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Got Progress? Three Key Elements for Successful Project Management Norm Smith SmithOps

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Got Progress?

Three Key Elements for Successful Project Management

Norm SmithSmithOps

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The real nature of projects

Project Management Is Complicated!

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There is no yellow brick road

Earned Value Management

Critical Path Management

IntegratedMasterSchedules EA-WI-023

NPR 7120.5

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three essential skills

1. Situational Awareness

2. Enfranchisement

3. Boundary Control

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Situational awareness

A

B

You Are Here

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3 Key Questions

1. What Are My Obligations?

2. How Am I Doing On Those?

3. What’s Coming Next

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Great DETAIL ≠ SUCCESS

Polymer Mesh Under Scanning Electron Microscope

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An enfranchised team

A

B

Everyone Is Here

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A disenfranchised team

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B

Too Far Ahead

Shots From

Behind

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SEE THE PEOPLE

Read The Body Language

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Boundary Control

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Boundary CONTROL

A

BB2

CHANGE

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Learn to Say “NO” … With Style

(Or When To Say “Yes”)

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Why is this all so important?

SituationalAwareness

Enfranchisement

Skills

Boundary Maintenance

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When Projects Fail?

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When Projects Fail?

Everyone Gets a Haircut!

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When projects succeed ?

We All Succeed!