Going for gold …Going for gold …being successful leaders being successful leaders through the use of Project through the use of Project ManagementManagement

André KnipeM.A.R.C. Consulting

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Why Improve?Why Improve?Like A Rolling Stone

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Improving To What?Improving To What?Iron rusts from

disuse; stagnant water loses its purity, and in cold weather becomes frozen; even so does inaction sap the vigours of the mind.

- Leonardo da Vinci3

What To Do?What To Do?Compare

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Just do it

Dream

How To Become The BestHow To Become The Best1. Know yourself, your strengths, and

your weaknesses/limitations2. Recognise and understand what the

leading organisations do in the area in which you hope to become the best

3. Use the best processes available4. Build on these processes to create

even better ones5. Never stop improving

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For whom the bell tolls…For whom the bell tolls…Winners, survivors – not losers

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BM ProcessBM Process

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Identify and understand your

processes

Collect the data

Agree what and who to benchmark

Review

Plan and action

improvements Analyze the

data and identify gaps

And Project Management?And Project Management?

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Project 1B

Project 2B

Project 3B

Project 4B

Project 1A

Project 2A

Project 3A

Project 4A

Project 1A

Project 2A

Project 3A

Project 4A

Organization

FunctionalArea A

FunctionalArea B

FunctionalArea C

Objectives

Strategies

Mission

Strategic level

Tactical orOperational level

Thank you!Thank you!André Knipe072 417 4084aknipe@telkomsa.net

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