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A Billion Dollar Project Blunder
PMI York-Simcoe Branch
Uri Galimidi, October 8, 2013
The Will To Change Inc.
Professional Services Automation
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1. The Eight Root Causes of Project Success
2. SBInet Case Story and Discussion
3. Summary and Take-aways
Making project management indispensable for business results
®Agenda
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The Standish Group – Chaos Manifesto, 2012
44%
49%
7%% of Projects >$10M
Failed
Challenged
Successful
Source: The Standish Group Chaos Manifesto 2012
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Standish - “2012 - The Year of the Executive Sponsor”
Standish Group 2012
PwC PM Study 2012
Executive Mgt Support
19%
Estimates
30%
User Involvement
18%
Executive Sponsorship
15%
Clear Objectives
15%
Clear Objectives
10%
Emotional Maturity
12%
Scope Control
10%
Project Optimization
11%
Resources
8%
Agile Process
9%
Communication
8%
Project Mgt Expertise
6%
User Involvement
6%
Skilled Resources
5%
Stable Environment
5%
Execution
4%
Stable Strategy
5%
Tools and Infrastructure
1%
Other
3%
100%
100%
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The Challenge of the Project Manager
How do we
maintain focus on
the areas that
matter most to
provide effective
Project
Leadership?
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The Eight Root Causes of Project Success
1. Executive
Governance
2. Project
Leadership
3. Clear
Objectives
& Scope
4. Executable
Plan
6.
Stakeholder
Management
8. Methodology
& Process
7. Project
Team
5. Vendor
Management
The Eight
Root Causes
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1. Executive Governance
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Does our Executive
Governance provide
effective oversight
and leadership for
the project,
commensurate with
its size and
complexity?
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2. Project Leadership Team
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Does our Project
Leadership Team
have a
proven
track record
in
successfully
delivering projects
of this size and
complexity?
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3. Clear and Achievable Scope
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Are the objectives and
scope defined with
clarity and detail,
and do we have the
proven capabilities to
deliver a scope of this
size and complexity?
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4. Executable Plans
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Is our plan
comprehensive
and are the effort
estimates,
resources, and
schedule realistic
and achievable?
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5. Vendor Management
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Does our vendor have
proven capabilities to
deliver the solution &
do we know how to
manage it effectively,
given the size and
complexity of the
project?
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6. Stakeholder Management
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Do we have the
support and active
engagement of our
key stakeholders,
and do we have an
effective strategy
and plan to
manage them?
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7. Project Team
13Do we have an
experienced,
committed, and
properly resourced
project team,
including user
representation &
technical staff?
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8. Methodology and Process
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Do we have a
methodology &
process that is
commensurate
with the size and
complexity of the
project
, & do we
closely adhere to ?
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SBInet– Case Story
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Professional Services Automation
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Eight Root Causes of Project Success
1. Executive
Governance
2. Project
Leadership
3. Clear
Objectives
& Scope
4. Executable
Plan
6. Stakeholder
Management
8. Methodology
& Process
7. Project
Team
5. Vendor
Management
Summary &
Take-aways
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Session Take-aways
1.Spend more time than you think you can afford on discovery
and planning;
2.Your best time to negotiate on what you think you’ll need to
be successful is a the beginning of the project;
3.Establish a “safe process” with your accountable executive to
discuss sensitive issues and disagreements, without feeling
threatened.
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Thank You
Uri@thewilltochange.com
The Will To Change Inc.
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