Leading ChangeTaking a Project Approach
Views on Scope, Risk, and Team Management
Mark A. Moore, PMP
The Roadmap
• What is Change?• Anatomy of a Project• Driving out Scope• Considering Risk• Agents of Change
Time for a Quick Quiz …
Fill in the blank: Change is ___________•An alteration•Moving on•A real pain•Necessary to grow•Inevitable
The bottom line … change happens!
We are Project Managers, so …
… why not approach change as a project?
• Understand the driving force(s)•Manage the components• Provide seasoned guidance • And most of all …
LEADERSHIP!
A Tale of Two Projects
• Unseen Owner• Unfunded Mandate
Shirley’s Bathroom
• Consider All Elements• Understand Relationships
Your New Landscape
•Temporary Effort•Specifically Defined Scope
•Funded and Supported•Comprised of Several Basic Elements
•Managed According to an Established Method•Pre-Identified Outcome
Anatomy of a Project
High/Low High/High
Moderate
Low/Low Low/High
Considering Risk
Risk of Occurrence
Impa
ct to
Pro
ject
Tools
• True Colors• Strengthfinders
Structure
• Right Resources• Right Roles
Objectives
• Clear Understanding• Stakeholders
Evaluating Team Makeup
•Pretty Gantt Charts that lead Nowhere•Abundance of Meetings Without Decisions
•Ready Excuses and Blame when Issues Arise•Projects NEVER go to “Red” Status
•Retreat to Resistance when Challenged•Talk a Good Game but no Substance
Hallmarks of the Explorer
Project
Resources
SUCCESS!
Clear Focus on a Common Goal
•The Organization Wins•The Project Team Wins•We All Learn And Improve
Mark A. Moore, PMP
• Interest / Area of Expertise– IT Project Management– Team Building and Motivation– Professional Training
• Credentials– Masters of Education (Adult Education & Training) – Colorado State University– PMP since October 2002– Former Chapter Officer (Western Michigan)
• Background– 25+ Years in the IT Field– 15+ Years in Direct Project Management– Multiple Industries
• Contact information– [email protected]– 919-724-3679