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.paratuseducation.ca) you have seen that leadership is the recurring theme. But Leadership without results is: at best frittering away time & resources; and, at worst mindless tyranny. I have led responses to some of the worlds most complex natural disasters and people have asked me how did I accomplish the results I did. The answer: Project management, Baby! 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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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:"

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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:"