management.
• It will give you Tricks of the Trade® for preventing AND dealing with project failure.

Course Outline

• Defining Project Failure: What Does it Really Mean?
• Project Management in the Real World: Exploring Why Projects Fail
• Root Causes: Determining the REAL Problem
• Preventing Failure: What Can Project Managers Do?
  • Tools and Techniques to Prevent Failure
  • Try it Out! Case Study on Project Failure
• Tips for Applying Your New Knowledge in Real-World Situations
• Next Steps: Where Do You Go from Here?