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Final Thoughts
7.1 The Odds are Not in Your Favor
As a project manager, you have either managed a project that got into trouble or you have inherited one. Either way, the experience is not a pleasant one. The odds are just against you even more so over time.
The approach described in this book will increase your odds of success in turning around any project in trouble. Odds? That’s right, odds. The approach does not guarantee success; it does, however, increase your chances of successfully leading such projects.
What has been presented in this book is not a cookie cutter, or paint-by-numbers approach. If that were the case, more projects would become successful simply by following the prescribed steps. Only you can turn around a project; ...
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