”A Crash Course in the

Learnings of

a Swedish DPM”

The DPM Survival Kit

The DPM Summit, San Antonio 2016

When you´ve ”found your people”,

everything Changes.

Digital PM Summit 2016Bureau of Digital

3 uncomfortable Truths

Not in Control

3 uncomfortable Truths

Not in Control Not on original Scope

3 uncomfortable Truths

Not in Control Not on original Scope

Never make the perfect DPM

• Self-awareness

• Responsibilities

• Realistic Priorities

• Communicate

4 insights

What:

• Are your Strengths?

Insight 1: Improve your Self-awareness

What:

• Are your Strengths?

• Bores you to Death?

Insight 1: Improve your Self-awareness

What:

• Are Your Strengths?

• Bores You to Death?

• Is Your Strategy to Manage the Unknown?

Insight 1: Improve your Self-awareness

Ok and then what?

Insight 1: Be smart – adjust Your Work

Spend less time on the Fun Stuff

• Good enough

• Embrace being less prepared

• Trust yourself

Insight 1: Be smart – adjust Your Work

Spend less time on the Fun Stuff

• Reduce the Boring Stuff

• Good enough

• Embrace being less prepared

• Trust yourself

• Do as little as possible

• Ask for help

• Get inspired from those who love it

Insight 1: Be smart – adjust Your Work

Spend less time on the Fun Stuff

• Reduce the Boring Stuff

• Be Brave

• Good enough

• Embrace being less prepared

• Trust yourself

• Do as little as possible

• Ask for help

• Get inspired from those who love it

• Don´t let go of the Fishy things

• Listen to your gut feeling

• Actively avoid bad experiences

Insight 2: Responsibilities in a Project

• Identify

• Talk about them

• Backlog the Uncomfortable

Issues

• Each Project is Different

• Let go of Your own ambition

• Your Role as DPM is not Static

• Communicate Your Focus

• New Phase – New Priorities?

Insight 3: Prioritize Your Work

Insight 4: Communicate

• Never stop

• Practice more

• Keep learning

You´re awesome!

Tack!

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