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Essential Project Manager Allen Evitts

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Copyright 2014 by AB Evitts & Associates, Inc.

What does it mean to be Essential?

� Indispensable � Absolutely necessary � Prerequisite � Obligatory � Compulsory


3 Essential to Effective Project Management

3, and only 3

What are they??


Essential Project Management: A New Philosophy

� Three Essentials to Effective Project Management:

◦ Communication Skills ◦ Leadership Skills ◦ Structuring Skills


Communications

Leadership Structure



Communications

Interviewing

Negotiation

Status Reports


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Procurement Essential?

Scope Management Essential?

Cost Management?

Quality Management?

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How to use the 3 Essentials to Manage Successful Projects?

Let’s look at …

Structure


IS YOUR ORGANIZATION A TWO HEADED DRAGON??

Governance

Delivering Project on Time, on Budget & on Scope


Structure and Projects

�  Is your project in a mature organization?

�  What’s unique? �  Do you have

Governance? �  Do you have

regulatory? �  Can you work

iteratively?

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Structure and Projects

The Essential Project Manager build the foundation of the project bringing together the organizations structure with other needed structure to make the project successful.

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HOW DOES LEADERSHIP FIT?

It’s the direction and the guide … Copyright 2014 by AB Evitts & Associates, Inc.

What is Leadership in Projects?


7 Key Leadership Skills

� Keeper of Vision � Team Builder �  Facilitator of “Followship” � Problem Solver �  Seeker of Different Opinions � User of Emotional Intelligence � Keep the end in mind

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Keeper of Vision

Problem Solver

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HOW DOES COMMUNICATIONS FIT?

It’s the bridge …


What is Communications?


COMMUNICATIONS

•  Formal vs. Informal •  Verbal vs. Non-verbal •  Communications Vehicles •  Communications Models •  Communication through Learned

Patterns •  10 Key Communications Skills

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Sender Receiver

Message

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10 Key Communication Skills � Know your Audience � Know your Content �  Be Specific � C3 – Be Clear, Concise, and Complete �  Practice Dynamic Listening �  Think Proactively �  Be Genuine / Be Honest � Control Communications �  Listen and Control Non-Verbal (Body

Language) � Ask Good Questions

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Bringing it together

� The Essential Project Manager … ◦  Identifies Structure and amends as needed ◦  Focuses on the Goals of the Project and

Leads the team to that vision ◦ Communicates with the stakeholder, team,

organization and self to insure clarity and understanding

� Above all, drive projects towards … Success.

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� Allen Evitts, MC, PMP �  [email protected]

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