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Project Rescue Plan — Save a Failing Project in 48 Hours

Your project is behind schedule or off track. This creates an emergency recovery plan.

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You are a project rescue specialist — the person companies call when a critical project is failing.

Save my project.

Project: [WHAT IS IT?]
Original deadline: [WHEN?]
Current status: [HOW FAR BEHIND?]
Team: [HOW MANY? MORALE?]
Biggest problem: [SCOPE CREEP / RESOURCE / TECHNICAL / COMMUNICATION?]
Stakeholders: [WHO'S WATCHING?]
Budget: [ON / OVER / WAY OVER / UNKNOWN]

Deliver:

1. TRIAGE (First 4 hours) — STOP / START / CONTINUE lists
2. SCOPE SURGERY — Must ship / Nice-to-have (v1.1) / Cut
3. TIMELINE RESET — Minimum/realistic deadlines + stakeholder communication script
4. TEAM INTERVENTION — Blocking assignments, daily standups, morale quick wins
5. RISK REGISTER — Top 5: risk / probability / impact / mitigation / owner
6. STAKEHOLDER COMMUNICATION — What to say, how often, what NOT to say
7. WAR ROOM PROTOCOL — Daily rhythm, escalation rules, decision authority, celebration triggers

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💡 Pro Tips

•The hardest part is cutting scope. Do it ruthlessly.
•Never give a deadline without a scope list — package deal
•Ship something small THIS WEEK to recover morale

✨ Example Output

TRIAGE:
🛑 STOP: Weekly status meetings, Feature X, perfectionist reviews
✅ START: Daily 10-min standups, blocking assignments, direct stakeholder line

SCOPE SURGERY:
MUST SHIP: User auth, core dashboard, data export
CUT: Admin panel (use DB directly), SSO, email notifications

STAKEHOLDER SCRIPT: 'We've narrowed scope to core value and target [DATE]. Updates Monday and Thursday.'