The Tiger Team: Elite Project Turnaround

Turning Chaos into Success

Are you facing difficulties in closing your projects and programs? Have you tried multiple project and program managers but still failed to achieve success? Below are some common reasons why organizations turn to our services.

Signs of Troubled Projects and Programs in Need of a Turnaround

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• Team misalignment on the approach to project delivery.

• Disagreements on the best technical strategy to achieve targets.

• Mistrust among team members due to past decisions made without proper involvement, analysis, and stakeholder buy-in.

• Limited time and resource constraints, with key personnel handling multiple initiatives in parallel in an organization, focused on cost reductions and maximizing resource efficiency.

• Ineffective stakeholder management, leaving critical resources out of key discussions, impacting staffing, best-practice advisory and financial planning.

• Poor communication, leading to confusion among end-users and resistance to adopting new ways of working, and failure to secure buy-in for new processes.

Our Approach: Turning Projects Around with Precision and Speed

• Uncover the Root Causes; We conduct a deep dive into scope, timelines, complexity, and underestimated efforts. Working alongside engineers, architects, system developers, MVPs, and black-belt tech experts, we identify exactly where things went off track.

• Engage with Key Players; One-on-one interviews with team members, project owners, sponsors, and board members reveal past challenges, roadblocks, and the most effective path forward.

• Establish Bulletproof Project Governance; We implement a PRINCE2, SAFe, and PMI PMBOK-based governance framework, ensuring clarity, accountability, and control from day one.

• Redefine the Project Plan; We refine strategy, structure communication, set up meeting cadences, and establish decision-making routes to eliminate ambiguity and inefficiency.

• Lock in Escalation Procedures; A clear, no-nonsense escalation framework ensures that roadblocks are addressed immediately, not weeks later.

• Secure Leadership Buy-In; No turnaround succeeds without executive commitment. We align cross-functional leadership and resource owners to ensure full backing.

• Cut the Bureaucratic Waste; We eliminate time-draining admin and replace it with daily Agile check-ins, ensuring tasks are executed efficiently with real-time support.

• Apply Proven Global Standards; By integrating ITIL4, PROSCI, and best practices in project and program management, we guarantee that every key aspect is accounted for; nothing gets missed.

• We Lead. We Execute. We Deliver. We negotiate, structure, and drive execution. We take charge of the critical meetings, build the right teams, and ensure that projects not only recover but succeed—on time and within scope.

Your Commitment: The Key to Project Turnaround Success

For this initiative to succeed, executive backing is essential. A project turnaround requires speed, decisiveness, and full engagement at every level.

• Immediate responsiveness is critical. Delays in decision-making create bottlenecks. We need instant replies and rapid resolution on project risks.

• Resource allocation must be a priority. The right people, tools, and funding must be in place to ensure on-time delivery.

• SteerCo must be actively engaged. Leadership must not only make key decisions when needed but also guide, support, and drive the project to success.

• Availability is non-negotiable. Free up your Outlook calendar and be ready to jump into calls, investigations, reviews, and approval sessions when required.

• A turnaround is never a smooth ride. You don’t steer a ship through stormy weather without expecting some turbulence. Just like a flight captain uses advanced radar systems and smart maneuvering techniques to avoid air pockets, the bumps are still felt—it’s a short and sometimes inconvenient experience.

  Similarly, don’t expect tough projects; those with tight timelines, limited resources, or a history of delays and friction to be a smooth journey. While we strive to make the process as seamless as possible, there will inevitably be some “smoke in the air”. People may question the frequency of meetings, the pace of changes, and the expectation for quick responses.

Turning around high-stakes projects with tight deadlines and limited resources requires an agile, fast-moving mindset. Decisions will happen faster than usual, and team members must be ready to act on short notice.

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