The Project Manager’s World:
Leading in Uncertain Times
Prepared For PMI Fairview Park
02/20/14
Amr ElSawy, PMP – President and CEO
Cathy Clark, PMP – Director, Health Innovation
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Volatile
Unpredictable
Complex
Ambiguous
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Have You Experienced The Following?
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Budget cuts
Furloughs
Shutdown
Best Value
Low Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA)
Contract Consolidation
Small Business Preference
Workforce Reduction
Workforce Retirements
Delayed Awards
De-Scoping of Programs
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Scope
Cost
Schedule
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Vision
Understanding
Clarity
Agility
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Creating Organizational Alignment
Focus on Strategic Choice As A Driver
A OR B
Strategic
Choice
Resources
Priority
Setting
WBS
Planning
Results
Execution
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Quality
Monitoring
&
Reporting
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Noblis’ View: An Agile Change Management
Framework
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An Agile Change Management Framework
Step 1 -- Understand Pressure For Change
1. What is our project Objective?
2. What changes do the Stakeholders
want and need?
3. What are the Constraints?
4. Who are the Decision Makers?
5. What is their Decision Window?
6. Will this Repeat?
7. Are key Leaders on the same page?
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An Agile Change Management Framework
Step 2 – Build Capacity For Change
1. What is our project Reserve?
2. How do we Prioritize?
3. What Relationships do we have with the
decision makers?
4. What Processes and Tools do we need
in place?
5. Do we have the right Leaders?
6. Do we have the right Knowledge?
7. What Culture attributes do we need?
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An Agile Change Management Framework
Step 3 – Develop Vision For The Future
1. What Result do we need?
2. How do we Re-Plan?
3. How do we get the Stakeholders on
board?
4. How do we Communicate the change?
5. Do we have the Resources to succeed?
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An Agile Change Management Framework
Step 4 – Execute Action Plan
1. What Roles and Accountabilities do we
need?
2. Do we have the Right Performance
Measures?
3. How do we Communicate the status?
4. How do we Celebrate success?
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Noblis’ View: An Agile Change Management
Framework Provides For Sustainable Results
Capture and Discuss Lessons Learned!
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Thank you!
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