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Looking! and Thinking Ahead! Fashions and Trends in the Management of Projects

Looking! and Thinking Ahead! Fashions and Trends in the Management of Projects. A personal view by Tom Taylor. (short version). Fashions and Trends. be aware ignore recognise acknowledge accept appreciate adopt grasp encourage exploit. – with gestures and noises.

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Looking! and Thinking Ahead! Fashions and Trends in the Management of Projects

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  1. Looking! and Thinking Ahead!Fashions and Trends in theManagement of Projects A personal viewbyTom Taylor (short version)

  2. Fashions and Trends • be aware • ignore • recognise • acknowledge • accept • appreciate • adopt • grasp • encourage • exploit – with gestures and noises 0 to 10lo to hi

  3. Fashions and Trends – indicators IN DEVELOPMENT UK VERSION 1. Be Aware Sly sideways look (silent) “Noted” 2. Ignore Shoulder shrug Humph “Naahh” 3. Recognise Raised Eyebrows Oh! “I seee..” 4. Acknowledge Slight wink of head Erm “Interesting” 5. Accept Tick air with finger (silent) “Yesss” 6. Appreciate Nodding dog movement Purring sound “I like it” 7. Adopt Put arm around shoulder “Ding dong” “Come this way” 8. Grasp Gasp conspiratorially ha ha “Come with me” 9. Encourage Thumb up Positive “This is right up(others) while pointing enthusiasm your street” noises 10. Exploit Wringing of hands heh, heh, herr “Come with me” Mental Condition PossibleGestures Possible Sounds Possible Vocabulary

  4. Fashions and Trends – indicators IN DEVELOPMENT UK VERSION 3. Recognise Possible GesturesPossible Sounds Oh! Possible Vocabulary – raised eyebrows “I seee…”– slight surprise “Really?”– finger movement EXAMPLE

  5. 1. Arrival of Educated Project Managers • into positions of influence and power • with education and experience • moving things along ü

  6. 2. Arrival of Sustainability Aware Generation • educated, knowledgeable, aware • with pragmatism • as leaders, as team members

  7. 3. Appreciation of Legacy • total life cycles • benefits delivery • holistic views

  8. 4. Declining Tolerance of Failure • expectation of success • ‘small improvements’ – cycling team • awareness, tolerance, simplicity

  9. 5. Team Member Capabilities • to be a team member • with team ethos • recognising choice of involvement

  10. 6. (Good) Leadership • provide, recognise, support, join • “In command : Out of control” • The Role of Sponsors

  11. 7. New Commercial Models • to initiate, as seedcorn, to stimulate • commercial focus with triple bottom line • benefits cases incorporating business cases

  12. 8. Top ‘P’ Management Realisation • beyond project, programme, portfolio • portmanteau / policy / politics • downwards and upwards

  13. 9. Poly Projects Management • multiple projects! + BAU! • multiple roles! stages! teams! • multiple everything!

  14. 10. PM Attributes beginning with ‘i’ • intelligence? • integrity? • ingenuity? • innovation? • i-generation? • individualism?

  15. Extra item Profile of PM improving, widening, appreciation, in media, in public, in sectors

  16. Other PM Dilemmas • Good OR Best PM Practice • Traditional OR Agile PM • Change Management OR Project Management • Cost Reduction OR Value creation OR MEAT • ITC – in, with OR for projects • Clients OR Customers OR Consumers • Doing PM OR Being a PM

  17. My Current Summary • Arrival of Educated Project Managers • Arrival of Sustainability Aware Generation • Appreciation of Legacy • Declining Tolerance of Failure • Team Member Capabilities • (Good) Leadership • New Commercial Models • Top ‘P’ Management Realisation • Poly Projects Management • PM Attributes beginning with ‘I’

  18. Your Current Summary of Fashions & Trends • with graded words,0 to 10,hi to lo

  19. Thank You – Best Wishes Tom Taylor: – President of APM www.apm.org.uk – principal of dashdot www.dashdot.co.uk – founding partner of Buro Four www.burofour.com – visiting Professor at Salford University

  20. Ibis HouseRegent ParkSummerleys RoadPrinces RisboroughBuckinghamshireHP27 9LE Tel: 0845 458 1944 Fax: 0845 458 8807 www.apm.org.uk 1 Naoroji StreetLondon WC1X 0GB Tel: 020 7832 5500www.burofour.com www.tomtaylor.info 41 Sherard Court3 Manor GardensLondon N7 6FA Tel: 07831 675484www.dashdot.co.uk

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