secret (pm) sauce - a guide to leading successful projects

Secret (PM) SauceA guide to leading successful projectsBen Aston // thedigitalprojectmanager.com // @thedigitalpm

Hello.I’m Ben.

thedigitalprojectmanager.com@thedigitalpm #dpm

Successful projects matter.

Secret sauce for project success.

Story time.

Be a project manager leader.

1. Understand success.2. Understand your clients.3. Plan, plan, plan.4. Build a great team.5. Keep communicating.6. Manage risk.7. Be realistic.8. Stay positive9. Start moving. Keep moving.10.Pay attention.

Understand success.

Understand success.

It’s not the same for everyone.

Understand your clients.

Understand your clients.

You’re in the rockstar-making business.

Plan, plan, plan.

Plan, plan, plan.

Be a vision-caster.

Build a great team.

Build a great team.

Serve from the front.

Keep communicating.

Keep communicating.

Let everyone know how pretty you are.

Manage risk.

Manage risk.

Befriend the elephants.

Be realistic.

Be realistic.

Be confrontationally solutionist.

Stay positive.

Stay positive.

Win small.

Start moving. Keep moving.

Start moving. Keep moving.

There is no substitute for momentum.

Pay attention.

Pay attention.

Lead.

1. Understand success.2. Understand your clients.3. Plan, plan, plan.4. Build a great team.5. Keep communicating.6. Manage risk.7. Be realistic.8. Stay positive9. Start moving. Keep moving.10.Pay attention.

Thank you.

How can you apply leadership to your projects – how would it transform the way you project manage?

Understand success.Understand your clients.Plan, plan, plan.Build a great team.Keep communicating.Manage risk.Be realistic.Stay positiveStart moving. Keep moving.Pay attention.