You’ve worked on projects in the past and now you feel like its time to make a change. Project management doesn’t look to difficult to you and so maybe you would like to try it because it looks exciting or you want to be the person in charge and lead successful projects. So what does a Project Manager actually do and what characteristics does he/she need to have to be successful. Come and find out if you have the skills and personality to join the club of being a successful project manager!
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17. What is a Project?
A project is a temporary activity which is started
in order to produce a unique product or service
TEMPORARY
Has a beginning
and an end
Unique
New work with
many unknowns
Projects
18. Quality
● Scope
○ The sum of the products, services, and results to be provided
as a project. The outputs of a project.
■ This is often a place of misunderstanding and can be hard
to control.
● Cost
○ The budget of the project.
● Time
○ The schedule when the project will be released
Quality is related to the three constraints. Any time there is a
change to one of the constraints you have to make changes to the
other two constraints and usually reduces quality.
Triple Constraints
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22. Project Manager Needs 2020
?15.7 13.4Million
Jobs
Australia, Brazil, Canada,
China, Germany, India,
Japan, Saudia Arabia, United
Arab Emirates, and UK
$6.61 Trillion Dollar growth
Million
jobs
23. ● Project Managers are in high demand
● 80% of “high-performing” projects are led by a
certified project manager
● Percentage of successful projects are continually
growing
The Good News
24. The Bad News
● 70% of projects fail
● The failure of IT projects costs the US economy roughly $50-$150 billion each year
● 17% of large IT projects fail so badly that they threaten the very existence of the company
● 1 in 6 projects goes over budget by 200% and take 70% longer to complete
28. Project Oxygen results
on their best managers’ skills
1. Be a good coach
2. Empower your team and don’t micromanage
3. Express interest in team members’ success and
personal well-being
4. Don’t be a sissy: Be productive and results-oriented
5. Be a good communicator and listen to your team
6. Help your employees with career development
7. Have a clear vision and strategy for the team
8. Have key technical skills so you can help advise the
team
31. 57% of projects fail due to breakdown in communication
Project Management Institute (PMI) recommends that
90% of a project manager’s time is spent in communication
32. Goal - Get as many points as
possible
2 Rules
1.Pair up with a partner and
get into this position like in
the picture
2.You get a point when your
partner’s hand touches the
table. You don’t care about
anything else
33. Managing Relationships
Albert Mehrabian - 3 elements in face to face
communication
● Words - 7%
● Tone of voice - 38%
● Body Language - 55%
Technology has made us more efficient in
communication but not necessarily better.
Question : In the technology age, a lot of our
communication is no longer face to face but digital
(email, chating, etc…). What does proper
communication look like?
35. Every person has Strengths and Weaknesses. In working
together, we are able to cover each others weaknesses
and utilize our combined strengths to go further.
“The most important strategy is that I changed the
formation from four midfielders to just three to overcome
their weaknesses. I don’t know why people keep saying
that being small is a weak point for Vietnamese players.
Small players are quicker, and in addition, Vietnamese
players are smart, they can easily understand my
strategies and adapt to them very quickly.”
Park, Hang-Seo
Partnership
39. Duncker Candle Problem
Goal : Attach the lit candle to the wall so
that the candle will not drip wax on the
table below.
You are given the items shown and can
not use anything else.
● Box of thumbtacks (or little nails)
● A candle
● Matches
40. Attempts and the Solution
2 Most Common Attempts
● Using the Thumbtacks and directly
attaching the candle to the wall
● Melt the end of the candle with the
matches and try to glue the candle
to the wall.
41. The Candle Problem Revisited
When people were given the same
problem as before but this time with the
items shown like this. People were
able to solve the problem quickly.
42. Why Is This Important?
People Problems
Quality Problems
Schedule Problems
Cost Problems
Tech Problems
Natural Disasters