ANIMAL RESCUE & MEANINGFUL LESSONS FOR PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Navy Federal Project Management Forum

Renee Glancey, PMP, CSM, ITIL

Project Manager, ISD Project Management Office

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I have 8 likes on my last

post!

These make me look SMARTER!Did

they see

that?

I dunno, I’ve had too much catnip…

How Well Do WE Know Our Pets??

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QUESTION 1A cat’s whiskers’ help them to:

1) Pick up scent from great distances.2) Help them detect if they can fit through a space.3) ALL of the above.

Answer: 2Cats use their whiskers to determine how much room they have to navigate within spaces!

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QUESTION 2

Dogs are actually color blind – TRUE OR FALSE?

Answer: FALSEAlthough the color range they see is limited, the canine color field consists of black and white as well as yellows, blues and violets.

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QUESTION 3A Dog can “smell” what you are feeling – TRUE or FALSE?

Answer: TRUE

Your Pup can pick up on subtle changes in scent, which can help him figure out how you are feeling – for example, change in perspiration when you are nervous or fearful. It’s also likely how dogs can detect certain diseases or know that household member is pregnant.

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QUESTION 4Which animal has a brain more like/similar to ours?

1) Cat2) Dog

Answer: 1

Cats have brains 90% similar to ours – the cerebral cortex (responsible for cognitive information processing) is more complex as compared to Dogs (300 million neurons compared with a Dog’s 160)

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What I do in Rescue!TRANSPORT

CoordinationDriving

OvernightsMonitoring

SPONSORING

Vetting, Pull Fees

GRANT WRITING

Research & 501c3

MONITORING

Humane Society, Law Enforcement,

Media

HOME VISITATION

Adoption visits, Interviews,

Consultation

FUNDRAISING

Spay/Neuter, Auctions

WORK VACATIONS

Rural Shelter volunteering

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ANIMAL RESCUE & PROJECT MANAGEMENT??

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• …YES!!!! Because Projects ARE Everywhere. You bring your skills wherever you go :)

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Transport as a ProjectLEG #1 Dublin, GA to Augusta, GA / 95 miles / 1 hour 45 min8:30am - 10:15am Adults: Mister 35 lbs, Royal 40 lbs, Tae 30 lbs, Ty 30 lbs LEG #2 Augusta, GA to Columbia, SC / 75 miles / 1 hour 15 min10:30am - 11:45am

LEG #3 Columbia, SC to Dillon, SC / 106 miles / 1 hour 30 min11:55am - 1:25pm

LEG #4 Dillon, SC to Fayetteville, NC / 59 miles / 55 mins1:35pm - 2:30pm

PLAN“How”

EXECUTE/CONTROL

“Do It!”

CLOSE

INITIATE“Why”

Input(s): Agreement between Transport Team(s) send/receive Rescues i.e. (STAKEHOLDERS)

Input(s): Driver Recruitment, Overnights, crosspost, $

Lessons Learned are CRITICAL for

the next time!!!

Coordinators & Monitors

(PM, CCRM)

• Exchange Paperwork first!

• Use a slip lead and Leash for “flight risks.”

• Use latex gloves transport of puppies/”no paws on ground”

• Administer water and Nutrical at every stop!

(REQUIREMENTS)

(IMPLEMENTATION PLAN)

(SCHEDULE)

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Lessons to Share

1. Enhanced Problem Solving2. Value Team Building3. Financial Tracking & Accountability 4. Leadership with Empathy and Patience5. Count Small Achievements and Milestones6. Ethical Decision Making

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1.

Enhanced Problem Solving:How do we meet the challenge of solving the same Project problems with new, creative ideas??

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2.

LEG #1 Dublin, GA to Augusta, GA / 95

miles / 1 hour 45 min

8:30am - 10:15am

Adults: Mister 35 lbs, Royal 40 lbs, Tae 30

lbs, Ty 30 lbs

 LEG #2 Augusta, GA to Columbia, SC / 75

miles / 1 hour 15 min

10:30am - 11:45am

LEG #3 Columbia, SC to Dillon, SC / 106

miles / 1 hour 30 min

11:55am - 1:25pm

LEG #4 Dillon, SC to Fayetteville, NC / 59

miles / 55 mins

1:35pm - 2:30pm

Team BUILDING and team challenges can be the same in an all volunteer vs. work/matrix environment.

Empowerment/Working to Strengths

Contingency Planning

Resource Constraints(or cost/schedule too)

Unified Commitment in a Goal

Communication

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Financial Tracking and Accountability

Responsible management of

Financials is critical to realize

your strategic project vision and

direction.

Shelter/Rescue Project/Program

BOTH in Project Management and in Shelter Management, there has to be common goal among the team. In Rescue work, it’s especially key, it means saving more lives.

COSTS: You must closely track ACTUALS i.e. spend, operating costs, fixed costs, labor and…

STATUS REPORTING: REPORT your project health and financial status back to your donors, stakeholders.

FUNDING PROJECTS: You also must show responsible spend on your projects in order to get funding for future work (i.e. grants for facility improvement, supplies, medical subsidies).

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Leadership with Empathy and Patience

“Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.”-Peter Drucker

“How are YOU today?” –

“How can I help make

things easier ?”

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“Are you my Pack Leader, I need some guidance!”

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Count Small Achievements

Often achievement and progress on Projects over time is slow. Celebrate small success, it’s the larger picture that counts…

Have you ever looked at a plant and got impatient at the rate it was growing because you can’t actually see it change?

THEN…suddenly, it bloomed and you wondered when it happened?

Remember that each day, it got taller.

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Ethical Decision Making

As Project Managers, you are the voice of your teams and often speak and represent others.

Vendor relationship

s

Contracts

Teams Procedures/

Process

Confidential Info

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We ALL Have Talents“There is no greater thing you can do with your life and your work than to follow your passions – in a way that serves the world and you.”

-Sir Richard Branson

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She Rescued ME…

LIESL

Adopted Aug 2002

Washington DC Animal Rescue League(WARL)

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Thank you so much for your time!

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Q & A

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Information of Interest• The Humane Society of the United States• www.humanesociety.org

• American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals• www.aspca.org

• The National Council on Pet Population Study & Policy (NCPPSP)http://www.petpopulation.org

• Information on homeless and unwanted animals, the pet overpopulation crisis, and the importance of spaying and neutering your pets:

• http://www.alleycat.orghttp://www.feralcat.comhttp://www.nhes.orghttp://www.spayusa.org