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Do Leaders Need a Plan?#reinventcomms

APM Evening Presentation, London, UK

2 December 2014

by Mark Phillips

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2Source: http://arcweb.archives.gov/ by Technical Sergeant John L. Houghton, Jr., United States Air Force

3Source: US Army http://www.army.mil/-images/2009/07/09/44434/index.html)

4Source: www.theguardian.com

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What is a plan?

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Planning

Planning determines what is to be delivered, how

much it will cost, when it will be delivered, how it

will be delivered and who will carry it out.

Source: APM Body of Knowledge

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Schedule Management

Time Scheduling

Schedule management is the process of

developing, maintaining and communicating

schedules for time and resource.

Time scheduling is a collection of techniques

used to develop and present schedules that

show when work will be performed.

Source: APM Body of Knowlege

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Schedule determines what we see and don’t see. It is a way

of compartmentalizing so we can concentrate on one thing at

a time. But it also denies context, selects what we will and

won’t see and how the pieces fit together. It is a system for

setting priorities and deciding what is included or not.

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Planning is a Guess.

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Planning determines the

communication structure of the environment.

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12Source: ReinventingCommunication.com

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Planning determines the projects outcome.

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14Source: Mark Phillips “Reinventing Communication: How to Design, Lead and Manage High Performing Projects” Gower 2014

Conway’s Law

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Strategic Empowerment

vs

Tactical Empowerment

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17Source: US government DOD and/or DOE photograph

18Source: http://world.guns.ru/assault/rus/ak-akm-e.html

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Source: www.navysealmuseum.org

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Individual empowerment will determine how the

team reacts to bumps in the road.

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Empower people to be

Special Forces Operators

on your team

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What is Leadership?

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Leadership

Leadership is the ability to establish vision

and direction, to influence and align others

towards a common purpose, and to

empower and inspire people to achieve

success.

Source: APM Body of Knowledge

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Is a plan the best way to deliver a solution?

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Planning is often done through

progressive elaboration and disaggregation

weigh against

Vision and Tactical Empowerment

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TAME

MESSY

WICKED

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Empower Your People

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28Source: http://fotodj.com/elements/2006/Andrews%20AFB%20Air%20Show/Action%20Pictures/slides/EE21_073.html

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