eXtreme Project Management

Leader: Doug DeCarlo, Senior Consultant, Agile Project Management Practice

Length of workshop: 1 day

General Overview: No sooner do you say "plan" when something else has changed. Extreme projects are characterized by high-speed, high-unpredictability and high-stress. They defy the prescriptive practices of traditional project management that work well on waterfall-like projects, but only serve to inhibit creativity and adaptability when applied to high-change projects.

The eXtreme Project Management Essential Tool Kit consists of a set of principles, practices and templates for applying the 5-component Flexible Project Model. This iterative Model is a business-focused, change-tolerant and people-centric framework used for projects with a high-uncertainty factor.

Importantly, because the Flexible Project Model is grounded in plain English, team members, functional managers, project sponsors and customers are able to communicate in a common language with little to no learning curve. The Model serves as a wrapper that can be used in conjunction with most any development or delivery life cycle. The benefits of applying the Flexible Project Model are quick ramp-up, early adaptation to sudden opportunities and risks and reduced time-to-profit.

Intended Audience:

• All levels of experience in project management
• Organizations practicing ad hoc project management who recognize the need for greater discipline without squelching creativity and adaptability
• Organizations that want to add agility along side their traditional approaches

Workshop Goals: Participants will learn eXtreme Project Management's core principles and practices and take away proven templates for applying the Flexible Project Model.

Takeaways:

1. Know when to apply the principles of eXtreme Project Management and when to use a traditional project management approach.
2. Learn how to apply the 5 components of the iterative Flexible Project Model.
3. Be able to define and scope an eXtreme project for success.
4. Understand the importance of scenario planning.
5. Know how to calibrate project uncertainty.
6. Know how to use the 7 Win Conditions to establish project metrics.
7. Be able to identify a development life cycle that is compatible with the project's business objectives.
8. Understand how to use time boxing to keep the project on target and keep the customer in the driver's seat.
9. Be able to manage change without letting the project slip out of control.
10. Leave with eXtreme project management templates.

Participants will receive a copy of Doug DeCarlo's widely acclaimed book: eXtreme Project Management: Using Leadership, Principles and Tools to Deliver Value in the Face of Volatility.

Workshop Outline

The eXtreme Project Management Infrastructure:

• The Newtonian vs. The Quantum Mindset
• The 4 Accelerators
• The 10 Shared Values

The Flexible Project Model: components and application:

• Visionate
• Speculate
• Innovate
• Re-evaluate
• Disseminate

For more information on bringing this workshop to your organization, contact Dennis Crowley by phone at +1 781 641 5125, by fax at +1 781 648 1950, or by e-mail at sales@cutter.com.