Reality has set in.  Near term and long-term enterprise and information technology priorities are being “reshuffled”.  Naturally, sort term “keep the lights on” projects are high on the list.

What is the baseline for these decisions, and what effect do these short-term decisions have on long term growth and sustainment?  Is there a method that can be applied to a bit of the madness that is being witnessed?  The answer is yes!

We will outline an approach to a one-week examination of current project priorities, which will be revised “continually” – explicit representations that both business and technology executives and managers can view and review.  Of course, this approach cannot continue for very long – plug a hole in the dyke, as they say.

This approach will be the foundation for a six-week cycle of project reviews.  Difficult times require quick thinking – yes, and keep an eye on the future!