It’s Project management, Baby! Project management!
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It’s Project management, Baby!
Project management!
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If you have been following my blogs (at www.paratuseduca:on.ca)
you have seen that leadership is the recurring theme.
But Leadership without results is: at best fri?ering away :me & resources; and, at
worst mindless tyranny.
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People have asked me how did I accomplish the results I did leading responses to large disasters?
The answer:
Project management, Baby!
Project management!
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When I entered the military, I had no idea that that the training I received and the rules developed for infantry units were invaluable in leading project teams.
Here is my top ten:
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#1 -‐ Plan.
To survive combat, the infantry leader must think beyond the immediate situa:on and assess possible outcomes.
The project manager should defines how objec:ves will be met in terms of scope, requirements, schedule, resources, risks, cost, quality and performance.
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#2 -‐ Study your Intel.
In combat, knowing the situa:on on the ground is key to effec:vely adjus:ng your posi:on.
In project management, team composi:on, costs, weather and projects requirements will, most likely, change before comple:on, so stay ahead of it.
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#3 -‐ Check your kit.
The tradi:on of the sergeant doing a weapons check is mirrored by the project manager’s check on available resources.
Are the resource management & procurement management plans consistent with the project plan?
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#4 -‐ Check your communica<ons.
An infantry leader has a range of communica:on tool to stay in touch with those direc:ng the opera:on and those execu:ng the orders.
Your communica:on tools should be diverse and tailored to the needs of all levels of internal and external stakeholders.
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#5 -‐ Know your team.
Like the infantry leader, the project manager must be aware of team members’ capabili:es as missions and projects fail due to the departure of a key contributor.
Have adequate backup and to shape your team so its overall performance is greater than any one individual.
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#6 -‐ Never leave a team member behind.
Combat team members must know that the team leader will take care of them.
The project manager oSen demands extreme dedica:on from team members. In return, team members should be rewarded for successful project comple:on.
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#7 -‐ Know the territory.
The infantry leader must be able to use the lay of the land advantageously.
Likewise, a project manager must know the circumstances surrounding the project and must be able to internalize and ar:culate the goals of the project.
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#8 -‐ Be decisive.
When an opportunity for failure looms, infantry leader is the person to evaluate the threat, enact a recovery strategy, and monitor the situa:on un:l the danger passes.
Above all, the infantry leader and project manager must provide a clear vision of success.
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#9 -‐ Lead.
The combat infantry leader oSen must make difficult decisions.
Project managers are not involved in life-‐or-‐death decisions, but the stakes can be high.
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#10 -‐ The mission isn’t over un<l the paperwork is done.
Once the mission is complete, the first order of business is to debrief & document the results.
As a project management: document the project, detail the results, move from implementa:on to sustained opera:ons, and document lessons learned.
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Are you a Churchill or a character from Horrible Bosses?
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Are you truly happy with the your leadership efforts or those of people who work for you so far in 2014?
If you answered even a slight “no” to this it’s 9me to have a serious conversa9on about stepping up to leadership! Click here for your free mo9va9on assessment and types:"
@sdaparatus
Are you truly happy with the your leadership efforts or those of people who work for you so far in 2014?
If you answered even a slight “no” to this it’s 9me to have a serious conversa9on about stepping up to leadership! Click here for your free mo9va9on assessment and types:"