Project Recovery Plan (Excel)
A structured way to turn a failing programme around — health check first, root causes second, and only then a recovery plan and a re-baselined set of milestones.
The instinct when a programme is in trouble is to replan immediately. That almost always produces a second plan that fails for the same reasons as the first, because the causes were never established.
This kit imposes the order that works: assess honestly, find the root causes, agree the recovery actions, reset the stakeholder relationship, and only then re-baseline. The stakeholder reset tab exists because recovery is as much a credibility problem as a delivery one.
Who it is for
Programme managers, recovery leads and sponsors taking over a project that is in trouble.
What is included
- Start Here — the recovery sequence and why the order matters
- Recovery Health Check — structured assessment across delivery, governance, scope, resource and stakeholder dimensions
- Root Cause Log — what is actually causing the failure, not the symptoms
- Recovery Action Plan — actions, owners, dates, and the health-check item each one addresses
- Stakeholder Reset — rebuilding confidence: who needs what, and when
- Replan & Milestone Reset — the re-baselined milestone set
- Summary — recovery progress
When to use it
- You have just been asked to take over a project that is failing
- A programme has missed two consecutive milestone sets
- A sponsor has lost confidence and wants a credible plan, not another date
Format and compatibility
- File format
- Microsoft Excel workbook (.xlsx)
- Editable
- Yes — nothing locked, protected or watermarked
- Delivery
- Instant download after purchase on Etsy
- Licence
- Single-user commercial use on your own projects. See licence and downloads.
- Price
- €24,95
Delivered as a standard .xlsx workbook. No macros — the .xlsx format cannot contain them, so it opens without security warnings and passes corporate download policies. Every cell is editable; nothing is locked or password protected.
Questions
Is a recovery plan just a new project plan?
No. A new plan without root cause analysis usually reproduces the original failure. The health check and root cause log come first for that reason.
How long does a recovery assessment take?
The health check is normally a week of interviews and evidence-gathering. Anything faster tends to record symptoms.
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