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Cruise or CatastropheNavigating IT Projects

Public Sector Future Leaders GroupPaul Ramsay – 18 April 2013

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Interaction

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There are no stupid questionsEvery question is important

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Past

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Leap of faith

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Present

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Business perceptions of IT

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So what’s the problem?

“The right peoplewith the right skills

in the right rolesworking towards a common goal

with a strong senseof shared purpose and identity”

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Source: ‘Project Psychology’, PM Network, February 2013

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Some magic numbers

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32

40

60

6870

Acknowledgement: KPMG New Zealand Project Management Survey 2010

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Managing expectations

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Time

QualityCost

Scope

Now

PerfectFree

Everything and more!

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The agile paradigm

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Acknowledgement: Rally Software

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Miscommunication

“The single biggest problem in communicationis the illusion that it has taken place”

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Source: George Bernard Shaw

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An analogy

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Vision

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Requirements

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Design

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Construction

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Testing

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Operation

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Reporting

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Risks and assumptions

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Realisation and response

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Consequences

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Conclusions

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