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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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3. Appreciation of Legacy

total life cycles

benefits delivery

holistic views

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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

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