the magical project manager

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The Magical Project Manager

Daniel HallidayJuly 2014

PRINCE 2Lean Project ManagementAgile Project Management

Frameworks

Managing RiskCommunication PlanningManaging a Business Case

Activities

Cross by Richard Schumann from The Noun Project

Back to Basics: What is a project?

Has a beginning and endBrings together people for a specific purpose

Has specific goalsUsually has time/cost limits

Our story begins with a project…..

…a nightmare projectScream by Uriel Sosa from The Noun Project

What type of nightmare?

ComplexNot enough time

Not enough people‘Must happen’

How to achieve the impossible?

A hero rises…

Icon by James Keuning from The Noun Project

Fear not!

Icon by James Keuning from The Noun Project Scream by Uriel Sosa from The Noun Project

The impossible achieved!

Icon by James Keuning from The Noun ProjectApplause by Hum from The Noun Project

How was it done

Question by P.J. Onori from The Noun Project

What do we know about magicians?

They don’t do magicThey perform tricks

The Project Team

Sad by Nadir Balcikli from The Noun Project

Tool of Choice

Magic Wand by John from The Noun ProjectWhip by Yevgeniy Osovets from The Noun Project

Mechanics of a trick: Back to Basics

Projects require work

People carry out work

To deliver a project you need enough people for the work

Mechanics of a trick: Back to Basics

Supply vs. Demand

Supply = People x Availability x Duration

Supply = People x Availability x Duration

Supply = People x Availability x Duration

Icon by James Keuning from The Noun Project

False Availability

“Just suck it up”“You’re not being a team player”

“We have no choice; we have to do it”“JFDI”

Impact: a vanishing trick

A few late nights….A few more….

Drop in quality….Unhappy staff….

No staff at all!

The Cost

People will have gained a lot of knowledge… on the business

… about the systemcan you afford to loose them?

Long term

Maybe your staff don’t leave…

They feel burntReluctant to take on the next project

Become cynical

It’s not a great trick

Anyone can do this

Magician or slave driver?

Icon by James Keuning from The Noun Project

There is always a bigger trick

“after you pull a blue whale from the hat… there’s this trick called sawing a lady in half”

What You Need to Know about Project Management p148ISBN: 978-0857081315

An Alternative

Sustainable Project Delivery

Tree by Humberto Pornaro from The Noun ProjectCross by Richard Schumann from The Noun Project

Sustainable Delivery Principles

1. We want to deliver projects today, tomorrow and beyond

2. We understand the value of people, their knowledge, skills and contribution to success

3. We want to build a long term culture of successful delivery

Staying Sustainable: Assessing Value

Assess value and cost for this project the next

the one after

Staying Sustainable: People

So don’t use a whip…Don’t ignore the signs

People can be eager to pleaseUnderstand your people

Help them to help the project

Staying Sustainable: Deal in facts

ComplexNot enough time

Not enough people‘Must happen’

Scream by Uriel Sosa from The Noun Project

ComplexNot enough time

Not enough people‘Must happen’

Staying Sustainable: Deal in facts

Triangle by Pierre TORET from The Noun Project

CostTime

Scope

Quality

Real Magic…

Icon by James Keuning from The Noun Project

Staying Sustainable: Deal in facts

No hat required

Keep in Touch….

daniel.halliday@waterstons.com

@WaterstonsLtd

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