Why Projects Fail

Posts under ‘Behavioral pattern’

The Fast Forward Freeze-Out

The following entry is a part of the Pattern Library. The library records samples of the common patterns of behaviour that set the context within which the chances of project failure are increased. Name : The Fast Forward Freeze Out In brief : A sponsor accelerates progress in the planning of a project by freezing out [...]

Schedule Pressure Failure

The following entry is part of the Pattern Library. The Pattern Library records the common patterns of behaviours and events that have the potential to lead to project failure. Pattern name : Schedule Pressure Failure In brief : An excessively aggressive schedule results in mistakes being made from which the project never recovers. Description : Excessive [...]

Top Led Failure

The following entry is part of the Pattern Library. The Pattern Library records the common patterns of behaviours and events that have the potential to lead to project failure. Pattern name : Top Led Failure In brief : Strategic blunders by Senior Executives at the start of the project put the project on a course to [...]

Quality Kaboom

The following entry is a part of the Pattern Library. The Pattern Library records the common patterns of events that have the potential to lead to project failure. Name : Quality Kaboom Type : Behavioral pattern (patterns that shape the sequence or flow of events) In brief : Quality activities are pushed to the end of [...]

Alignment Failures

The following entry is a part of the Pattern Library. The Pattern Library records the common patterns of events that have the potential to lead to project failure. Pattern name : Alignment Failures  In brief : Different parties are focused on different goals resulting in conflicts and poorly alinged efforts Description : Although the need for a formal [...]

Navigational Failure

The following entry is a part of the Pattern Library. The Pattern Library records the common patterns of events that have the potential to lead to project failure. Pattern name : Navigational Failure In brief : Team lacks leadership and oversight in one or more dimensions resulting in errors and omissions. Description : Technology projects [...]

Green Shifting

The following entry is a part of the Pattern Library. The Pattern Library records the common patterns of events that have the potential to lead to project failure. Name : Green Shifting Type : Behavioral pattern (patterns that influence the actions or conduct of an individual or team) In brief : The tendency to report project [...]

Silos

The following entry is a part of the Pattern Library. The Pattern Library records the common patterns of events that have the potential to lead to project failure. Name : Silos Type : Behavioral pattern (patterns that influence the actions of an individual or group) In brief : Organizational boundaries between groups and organizations prevent free flows [...]

Poly-Project Blindness

The following entry is a part of the Pattern Library. The Pattern Library records the common patterns of events that have the potential to lead to project failure. Name : Poly-Project Blindness Scope : Behavioral pattern – Patterns that influence the behavior of an individual or team In brief : Team fails to recognise that a new [...]

Intellectual Disintegration

The following entry is a part of the Pattern Library. The Pattern Library records the common patterns of events that have the potential to lead to project failure. Name : Intellectual Disintegration Scope : Event pattern (patterns that shape the sequence or flow of events)  In brief : Breakdown of communications between individuals and groups results [...]