Are You Delivering Tangible Results?
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by Cyndee Miller
George Lucas was a project manager. And the Star Wars production team? A PMO.
So declared Bob Safian, former editor of Fast Company, at the start of PMO Symposium. Sure, Star Wars may be a 1970s-era example from PMI’s list of 50 Most Influential Projects, but it also embodies a mentality that speaks to the future. We’re entering The Project Economy, where people have the skills to turn ideas into reality, and organizations deliver value through the successful completion of projects. Work is no longer about static job responsibilities, but a sequence of tasks.
Why the switch? “The Project Economy is about the need for speed, flexibility and learning,” Mr. Safian said.
It’s a way to try things out—and get things done. Young workers today aren’t looking to land the job they’ll have for the rest of their lives. They’re looking for the tasks and experiences that will grow their skills, he explained. And organizations are seeing the payoff, too.
It’s just part of the deal for Daniel Ek, CEO and co-founder of music streaming giant Spotify. He hires top leaders for a two-year “tour of duty.” At the end of that cycle, they may re-up for another tour—but only if the goal still makes sense. “It’s how he builds fluidity, adaptability and effectiveness into the company,” Mr. Safian explained.
With so much changing so fast, he encouraged project leaders to continually ask themselves three key questions:
1. Is this Day One? It’s a maxim that Jeff Bezos uses at Amazon. In other words, are you going into work every day as if it’s your first and you can start from scratch?
2. Is what you’re doing relevant to the next generation?
3. Are you embracing and encouraging a growth mindset?
“If you resolve all these questions, we can make tremendous change and make a tremendous impact on the world ahead of us,” Mr. Safian said.
Because whether they’re working on a construction project or a blockbuster film franchise, project leaders everywhere share a common purpose: delivery.
“In business there’s a lot of dialogue, a lot of talk about strategy, leadership, metrics and planning. But at the end of the day it’s about producing tangible results,” Mr. Safian said. “That’s what you all do. That’s the purpose of project management. That’s the purpose of business. And that’s the purpose of humanity—to get something tangible done.”
Let’s hear it: How is The Project Economy changing how you get something tangible done?
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Luis Branco
CEO| Business Insight, Consultores de Gestão, Ldª
Carcavelos, Lisboa, Portugal
Dear Cyndee
Interesting this reflection
Thanks for sharing these three questions:
1. Is this Day One? It's a maxim that Jeff Bezos uses at Amazon. In other words, are you going into work every day as if it's your first and you can start from scratch?
2. What are you doing relevant to the next generation?
3. Are you embracing and encouraging a growth mindset?
I particularly like the second and third questions
Drew Craig
Sr. Agile & Product Coach| Vanguard
Philadelphia, Pa, United States
We are certainly in a time when our professional development is non-stop. We continue learning, developing, adoption, and applying new skills and experiences as a way to hone our craft for the next adventure.
Suneel Kumar Nadella
Director (Self Employed)| Manasai Services Pvt Ltd (Self Employed)
Solihull, West Midlands, United Kingdom
Dear Cyndee, Good reflection and overall summary. I believe there is another aspect to ask every day is "What is one unique thing I am going to do today to enable a "better tomorrow". If this is embraced and adopted rigorously, then you may not be embracing too many projects at short notice(continuous improvement or learning). I have seen several organisations adopting the above three approaches but in unstructured manner.
Marcus Udokang
Project Manager| Aivaz Consulting
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Wonderful summary. Continuous learning is vital. Many thanks for a great article.
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