The Warp Speed Barrier Checklist

• Everyone enters the project running on overload.

• Rushing leads to poorly defined goals at the project’s inception.

• Unrealistic completion dates leave the team feeling they’ve been “set up to fail.”

• A sense of urgency encourages poor communication.

• Feeling the crunch, the planning effort is reduced or skipped entirely.

• Other departments fail to support the project creating delays.

• Continued breakdowns trigger blame and finger-pointing.

• Scope expands as customers request additional features.

• Endless meetings to sort it all out lack focus, run too long, rehash the same territory, are dominated by a few people, and fail to produce or complete action items.

• Constant firefighting consumes ever more time and effort.