Chapter 13. Reevaluate: Deciding the Project's Future
I'm not afraid to die. I just don't want to be there when it happens.
Woody Allen
The Reevaluate cycle revolves around Business Question 4: Is it worth it? The purpose of this cycle, then, is for management to step back and make a decision on the future course of the project. Is this still the right project? Can we win? Should we change direction? Put it on hold? The decision is ultimately based on the likelihood of obtaining the project's postdelivery business benefits as well as its relative attractiveness with respect to other projects in the portfolio. Although the project manager, the team, and the sponsor have been taking the project's pulse on a daily and weekly basis, reevaluation is ...
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