AuthorsMochal, T.
Source (2008)
URLhttp://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/10things/?p=436&tag=nl.e053
KeywordsProject Management, Rescue, Slippage, Slipping

Notes:

This article gives several tips for rescuing a slipping project that may work for your project. This list of tip is:

  • Work overtime;
  • Reallocate resources;
  • Double-check all dependencies;
  • Check time-constrained activities;
  • Swap resources;
  • Crash the schedule;
  • Fast track it;
  • Prevent all scope change;
  • Improve processes;
  • Scale back the scope of work;

Tips aren't guaranteed to work in all (or any) cases but they may help. The article is worth reading and thinking about if the project is slipping.