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Introduction

Think about this scenario. You’ve just been assigned as the project manager of a project that has the reputation of being an unmitigated disaster. Management does not want to cancel the project. So, the big question is, what do you do?

If you’re like most people, you’re standing still like a deer in the middle of the road and staring right into the headlights of an oncoming vehicle. The choices are to stay put or flee. Either way, the results are not good. Stay, and you become roadkill. Run away, and you may get hit by another oncoming vehicle in the other lane, fall off a cliff, or get eaten by wolves.

So, you are faced with a dilemma. Stay put or run? Many people decide to run. They take their chances by putting together a ...

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