Demystifying Project Management: A Neophyte's Guide to Getting Things Done Presented by Steven Levy OM01 Friday, 10/4/2013 10:30 AM - 11:45 AM
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?
What s a Project? All Projects Have: A Start An End
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.
What Is (Legal) Project Management? Definition: Legal Project Management is the application of the principles of project management to legal cases/matters.
Frees Professionals to Add Value Framework to Efficiently Manage Projects
Way of Thinking, Not a Straitjacket Doesn t Require Complex Tools
Leverages Skills You Already Have More with less!
Things You Do Today 10 LBS Things You Don t Have to Do 10 Lbs
Things You Can Do Better 8 Lbs What Can You Project-Manage? The Problem Communication People Time
Managing the Problem Start Right: The Project Charter
Elements of a Project Charter Managing the Problem
Managing People Don t Just Manage Projects Project Leadership Project Management Project Administration
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.
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
Managing People Managing Communication
From the LPM Dictionary: Promise (PRAH-miss, noun): What s remembered long after the conditions attached to it are forgotten. Conditions of Satisfaction
Conditions of Satisfaction Conditions of Satisfaction
Conditions of Satisfaction Conditions of Satisfaction
Conditions of Satisfaction The Project Charter and Communication
What are the biggest causes of unplanned write-offs? Where does giving an assignment go wrong?
Managing Communication Managing Time
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
Things You Don t Have to Do 8 10 Lbs Save 30 Minutes With Two Clicks
Email Waste Managing Time
Start With Small Steps Costs and Benefits Benefits Happier clients Less stress/rework Communication Teamwork Profitability Costs Funny looks Training Time Conscious incompetence Paperwork?
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!
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