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INSIGHTS  GLEAMED  FROM  INTERVIEWS  WITH    PROJECT  LEADERSHIP                                        12/11/14  

Carlos  F.  Camargo,  Ph.D.  

STAKEHOLDER  AREAS  OF  CONCERN  

OR  INTEREST  PM  MITIGATION  STRATEGIES   TOOLS  

o PLANNING  SEQUENCE:  NON-­‐DUPLICATION  OF  EFFORT  

o HUMAN  RESOURCE  MGMT.  o SCOPE  MGMT.  o INTER-­‐TEAM  DYNAMICS  AND  RESEARCH  

INTEGRITY  

o PROJECT  GOVERNANCE  STRUCTURED  REPORTING  ON  MILESTONES  &  

TASKS/ACTIVITIES  o RESEARCH  GOVERNANCE  STRUCTURE  o PEER  REVIEWS  o SCIENTIFIC  QC  &  QA  

o MOUS  AND  SOPS  o TEAM  CONTRACTS  o SUB-­‐PROJECT  WORK  PLAN  

REVIEWS  o RACI  MATRIXES  o PHASE  GATING  

o PLANNING  SEQUENCE:  WORK  AND  

ACTION  PLANS  FOR  FEBRUARY  2015  REVIEW  

o STAKEHOLDER  ENGAGEMENT  &  

ENROLLMENT  o 2015  REVIEW  PLANNING  &  

COORDINATION  

o MAJOR  TASK  PLANNING  VIA  WORK  OR  

PROJECT  PLAN  o ACTIVITIES  AND  TASK  SCHEDULING  o AGILE  PLANNING  o SHARED  PROJECT  REPOSITORY  &  

WORKSPACES  o INTEGRATED  COMMUNICATION  PLANS  

o SMARTSHEETS/BOX  o EXCEL  o WORD  o GOOGLE  APPS  o GIRA  o CONFLUENCE  o SHAREPOINT  

o STAKEHOLDER  SATISFACTION  AND  INTER-­‐TEAM  DYNAMICS  

o PROJECT  MGMT.  &  RESEARCH  INTEGRATION  

o WORK  BREAKDOWN  STRUCTURE  AND  TASK/ACTIVITY  DECOMPOSITION  

o COMMUNICATIONS  &  WORKFLOW  

MANAGEMENT  

o STRUCTURED,  SCHEDULED  &  SELECTED  

(AGILE)  MEETINGS  &  MINUTES  o RESEARCH  REVIEW  AND  PHASES  

GATING  o FUNDING  REVIEWS  OF  BUDGETED  

ALLOCATIONS  &  DISBURSEMENTS  o WORK  PACKAGES  AND  SUB-­‐

CONTRACTOR  MANAGEMENT  

o MS  PROJECT  o SMARTSHEETS  o EXCEL  &  ORACLE  FINANCIALS  

o PROJECT  MANAGEMENT  INTEGRATION  AMONG  INSTITUTIONAL  PARTNERS  

o PROJECT  &  TEAM  CULTURE  o PROJECT  SYSTEMS  DEVELOPMENT  

o PROJECT  GOVERNANCE  FOR  RESEARCH  

AND  OPERATIONS  o STRATEGIC  PLANNING  AND  PRIORITIZATION  

o ONGOING  PROJECT  NEEDS  

ASSESSMENT  &  TOOLS  EVALUATION  o INTEGRATED  DISBURSEMENTS  BASED  

ON  MILESTONE  OR  TASK  COMPLETION  

o SMARTSHEETS/BOX  o EXCEL  o WORD  o GOOGLE  APPS  o GIRA  o CONFLUENCE  o SKYPE/WEBEX