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The First Book In The New Series!
Stop Project Killers™ reveals the ten root‑cause conditions that consistently derail projects across industries and delivery models.
Drawing on three decades of hands‑on experience and aligned with established project management standards and broader industry research, the book shows how these project killers create the familiar symptoms of failure—slipping schedules, budget overruns, scope drift, quality issues, and unrealized benefits.
Whether you’re stabilizing a troubled initiative or preventing failure before it starts, Stop Project Killers gives you a clear, repeatable playbook for eliminating the conditions that undermine delivery.
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A practical playbook for recognizing the top 10 causes of project failure and restoring control.
Inside the Book
Understanding the project killer: A clear explanation of the root cause, why it matters, and the downstream effects it can have on project success.
Early warning signs: Observable indicators you can spot early—before the project becomes unrecoverable.
Contributing factors: The organizational, governance, cultural, or structural conditions that feed the project killer.
Case studies: Short, realistic scenarios illustrating how a project killer typically unfolds.
Practical interventions: Specific actions you can take—what to change, what to escalate, and what to stop tolerating.
AI techniques: How to use AI to accelerate clarity, communication, and decision‑making.
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About the Author
Andrew Putnam is a seasoned project management professional with over 30 years of experience leading, assessing, and advising major initiatives across industries. He has worked with government agencies, Fortune 500 organizations, and more recently a global energy utility, where he audits large-scale, strategically important projects and programs within Internal Audit.
Andrew earned the Project Management Professional (PMP) certification in 2008, and in 2011 his team received the Project Management Institute’s Distinguished Project Award for applying sound project management principles on a major public sector initiative. He remains an active member of the Project Management Institute.
Andrew is the author of Stop Project Killers, a practical field guide for identifying and eliminating the root‑cause conditions that cause project failure. Through his writing, he helps project teams spot warning signs earlier, separate symptoms from causes, and improve delivery outcomes.
The Early Warning Report™
The official newsletter of Stop Project Killers
The Early Warning Report is more than a newsletter. It is a weekly diagnostic that helps project managers, PMO leaders, sponsors, and executives develop the judgment to identify emerging risks before they become costly failures.
Each issue takes about three minutes to read and introduces you to a new warning sign—helping you understand what it usually means, why it matters, and how to respond if it appears on one of your projects.
Build the habit of recognizing risk earlier—and make better project decisions before small issues become major setbacks.
