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Winds From the WestTrends in Project Management

Stacy A. Goff, Moscow: 2013-12-02Project Management 2013: Mission Possible!

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Pressures drive winds of change …

The winds are driving new trends …

1. Unify Enterprise Portfolios

2. Leverage PM Talent

3. Accelerate Key Decisions

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Source: Vladimir Liberzon, Spider Software…

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Source: Vladimir Liberzon, Spider Software…

Panel for chapter, “Visions for the PM Software Industry” in PMI® Book, PM Circa 2025

One of six industry experts interviewed

Identified trajectory, disruptive PM innovations

Envisioned Unified Enterprise Portfolio

Book chapter link: www.projectexperts.com/assets/visions.pdf

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Cash & talent prioritized, modeled, provisioned

Modeling & simulation shows risks, cost/ benefit trade-offs

Portfolio monitoring for benefit realization

…

Insights, implications profound

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Moving Beyond “the Triple Constraints”

Project Vital Signs

PMBOK® Guide

IPMA ICB® IPMA Competence Baseline

ISO 21500

Knowledge, Competence and Performance

PMBOK is a registered trademark of Project Management Institute in the USA and other countries

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1. Time 2. Cost

3. Scope

4. Quality5. Risk 6. Talent

1.01

PiProject IntegrationManagement

1.02

SmProjectStakeholderManagement

1.04

RiProject Risk Management

1.05

QProject Quality Management

1.10

SCProject Scope Management

1.11

TiProject Time Management

1.12

HuProject Hum-an Resources Management

1.13

CoProject Cost Management

1.14

PrProjectProcurement Management

1.18

CmProject Com-municationManagement

What Breadth is Needed for Project Success? Knowledge Areas From PMBOK® Guide

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1.01

PiProject IntegrationManagement

1.02

SmProjectStakeholderManagement

1.04

RiProject Risk Management

1.05

QProject Quality Management

1.10

SCProject Scope Management

1.11

TiProject Time management

1.12

HuProject Hum-an Resources Management

1.13

CoProject Cost Management

1.14

PrProjectProcurement Management

1.18

CmProject Com-municationManagement

1.01

PsProject management success

1.02

IpInterested parties

1.03

RqProject re-quirements & objectives

1.04

RiRisk &opportunities

1.05

QQuality

1.06

PoProject organization

1.07

TTeamwork

1.08

PbProblem resolution

1.09

PsProject structures

1.10

SdScope &deliverables

1.11

TpTime & project phases

1.12

ReResources

1.13

CCost & finance

1.14

CnProcurement & contract

1.15

ChChanges

1.16

CrControl & reports

1.17

InInformation &documentation

1.18

CaCommunica-tion

1.19

SuProject startup

1.20

CsProject closeout

Knowledge Areas From PMBOK® Guide

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IPMA PM Competence Element Groups Contextual Competence Elements Technical Competence Elements Behavioral Competence Elements 

2.01

LLeadership

2.02

MEngagement & motivation

2.03

ScSelf-control

2.04

AsAssertiveness

2.05

RRelaxation

2.06

OOpenness

2.07

CyCreativity

2.08

RoResults orientation

2.09

EEfficiency

2.10

CoConsultation

2.11

NeNegotiation

2.12

CcConflict &crisis

2.13

RlReliability

2.14

VaValues appreciation

2.15

EtEthics

fromIPMA ICB®© 2008 ProjectExperts

3.01

PProject orientation

3.02

PgProgrammeorientation

3.03

PfPortfolio orientation

3.04

PpProject, prog-ram & port-folio implemen.

3.05

PoPermanent organization

3.06

BuBusiness

3.07

SaSystems, products & technology

3.08

PePersonnel management

3.09

HsHealth, secu-rity, safety, & environment

3.10

FiFinance

3.11

LeLegal

What is the Success Contribution of Tech-nical vs. Interpersonal/Leadership Skills?

Q: Is it more like A, B, or C?

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PM Knowledge Is the Foundation

5 Performance

4 Competence

3 Attitudes

2 Skill

1 Knowledge

PPM Performance, a Measure of Results

Competence Comes With Experience

Attitudes & Behaviors Sustain

Skill Comes From Applied Knowledge

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On the freeway…

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In projects…

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1b

1c

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2a

2b

2c

2d

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Functional Managers

Manage PPM Talent

Decide & Communicate

Act Quickly

Performance Impact

“Our most serious troubleis incompetency in high places.” Henry Gantt, 1919

Vice President

CustomersLevel 1 Mgr

TeamMember

TeamMember

Project Mgr

Team Member

Vice President

Executive

Team Member

Project Mgr

PeersLevel 2 Mgr

Level 3 Mgr

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1. Unify Enterprise Portfolios

2. Leverage PM Talent

3. Accelerate Key Decisions

Harness the Winds From the West!

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Stacy GoffIPMA VP Marketing & Eventsasapm President (IPMA-USA)ProjectExperts Presidentstacy@projectexperts.com

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