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Every Project Ever

Bert Heymans
Bert Heymans

My short talk called Every Project Ever is a condensed version of the first formal lesson I got in project management. I think it's an idea worth sharing. Many years have past since that moment and I often think back on it when I'm in charge of a unique and risky initiative (which most projects are). I never expect to reach the deep end, but I'll always try to anticipate on it.

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E V E R E V E RY P R O J E C T
H I G H E X P E C TAT I O N S - H I G H M O O D S I T S TA RT S
H I G H M O O D
H A R D T H I N G S A R E H A R D - B O R I N G T H I N G S A R E B O R I N G T H E C H U R N H A P P E N S
H A R D T I M E S
T H E Y B L O W
1 O F 2 S C E N A R I O S H A P P E N
PA R T Y O V E R - C L E A N U P A N D L E A R N 1 : T H E P R O J E C T S T O P S
P R O J E C T B E N E F I T S A R E L O S T B E L I E F I N P R O J E C T C A N N O T B E S U S TA I N E D P R O J E C T S P O N S O R S U P P O RT S T O P S
2 : T H E P R O J E C T F L O U R I S H E S S P I R I T S R E M O U N T
B E N E F I T S C H E C K O U T S P O N S O R R E M A I N S S U P P O RT I V E P R O J E C T T E A M B R E A K S T H R O U G H H A R D P E R I O D
K E Y TA K E A WAY S Every project will/should start out in relatively high spirits. Every project will have a (very) deep end. Stopping a project is not - by definition - a bad thing. Everything beats a death-march. Team spirit, business benefits and project sponsor support are essential for succes. How it turns out may not be in your hands but how you react to each scenario definitely is.

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Every Project Ever

  • 1. E V E R E V E RY P R O J E C T
  • 2. H I G H E X P E C TAT I O N S - H I G H M O O D S I T S TA RT S
  • 3. H I G H M O O D
  • 4. H A R D T H I N G S A R E H A R D - B O R I N G T H I N G S A R E B O R I N G T H E C H U R N H A P P E N S
  • 5. H A R D T I M E S
  • 6. T H E Y B L O W
  • 7. 1 O F 2 S C E N A R I O S H A P P E N
  • 8. PA R T Y O V E R - C L E A N U P A N D L E A R N 1 : T H E P R O J E C T S T O P S
  • 9. P R O J E C T B E N E F I T S A R E L O S T B E L I E F I N P R O J E C T C A N N O T B E S U S TA I N E D P R O J E C T S P O N S O R S U P P O RT S T O P S
  • 10. 2 : T H E P R O J E C T F L O U R I S H E S S P I R I T S R E M O U N T
  • 11. B E N E F I T S C H E C K O U T S P O N S O R R E M A I N S S U P P O RT I V E P R O J E C T T E A M B R E A K S T H R O U G H H A R D P E R I O D
  • 12. K E Y TA K E A WAY S Every project will/should start out in relatively high spirits. Every project will have a (very) deep end. Stopping a project is not - by definition - a bad thing. Everything beats a death-march. Team spirit, business benefits and project sponsor support are essential for succes. How it turns out may not be in your hands but how you react to each scenario definitely is.