Project Failure, Cancellations, And Grief

In this Live Mentorship session, DPM Expert Galen Low puts his heart on his sleeve to talk about the impact that a failed or cancelled project can have on team morale, culture, and mental health.

Points of interest

• 8:30 – Introducing the theme
• 9:03 – What does project failure really mean?
• 12:44 – Storytime! Some of Galen’s failed and cancelled projects
• 16:35 – What I did when my projects failed
• 21:10 – How will a failed project impact my career?
• 25:33 – Has a failed project impacted your mental health? How did you bounce back?
• 29:41 – How can I keep up team morale in uncertain times?
• 33:11 – Keeping someone engaged when they have been abruptly scoped out of a project
• 39:41 – Fielding questions from the audience