This document outlines the 5 phases of turning around a failing project: Recognize, Analyze, Stabilize, Transform, and Sustain. It discusses each phase in detail, providing tools and approaches for dealing with each stage of a project turnaround. Some key points include recognizing early warning signs, focusing on the root cause not just symptoms, establishing a core team, adjusting scope/schedule/quality, and sustaining the turnaround once achieved through lessons learned and establishing new processes. The overall message is that project turnarounds require engaging stakeholders, focusing on people, and consistent project management without excuses.