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Looking! and
Thinking Ahead!Fashions and Trends in
the Management of
Projects & Programmes
A personal view
by
Tom Taylor(2017 – short version)
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Fashions and Trends – contents today
Part 1. Responsiveness and
Appreciations
- For you to select –and use – whenever.
- Short but important part.
Part 2. A Few Examples
- For you to test – today.
- Longer and diverse part.
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Responsiveness and Appreciations
Your Active Scorings:
- Say your numerical 1 to 10 system.
- Say “impressed” spectrum.
- Yes – No – Maybe – Later scorings.
Your Reactive Indicators
- e.g. gestures, sounds, vocabulary –
progressive.
Don’t be passive! – “Just two views”.
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Fashions and Trends - Progressive Reactions
be aware
ignore
recognise
acknowledge
accept
appreciate
adopt
grasp
encourage
exploit
Key words
Also with
Possible
Gestures
Sounds,
Vocabularies,
etc.
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Fashions and Trends – Indicators
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/eye 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 Grasp conspiratorially ha ha “Come with me”
9. Encourage Thumb up Positive “This is right up
(others) while pointing noises your street”
10.Exploit Wringing of hands heh, heh, herr “Game on”
Mental
Condition
Possible
Gestures
Possible
Sounds
Possible
Vocabulary
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Fashions and Trends – Example Indicator
3. Recognise
Possible Gestures Possible Sounds
Oh!
Possible Vocabulary
– raised eyebrows “I seee…”
– slight surprise “Really?”
– finger movement
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1. Arrival of Educated (Project) Managers
into positions of influence and power
with education and experience
moving things along
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2. Arrival of Sustainability Aware Generation
educated, knowledgeable, aware
with pragmatism
as leaders, as team members
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4. Declining Tolerance of Failure
expectation of success
‘small improvements’ – cycling team
awareness, tolerance, simplicity
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5. Team Member Capabilities
to be a team member
with team ethos
recognising choice of involvement
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6. (Good) Leadership
provide, recognise, support, join
“In command : Out of control”
The Role of Sponsors
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7. New Commercial Models
to initiate, as seedcorn, to stimulate
commercial focus with triple bottom line
benefits cases incorporating business
cases
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8. Top ‘P’ Management Realisation
beyond project, programme, portfolio
portmanteau / policy / politics /
principles / principals
downwards and upwards
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9. Poly Projects Management
multiple projects! + BAU!
multiple roles! stages! teams!
multiple everything!
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10. PM Attributes beginning with ‘i’
intelligence?
integrity?
ingenuity?
innovation?
i-generation?
individualism?
C - clever, confident, creditable, communicator, qualified
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Extra item
Profile of PPPM
improving, widening, appreciation, in
media, in public, in sectors, chartered
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Other PM Dilemmas
Good OR Best Practice
Traditional, Classic OR Agile
Change Management OR
Project Management, Enabling, Transformation
Cost Reduction OR Value Creation OR MEAT
ITC – in, with OR for projects and programmes
Clients OR Customers OR Consumers
Doing PM OR Being a PM
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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’
(Extra – Profile of PPPM)
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Your Current Reactions to Fashions & Trends
With your graded words,
With your 0 to 10 scores,
With your hi to lo appreciation,
With your gestures,
with your notes,
with your wits about you.
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Thank You – Best Wishes
Tom Taylor:
– Vice-President of APM www.apm.org.uk
– principal of dashdot www.dashdot.co.uk
– founding partner of Buro Four www.burofour.com
41 Sherard Court3 Manor GardensLondon N7 6FA
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