● Big difference between the project’s charter/ tasking and what’s being actually practiced
● Over-reliance on fixed-price contracts – which may be squeezing profit margins
● Senior management/ PM is repeatedly asking for more time and more resources
● The entire project staff ‘doesn’t know what they don’t know’
● Prices/ pricing is rising at an alarming rate
● Delays in getting critical materials
● Key leaders/ executives/ managers have left the firm/ project
● People will only provide interviews under condition of anonymity