time management for project managers - lessons from bill
DESCRIPTION
This presentation was given to the Project Management Institute's Dr. Bird Chapter in Kingston Jamaica. It describes the journey undertaken by the protagonist in the book "Bill's Im-Perfect Time Management Adventure." In the third part of the book he must find a way to improve the skills of his team-members so that they can fulfill their mandate, and also avoid being laid off due to low productivity. He's forced to take some risks to realize this goal that brings him into direct confrontation with company policies and an employee who wants to see him fail. http://perfect.mytimedesign.com Update: Several months after this speech was delivered, I gave a speech at the PMISCC conference in Trinidad. The link to the contents (audio, slides and paper) are available here - http://perfect.mytimedesign.com/calling-all-project-managers/TRANSCRIPT
Lessons from Bill
Francis Wade
Act 3 – The Team Fails
A Capacity Problem
What Does a Project Manager Do?
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You – Stuck
Gut instinct / winging it
A Way to Measure
By Individual Profile
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By Belt
My Struggle
1. See Their Perspective 2. Watch and Assess 3. Support Progress
Not Yours!
1. See Their Perspective
Your Perspective
Their Perspective
Time demands
Individual commitments to complete future actionsInvisible, intangibleTangible propertiesPsychological weight
Fundamentals
Peace of mind
2. Watch and Assess
Notice Results
• Stuff falling through the cracks• The state of their Inbox• Their physical space• Life balance
Monitor Habits
Tracking Behaviours
Fundamental #4 – Acting Now
Grow the Plate
3. Support Progress
3. Supporting the Team inGrowing the Plate
Habit change supports
• Human support / social• Reminders• Ongoing training / coaching• Checklists• Backups• A diary of progress• A written plan of small changes
Project Manager
Line Manager
Team Members
No More Premature Limits
Increase Team-Member Potential
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