the project management kung fu theater
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The Project Management Kung Fu Theater. Kerry R. Wills, PMP Director The Hartford Financial Services Group. Objectives. How many people have seen a classic Kung Fu movie?. Project Management resembles these. Objectives. Identify different styles. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
The Project Management Kung Fu Theater
Kerry R. Wills, PMP
Director
The Hartford Financial Services Group
Objectives
How many people have seen a classic Kung Fu movie?• Project Management resembles these
Objectives• Identify different styles
• Discover new techniques for being effective
• Come away with a different way of thinking
Kung Fu Theater
What are Characteristics of Kung Fu Movies?
•Story
•Superhuman moves
•Words not matching lips
•Different techniques
Just like Project Management
The Styles
DragonMonkey
Snake Crane
Cat
The Styles
Dragon
•Aggressive
•Direct
•Breathes fire
•Fear is a motivator
Crane
•Stick out their necks
•Anything is possible
•Take risks
The Styles
Snake
•Sneaky
•Good talkers
•Doesn’t give out information
The Styles
Monkey
•Gregarious
•Team camaraderie
•Everyone’s friend
The Styles
Cat
•Cautious
•Likes all information
•Reluctant to act quickly
The Styles
When Would You Use Each Style?
•Expectations set, but not met
•Work not done
•Early in project•Experienced team
The Styles
Use Don’t Use
Use Don’t Use
•Creative projects•Deadlines not critical
•Schedule constraints•Big implications
The Styles
When Would You Use Each Style?
Use Don’t Use
•Minor problems •Big problems•Early in project
The Styles
When Would You Use Each Style?
Use Don’t Use
•Early in project•Stress reliever
•Problems that require addressing
The Styles
When Would You Use Each Style?
Use Don’t Use
•Need to consider big implications
•Minor decisions•Info not available
The Styles
When Would You Use Each Style?
The Styles
What other styles can you think of?
•The Drunken Monkey
•The Chameleon
Practice and Discipline
•Discipline is critical to success
•The 36 Chambers
•Practice is necessary to attain mastery
•Frameworks
•Can’t learn from a Kung Fu book•You want to take some punches•Experience is the best teacher
36 Chambers
Understand of all aspects of a project1. Scoping – Business case writing2. Scoping – CBA creation3. Scoping – Estimation4. Scoping – Resource Planning5. Scoping – Product/Vendor Analysis6. Req – Business Process Redesign7. Req – Use Case writing8. Req – UML Diagrams9. Req – Rules mining10.Req – Context Diagramming11.Des – Designing systems12.Des – Logical Data Modeling13.Des – Test Planning14.Des – Usability Testing15.Des – Infrastructure planning16.Des – Organizational Impact Analysis17.Build – Coding18.Build – Unit Testing
19. Build – Assembly Testing20. Build – Test Script Writing21. Build – Implementation Planning22. Test – System Testing23. Test – Regression Testing24. Implement – Release Management25. Management – Project planning26. Management – Budget tracking/analysis27. Management – Executive presentations28. Management – Conflict resolution29. Management – Meeting facilitation30. Management – Team empowerment31. Management – Vendor management32. Management – Risk management33. Management – Issue management34. Management – Change Management35. Management – Resource Coordination36. Management – Communication
Unexpected Punches
There will always be unexpected punches
•The master always took a beating first
•Experience and training will prepare you
•You know some will land
•Risk Management
Breaking Boards
Who knows how to break boards?
• Aim for six inches beyond the target
• You still need to hit the target
• Focus on the short term and long term goals
Five Deadly Venoms
1. Not having proper sponsorship
“5 Deadly Venoms” of Projects
2. No process rigor
3. Not taking ownership
4. Wrong match of people
5. Not empowering the team
Voice-Overs
Words don’t always match lips
The project is going well Original Voice-Over
The project has problems
The project is in trouble
The project will never work
The team is looking on Monster.com
The project is going great
The project is going great
The project is going great
The project has some risks
We have some potential show stoppers
We pray that we can do it We have a plan
Summary
•Use the techniques when appropriate
•There will still be some kicks
•Continue to work on practice and discipline
•PMs are Super-human warriors
•Watch for the venoms
•Make sure your words match your lips
Keep the cauldrons warm
