project manager from hell
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Project Manager from Hell
Munish Malik Project Manager, Agile Coach Crest, Pune
Are you losing your Mind?
Project Financials
Status Reporting
Inception
Lift-offs Expectations from Senior Management
Project Governance
Recruitment
Stakeholder Management
Leading the team
Distributed Teams
Release Plan
Risk Management
Retrospective
Project Plan
Agile Framework
“Only I talk to the stakeholders!”
“Why have you still not done it?”
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“Umm… That’s a great idea! UNFORTUNATELY…”
“That was MY Idea!”
The favorite question:
“What’s the STATUS?”
“I told you that you will fail… Haha… But you didn’t listen to ME”
“I make all decisions!”
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That’d be great
Umm, yeah, if you could just go ahead make sure you do this from now on, That’d be Great.
Oh, and remember: Next Friday is Traditional Day. So, you know, if you want to, go ahead &
wear a traditional dress, then, That’d be Great.
Umm, yeah, I’m gonna need you to come in on Saturday
and if you could come on Sunday too, then, That’d be Great
and if you could start that meeting at 8 AM and stay until 6PM then, ���
That’d be Great.
“No major updates from the stakeholders & management meeting.”
Keeps the team in the dark
The other team’s velocity is getting higher guys...
Why is the story a 5… looks more like a 2 pointer to me…
Committing to business without consulting with the team
PM plays many roles Role of a PM towards the team
• Build a team of motivated professionals
• Set a clear goal • Let technical
people make technical decisions
• Don’t pretend that you can write code better than your team
• Make sure the team has everything they need to get the work done
• Remove blockers to the team & the project
• Empower the team to make decisions & take initiatives
• Facilitate effective communication amongst the team members
Servant Leader: • Value diverse opinions • Cultivate a culture of
trust • Develop other leaders • Help people with life
issues (not just work issues)
• Encourage • Think long-term • Act with humility
That’d be great ;)
Munish Malik
Project Manager Agile Coach Crest, Pune.
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