It is never a good idea to take over a project someone else has started. There is too much risk that they will not have set it up to succeed. But, if you have to, you're going to need my Project Takeover Formula.

So, what should you do if you have no choice? For whatever reason, you have to engage in a project takeover, and you want to make a success of it?

Why is it a Problem to Take over a Started Project?
• Legacy of decisions you wouldn’t have made
• Started it knowing they wouldn’t finish it = power without responsibility

My ultimate Project Takeover Formula has six ingredients:
1. Orientation
- Stay calm
- Ask and listen
- Avoid promises
2. Governance
- Understand
- Assess
- Amend
3. Team
- Meet, greet, get to know
- Convene and invite questions
- One-to-ones
4. Stakeholders
Meet and build relationships
- Users
- Suppliers
- Key stakeholders
5. Project Definition and Plans
- Review
- Revise
- Secure sign-off
6. Move Forward
- Monitoring & control
- Communications
- Re-energize with new kick-off

For more details, check out our article:
The Ultimate Project Takeover Formula
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