How to effectively use a Task Force for the recovery of a failed project or programme

Elena Debbaut
2 min readNov 6, 2023

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This article is shortly describing some hands-on approaches that I use to recover the management of business-critical and large-scale, complex and parallel projects. The business perspective will be predominant when discussing different aspects involved with a Task Force. At the end of this article, you will have a better understanding of how to implement and work with a Task Force.

The most common reason for implementing a Task Force is when a project or programme needs recovery. In this particular case, the Task Force is acting in a specific role, just as firefighters. However, there are some situations when a Task Force is implemented as a precautionary measure.

Many business organizations are dealing with large-scale and complex initiatives that might take the form of a project, programme, or portfolio management that has to deliver specific business outputs.

The “traditional approach” to managing the on-time, on-budget and on-specification delivery is sometimes falling short during a crisis situation. Consequently, many business organizations are asking for specialized support during this crisis management period.



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How to effectively use a Task Force for the recovery of a failed project or programme

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