visualise your project
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This slideshow demonstrates lots of ways of 'seeing' projects. Visualisation is an important tool for knowledge workers, including project managers....Geoff(www.performancepeople.com.au)TRANSCRIPT
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Geoff Higgins
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Lots of Options
There are innumerable ways to represent your project using lines and shapes.The advantage of visually representing your project is that people can get a better understanding of:•Why the project is being undertaken•What the project should achieve•How it will be achieved•Who will be involved•How it all ‘fits together’
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Visual Representations
The Stakeholders• Mind MapYour Team• Skills Matrix• Resource Availability CalendarThe Project Phases• Chevron Diagram (or similar)The Approach• Network Diagram• Gantt Chart• Bar Chart• One Page Project Manager (Dots & ‘Gas Bar’)The Product/Deliverable• Anything goesAn Approach/Product Hybrid
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Mind Map (Stakeholders)
Government
Federal
State
Local
Industry
Employer Groups
IndividualOrganisations
Consultants
PROJECT
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Mind Map (Stakeholders)
Government
Federal
State
Local
Industry
Employer Groups
IndividualOrganisations
Consultants
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PROJECT
You can mindmap lots of things:•System Functionality•User expectations•Interface alternatives•Audience experiences•Project deliverables
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The Approach
• A diagram that represents ‘how we will get there’.• Focussed on process/resourcing/timeframes.
• Could be used to:– Show people what they need to do.– Show people what will be done.– Convince people we know what we are doing.– Convince people ‘it can be done’.
• Useful for anyone interested in the project.
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Image Source: CQUniversity 2009 Project Management Framework Guide
Chevron Diagram(CQUniversity’s Project Management Framework)
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Project Schedule(Project Plan)
Project Definition
Project Specification(Project Charter)
– Project Activities– Estimated Durations – Assigned Resources– Budget
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Sign Off
– Project Title– Project Manager– Stakeholder Analysis– Project Objectives– Project Constraints
Box Diagram (Phases)
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Basic Network Diagram
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Network DiagramActivities on node (no resources).Network DiagramActivities on node (no resources).
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Network DiagramActivities on node (no resources).Network DiagramActivities on node (no resources).
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Drawn by hand – ugly but effective!
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Network DiagramActivities on nodes, arrows for relationships.Network DiagramActivities on nodes, arrows for relationships.
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Henri Gantt (1861 - 1919)
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Gantt Chart
Thank-you Henri!(And Karol Adamiecki)
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Gantt ChartTimeline with a bar for each task and an arrow for relationships.
Gantt ChartTimeline with a bar for each task and an arrow for relationships.
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Gantt Chart
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Bar ChartBars by related work & by resource.Bar ChartBars by related work & by resource.
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Bar Chart
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Image source: : www.octanner.com & Performance People Pty Ltd
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The Product/Deliverable
• A diagram that represents the ‘outcome’.• Focussed on objectives/purpose/products,
not activities/tasks.
• Could be in a one- to two-page brochure, including:– Project objective & benefits.– The diagram of the project.
• Useful for the Project Board & other stakeholders.
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Green Dorm/Living Lab at Stanford University
Source: http://www.stanford.edu/group/greendorm/greendorm.html
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Teligence – Building Data Centres
Image Source: Teligence www.teligenceuk.co.uk
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Approach & Product Hybrid
• A diagram that represents both ‘how we will get there’ and ‘the outcome’.
• Focussed on activities/tasks and objectives/purpose/products.
• A holistic way of showing off the project.
• Useful for the Project Board & other stakeholders.
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TAFE NSW Search for a VET Pedagogy
Source: http://www.icvet.tafensw.edu.au/aboutus/ourwork/vet_pedagogy/
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Pop!Tech’s Accelerator (a social innovation incubator)
Source: http://www.globaldevelopmentcommons.net/node/1377(A project of the Global Development Commons)
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Image source: www.flickr.com creative commons license: Grayskullduggery; gabig58; Bev Traynor
Knowledge Café (Introductory Slide)
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User Stories as Collaborative Design Tools
Source: http://johnnyholland.org/2009/08/13/user-stories-a-strategic-design-tool/(Johnny Holland Magazine)
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Call To Arms!
• Draw it! (rough is OK)• Put it on the wall where you can see it• Give it to the project team• Email it to the steering committee• Make it your desktop & screen saver• Put it on the wall in the foyer
If possible, mark off progress, and update when the project changes a lot
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