How to Eat an Elephant: Or Tackle Most Any, Huge Enormous Project
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Tera Simon@tcaldsimon
Or Tackle Most Any, Huge
Enormous Project
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PROJECT MANAGEMENT IS UNTANGLING THE MOST COMPLEX PROJECT AND MAKING IT TANGIBLE
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What skills are essential for managing complex projects?
+Adaptability+Collaboration+Communication+Expertise+Leadership+Strategic
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DIFFICULTY ≠ COMPLEXITY
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What makes a project complex?
+Involvement of many teams & stakeholders
+Numerous moving parts
+Project timeline+Budget / restraints
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WHEN EATING AN ELEPHANT, TAKE ONE BITE AT A TIME.
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DOCUMENT. DOCUMENT. DOCUMENT.
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CONTINUOUSLY CLARIFY YOUR GOALS
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CREATE MORE VISIBILITY
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Process Mapping
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BE FLEXIBLE AND WILLING TO ADAPT
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PAY ATTENTION TO THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM
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"So I creep, yeah, just creepin' on,On the down low, 'cept nobody is
supposed to know."- TLC
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Know when problems creep into your project
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SCOPE CREEP
● Interference from client
● Incomplete scope● Poor change control● Miss Communication
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EFFORT CREEP
● Doing more work without added scope
● Overly optimistic estimates
● Lack of skills
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HOPE CREEP
● Team falsely reports they are on track
● Hardest creep to identify
● Hides until the last moment
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FEATURE CREEP
● Also known as Gold-plating
● Over-delivery on the scope
● Adding unnecessary features
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JUST SWIPE LEFT
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“The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it
has taken place.”- George Bernard Shaw
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PAY ATTENTION TO...
SWOOP AND POOP
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I’VE WAFFLED BEFORE, I’LL WAFFLE AGAIN.
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QUESTIONS?