Question.2319 - Give two examples of why a project might be terminated early for cause and two examples of why a project might be terminated early for convenience. A project manager is in the finishing stage of her project. It is apparent that one of the project’s deliverables will not be completed before the project is wrapped up. What options does the project manager have for this uncompleted deliverable? The sponsor of a large multi-phased project you are managing suddenly decides to terminate the project early. How do you respond? How do you notify your team members?
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Project xxxxxxxxxxx for xxxxx If x project xxxxxxxxxxxx fails xx meet xxxxxxxxxx or xxxxxxxx legal xxxxxxxxxxx it xxx be xxxxxxxxxx early xx prevent xxxxxxxx wastage xxxxxxx to xxxx Milestones xx Deliverables xx a xxxxxxx consistently xxxxx to xxxx its xxxxxxxxxxxxx milestones xx deliverables xx outlined xx the xxxxxxx plan xx may xx terminated xxx cause xxxxxx or xxxxxx performance xxx jeopardize xxx overall xxxxxxx s xxxxxxx and xxxxxx in xxxxxxxxx costs xx missed xxxxxxxxxxxxx Termination xx such xxxxx may xx necessary xx prevent xxxxxxx wastage xx resources xxx to xxxxxxxx efforts xxxxxxx more xxxxxx projects xxxxxx of xxxxxxxx or xxxxx Violations xxxxxxx termination xxx cause xxx occur xxxx there xxx clear xxxxxxxxxx of xxxxxxxxxxx agreements xx legal xxxxxxxxxxx If x party xxxxxxxx in xxx project xxxxx to xxxxxxx its xxxxxxxxxxx responsibilities xxxxxxx in xxxxxxxxxx practices xx violates xxxxxxxx laws xxx regulations xxx project xxx be xxxxxxxxxx early xx protect xxx interests xx all xxxxxxxxxxxx and xxxxxx legal xxxxxxxxxx Pritchard xxxxxxx Termination xxx Convenience xxxx strategic xxxxxx changes xx priorities xx market xxxxxxxxxxxxx factors xxxx a xxxxxxx less xxxxxx it xxxxx be xxxxxxxxxx early xx reallocate xxxxxxxxx to xxxx relevant xxxxxxxxxxx Pritchard xxxxxxxxx Shifts xx Changes xx Priorities xxxxxxxxx organizations xxxxxxx strategic xxxxxx changes xx priorities xx restructuring xxxx make xxxxxxx projects xxxx relevant xx aligned xxxx their xxxxxxxxxx In xxxx cases xxxxxxxx might xx terminatedfor xxxxxxxxxxx to xxxx up xxxxxxxxx and xxxxxxxx them xxxxxxx initiatives xxxx better xxxxx with xxx new xxxxxxxxx direction xx the xxxxxxxxxxxx Kloppenborg xxxxxx or xxxxxxxxxxxxx Changes xxxxxxxx factors xxxx changes xx the xxxxxx technological xxxxxxxxxxxx or xxxxxxxxxx environmental xxxxxxxxxx might xxxxxx a xxxxxxx less xxxxxx or xxxxxxxx If xxx project xx no xxxxxx feasible xxx to xxxxx external xxxxxxxxxxxxx terminating xx for xxxxxxxxxxx may xx the xxxx sensible xxxxxxxx to xxxxx unnecessary xxxxxxxx and xxxxx on xxxx relevant xxxxxxxx In xxxx cases xxxxxxxxxxx decisions xxxxxx be xxxxxxxxx considered xxx stakeholders xxxx assess xxx implications xx ending xxx project xxxxx Communication xxxx all xxxxxxxx parties xxxxxxxxx project xxxx members xxxxxxxxxxxx and xxxxxxx is xxxxxxx to xxxxxx a xxxxxx transition xxx to xxxxxxxx negative xxxxxxx on xxxxxxxxxxx and xxx organization xx a xxxxx Pritchard xxxxxxxxx Pritchard x L xxxxxxx Termination xxx Good xxx Bad xxx the xxxx Field xxxxx to xxxxxxx Management x Kloppenborg x J xxxxxxxxxxxx Project xxxxxxxxxx e xxxxx WesternMore Articles From Project Management