The fact is projects "fail" all the time. One has to really define what failure actually constitutes. It can be anything from the completion date skidding a few

The fact is projects "fail" all the time. One has to really define what failure actually constitutes. It can be anything from the completion date skidding a few weeks or months or perhaps something worse like no chance in hell of ever completing the project to the satisfaction of the customer and going out of business in the process. The severity of the consequences determines what approach is best to take-- and there are many choice in-between working like a mad-man and dropping everything interviewing for a new position.