This document contains a series of slides on various topics related to business processes and project management. It discusses boom and bust cycles, implementing capital projects during recessions, identifying investment grade projects, quantifying risks, engaging stakeholders, and different interpretations of agile project management. The overall message is that businesses should identify high impact projects, quantify risks and benefits, and engage stakeholders to maximize chances of success.

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2. Frank Mesner
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!! My first job!
!! In a recession!
!! Layoffs!
!! Implementing large capital
projects!
!! Capital spending freeze!
!! What I learned from Frank…!
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3. Boom & Bust Cycles
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5. Process Based Projects
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6. Process Based Projects
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If you meet these criteria
you have an!
INVESTMENT GRADE
PROJECT!
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7. Seems Logical…"
but it’s just not that easy
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8. Improving"
Business Processes
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10. Invest NOW – reap rewards later!
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11. Fuel Economy
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!! Recently Rented a Car!
!! Had Real-Time Fuel Economy!
!! How do you Maximize
your Fuel Economy?!
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12. Fuel Economy
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!! Recently Rented a Car!
!! Had Real-Time Fuel Economy!
!! How do you Maximize
your Fuel Economy?!
It is important to build up!
MOMENTUM!
when going downhill!
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15. Separate Business Analysis!
from Project Execution!!
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17. Is accomplished!
by providing!
Information and
removing mystery!
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18. Quantify the Risk
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19. Mitigate This!
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10! No defined objectives for a win!
Identify
10! No supportive business sponsor!
Investment
5! Limited impact to line of business! Grade projects
5! Requires cultural change for adoption! with decent
5! Duration > stability of business process! scores and
have an open
2! Can not quantify success!
dialogue with
2! Unrealistic expectations anywhere!
the business!
2! No time/budget for POC or discovery!
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21. We want a Happy CFO!
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23. Who does this?
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25. Earn Respect to Engage
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27. What is ‘my’ Agile?
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!! Useful, working output (code)!
!! Iterative, rapid application development!
!! Business involvement!
!! Realistic incorporation of late changes!
!! Old-school teamwork & collaboration!
!! An investment mentality/dialogue!
!! Simplicity!
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28. What is ‘my’ Agile?
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!! Useful, working output (code)!
!! Iterative, rapid application development!
!! Business involvement!
There are many interpretations.!
!! Realistic incorporation of late changes!
In some forms it is junk.!
!! Old-school teamwork & collaboration!
Remain PRACTICAL!!
!! An investment mentality/dialogue!
!! Simplicity!
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30. Key Take Aways
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