- Rename the project (ensure all concerned are notified).
- Recommend a limited go-ahead (while the metrics are being reviewed).
- Distance your project/offering from similar offerings that have (are) failed (failing).
- Stall (hold out) for political reasons.
- Halt deliveries of product/components/services.
- Shut down non-core project functions.
- Privatize the project.
- Dumb-down the project (e.g., remove/reduce features/bells and whistles).
- Certify the project but only for limited purposes.
- Close down project until competent staff can be found to execute project properly or until political feuding stops.
- Cancel future “nice-to-have” modules.
- Limit the span of control of the project manager.
- Withhold resources until professional management is selected to run the project.
- Tie payments to delivery dates.
- Hold “hostage” a project dear to the vendor/supplier.
- Make vendors/suppliers conform to a set of uniform guidelines or rigorous pre-acceptance tests.
- Declare current plan to be the interim plan to be followed while a more comprehensive plan is being completed.
- Make alterations/deletions and build whatever you can within budget.
- Relegate the project/team/resources (etc.) to part-time status.
- Substitute higher paid workers with lower paid workers.
- Postpone the decision to go forward.
- Freeze all projects/sub-projects, etc., not yet under contract.
- Require all important decisions to be approved by an executive.
- Re-fit existing system(s) with project’s resources.
- Order an investigation to determine why project is not meeting its expectations.
- Large amount of money (50% or more) is required, upfront to launch the project.
- Extend deadline provided that project has completed significant activities.
- Stand-down, if too many safety-related accidents over a short period of time
- Increase the number of inspection cycles
- Remove critical/ affected components/ records/ accident investigations, etc. to a qualified laboratory for testing and inspection, along with subject matter experts review and regulators (if necessary)
- Deploy the project on a limited basis – only
- Project’s/ product’s/ service’s concept cannot pivot to another use