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Managing up!

Managing up!. Effectively Engaging Executive Sponsors FOSE 2014 – Project Management Institute Track Washington, DC  May 13, 2014. Persistent Themes in Government Project Management. Leadership. Competency. Resource Management. Governance. Communication.

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Managing up!

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  1. Managing up! Effectively Engaging Executive Sponsors FOSE 2014 – Project Management Institute Track Washington, DC May 13, 2014

  2. Persistent Themes in Government Project Management Leadership Competency Resource Management Governance Communication

  3. “Managing up” isn’t an“US vs. THEM” issue… Who are we kidding… Yes it is!

  4. PM is Undervalued by Execs • 25% of organizations polled have a defined career path for program managers • 22% of those same organizations have executive role in the PgMO • 11% of organizations have a senior level title for program management related roles

  5. Practitioner Challenge: Where do you stand? • How is project management viewed in your organization? • Is the PM role a formal or informal position? • What is the one thing you or your executives can do to create or promote PM value for the organization?

  6. Lack of Effective Dialogue Hide the Brutal Facts 43% of Government Agencies surveyed in 2012 had not implemented a portfolio management tool 1 in 5 projects fail due to inadequate communications

  7. Practitioner Challenge: Get Real or Go Home • What are the brutal facts about projects in your organization? • How can your executives engage more effectively on programs, projects, or in supporting the discipline?

  8. Stakeholder Management Planning Cross-Agency Organization Review and System Modernization Effort • Survey Execs • Assess Power & Interests • Formulate Change Management & Communication Strategies • Challenges: • Availability • Follow-through

  9. Get off on the right foot Transportation Agency PMO - Standard Project Initiation Process • Set clear expectations for communication, information needs, and level of detail; balancing time and interest • Engage irregularly… yes, irregularly • Identify and involve deputies • Challenges: • Maintaining momentum • Getting into the weeds

  10. Enlist Allies or Call in the “Big Guns” Military Organization Major Program Office - Saboteur in the Ranks • Deftly engage peers and superiors • Proceed with success in mind • Document and manage obstruction as a risk • Challenge: • Organizational structure and culture • Risk to self, career, and credibility

  11. Throw the flag on a flagrant foul National Campaign Program Office • Thorough analysis of alternatives with multiple options • Align and promote relationship to program and organizational vision and goals • Go “all in” when appropriate • Challenges: • Retiring Program Director • Institutional History

  12. www.Line-of-Sight.com linkedin.com/ company/line-of-sight @lineofsightlive Jon Weinstein, PMP Email: JWeinstein@line-of-sight.com President LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/jonweinstein Twitter: @Jon_Weinstein slideshare.net/line-of-sight info@ line-of-sight.com

  13. Books you can use…

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