Demystifying Project Management: A Neophyte's Guide to Getting Things Done

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1 Demystifying Project Management: A Neophyte's Guide to Getting Things Done Presented by Steven Levy OM01 Friday, 10/4/ :30 AM - 11:45 AM

2 HE m Demystifying Project Management: A Neophyte s Guide to Getting Things Done Steven B. Levy Author, Legal Project Management and The Off Switch Who Is a Project Manager?

3 What s a Project? All Projects Have: A Start An End

4 Effective Projects Have: A Start An End L e a d e r s h i p From the LPM Dictionary: Efficiency (ee-fih-shun-see, noun): Doing things right. Effectiveness (ee-feck-tiv-ness, noun): Doing the right things.

5 What Is (Legal) Project Management? Definition: Legal Project Management is the application of the principles of project management to legal cases/matters.

6 Frees Professionals to Add Value Framework to Efficiently Manage Projects

7 Way of Thinking, Not a Straitjacket Doesn t Require Complex Tools

8 Leverages Skills You Already Have More with less!

9 Things You Do Today 10 LBS Things You Don t Have to Do 10 Lbs

10 Things You Can Do Better 8 Lbs What Can You Project-Manage? The Problem Communication People Time

11 Managing the Problem Start Right: The Project Charter

12 Elements of a Project Charter Managing the Problem

13 Managing People Don t Just Manage Projects Project Leadership Project Management Project Administration

14 Don t Just Manage Projects The Project Team The Project From the LPM Dictionary: Leadership (LEE-dur-SHIP, noun): Taking people where they didn t yet realize they wanted to go.

15 A Recipe for Leadership Have a clear vision. Hire smart, committed people. Get out of their way. Duct Tape and WD-40: The Project Manager

16 Managing People Managing Communication

17 From the LPM Dictionary: Promise (PRAH-miss, noun): What s remembered long after the conditions attached to it are forgotten. Conditions of Satisfaction

18 Conditions of Satisfaction Conditions of Satisfaction

19 Conditions of Satisfaction Conditions of Satisfaction

20 Conditions of Satisfaction The Project Charter and Communication

21 What are the biggest causes of unplanned write-offs? Where does giving an assignment go wrong?

22 Managing Communication Managing Time

23 Eliminate Waste The Seven Wastes Toyota Legal Inventory Work on hold Extra processing Paperwork, process Overproduction Transportation Motion Waiting Defects Non-outcome determinative Task/context switching Looking for stuff Waiting Insufficient quality

24 Things You Don t Have to Do 8 10 Lbs Save 30 Minutes With Two Clicks

25 Waste Managing Time

26 Start With Small Steps Costs and Benefits Benefits Happier clients Less stress/rework Communication Teamwork Profitability Costs Funny looks Training Time Conscious incompetence Paperwork?

27 Your Project-Management Project Learn about LPM Define the problem Envision the future Offer to help L e a d e r s h i p Suggest a pilot project But Wait, There s More!

28 Thank You