Presentation materials to support a video created for the acumen7 'TOP' Scope Event in Zurich on 13th April 2016. Link to the video is included at the start of the presentation (https://youtu.be/dg5O98-1yqM )

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The importance of Resilience in
Project Leadership
For the acumen7 ‘TOP’ Scope Event, Zurich
13th April 2016
Materials to support a video by Donnie MacNicol
1 April 2016

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Video details
• YouTube link – https://youtu.be/dg5O98-1yqM
• “Resilience is the ability to deal with failure (big or small sense) and
modify and adapt as circumstances demand it, with the emotional
intelligence to powerfully deal with the impact this has on them as a
project leader” Donnie MacNicol

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The dynamic project cycle
• Simple representation, not showing external
interfaces
Complexity
=>
PLANNING
Risk
=>
RISK
MANAGEMENT
Issues
=>
GOVERNANCE
/ DECISION
MAKING
Change
=>
CHANGE
CONTROL
Threats AND
Opportunities

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“As a major projects director, with experience in the
infrastructure and technology sectors, I believe the
skills critical to success are three-fold: the ability to
drive decision-making in the ‘fog’ of project
complexity; high emotional intelligence and
cognitive aptitude; and to have fun. If any are
missing, it is time to call a taxi!” Paul Mansell,
Major Projects Advisor, Impaqt Consulting
"At CH2M, the outstanding project leaders all
exhibit three characteristics… they exemplify the
firm's values, they instil loyalty and courage into our
team and they develop trusting but challenging
relationships with the client. It's being able to do all
of these things every day that makes them what
they are". Mark Thurston, Regional Managing
Director, Europe, CH2M
Article can be viewed at
http://www.slideshare.net/donniemacnicol/value-
and-importance-of-capable-leadership-on-major-
construction-projects-rics-cj-april-may-2016
“I’m often asked that if I could recommend only one
thing to secure more success in major projects, what
would it be? My answer is to hire a project leader who
has done it before, that is, who has a documented track
record of being able to deliver major projects
successfully. At Oxford we call such leaders Master
Builders.” Bent Flyvbjerg, Chair of Major Programme
Management at Oxford University's Saïd Business
School

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Materials presented in a highly interactive session at
the APM/RICS Project Leadership conference in Feb
2016 http://www.slideshare.net/donniemacnicol/rics-
apm-project-leadership-conference-feb-2016

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Importance of understanding the
development and approach to leading
• Commercial - represents the uncertainty
of the project's commercial and contractual
arrangements, relationship with the
customer and understanding of sector.
• Technology - this base represents the
project's level of technological uncertainty. It
is determined by how much new technology
is required to complete the project.
• Complexity - measures the scope of the
deliverable, the task, and the project
organization.
• Pace - this base represents the urgency of
the project - namely, how much time there
is to complete the job
Shenhar and Dvir Diamond Model
Array System Assembly
Complexity
Novelty
Technology
Pace
Derivative Platform Breakthrough
Super-High
Tech
High-Tech
Medium-Tech
Low-Tech
Regular
Fast/
Competitive
Time-Critical
Blitz
Project 1
Project 2

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Part 1: Project leadership and the project leader. The concept of leadership
How research, models, techniques and ideas about mainstream organizational leadership are helping
to shape current thoughts about effective project leadership. Focus away from a technical skill base to
focus more on people and results
Questions:
1. What type of culture do
you work in? Is it the
same across the
organisation?
2. What type of culture do
thrive in? What are the
challenges of working
in other cultures?
3. What types of culture
do the organisations
you are currently
working with have e.g.
client or supplier? What
are the implications?
Project
Culture
Matrix™

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Part 4: Building personal and organizational capability
Becoming an effective project leader, exhibiting effective project leadership. Taking control of your
development and the course of your career. How your organization can assist your personal
development. An idealised project leadership development programme
Participant
Training/facilitation
Mentor/Coach
Project Member
© Donnie MacNicol and Sarah Coleman
Time Year 1 Year 2
Personal
life
Personal
reflection
Project
execution
Local
implementation
groups
Experiential
learning
modules
Community
investment, sharing
and collaboration
Mentoring/Coaching
Key personal milestones
to take account of
Pre work Post work Pre work Post work
Key project milestones
to plan for
An idealized
project leader
development
programme
Questions:
• Is there a comparable
development programme
in place in your
organization? What
elements are in place?
• What would the benefits
be if there was such a
comprehensive
programme?
• Do you have a mentor or
coach? If you do, what are
the benefits? If you don’t,
who can you ask?

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From To
From communication planning
To expert engagement of disparate
stakeholder groups
From delivering outputs and
outcomes
To delivering value, both explicit such as
defined benefits but also implicit such as
enhanced relationships and trust
From focusing on time, cost and
quality as the definitive success
criteria
To identifying the range of “hard” and “soft”
success criteria, recognizing the life-time value
From focusing on the control of
change
To actively seeking ways of improving value by
identifying opportunities and actively
advocating their acceptance
From viewing projects as stand-alone
entities and trying to manage as such
To accepting their place within organisations
and therefore the complex relationships that
exist with the many stakeholders critical to
ensure success including other functions and
networks, informal as well as formal
From rigorously applying standardised
P3M (project, programme and
portfolio management) approaches
To applying in a flexible and agile way to deal
with an increasingly fast moving world where
customer requirements are expected to
change
From working in static hierarchical
organizations
To delivering change continuously in dynamic
and innovative organizational frameworks
From being a master of process
To a reflective practitioner with the
capabilities and emotional intelligence to
learn and apply what is most appropriate from
the arsenal of materials available.
Part 1: Project leadership and the project leader. The concept of leadership
How research, models, techniques and ideas about mainstream organizational leadership are helping
to shape current thoughts about effective project leadership. Focus away from a technical skill base to
focus more on people and results
The capabilities of
the future project
leader
Questions:
1. Do you agree with our
assessment of the changes in
capability From what they are
now To what a future project
leader will require?
2. Are there any missing? What are
they? What are they important?
3. How many of these capabilities
do you have? What are you
doing to close the gap?
4. What capabilities do you believe
are most important? What
capabilities does the organisation
you work for value?

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To celebrate the publication of “Project
Leadership” 3rd Edition we are offering
a 35% discount using the code in the
leaflet through Routledge website.
For fuller details you can view the book on Amazon at
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Project-Leadership-Sarah-
Coleman/dp/1472452801.

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Contacts
Donnie MacNicol
Team Animation
+44 (0)7799 766238
donnie@teamanimation.co.uk
www.teamanimation.co.uk
http://uk.linkedin.com/in/donniemacnicol
@donniemacnicol
http://www.facebook.com/pages/
Team-Animation-Ltd/160769337303100
“I hope you
enjoyed the
video and would
be delighted to
connect with you
on LinkedIn.
Thank you.”