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From idea to reality

From

team player captain

Claus Hviid Christensen

May 14, 2012

Do the Right Things Right

Do the right things Do things right

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Ideas

Gate 1

Gate 2

Gate 3Gate 4 Gate 5

Scopedefinition

Predevelopment& business case

DevelopmentIndustrialising

the product Launch

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Stage Gate

Success requires properly timed Technical & Commercial milestones

Portfolio Planning

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Bread and Butter

Pearls Oysters

White Elephants

Technology

Market

Financial

Different Types of Risk

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To achieve the objective(s) on time and within budget(and more intelligently than expected)

Success in Projects

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Improves

Effective

Accepts problem definition

Reads manuals

Works concretely

Means are considered ends

Is precise is approach

Disciplined

Wants management approval

Visionary/different

Original

The problem definition is the problem

Works intuitively

Thinks abstract

Do not care about means

Non-disciplined

Wants management gone

People are Different

Convergent Divergent

Personal Leadership

Negotiation Skills Communication Personal Preference Profiles Coaching Situational Leadership Conflict Management Active Listening Appreciative Inquiry Difficult Conversations Self Evaluation etc etc etc etc

The 6 Key Elementsin Building a Successfull Career

Understand yourself

Develop your strengths

Work with the best

Share your successes

Innovate

Do the right things right