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Bruce Gay Principal Consultant| Astrevo Labs Pittsburgh, Pa, United States

I have been asked to present 45 minutes on the topic of "project management" to an operational department next week. Most of the analysts in this department conduct some level of project management, but are not well-versed in the traditional PMP methods. What topics should I cover with them within 45 minutes?

So far, I am thinking about:

• Spend time up front to Identify stakeholders
• Communication is key - keep everyone informed and how often
• Issue versus risk definition
• Planning – set milestone and understand dependencies, and communicate those often to the team
• Ask the right questions during planning to avoid surprises
• Make sure everyone on the team has a clear definition of the project (Scope)
*Use scope/charter documents (template)
• Make sure everything has an owner, do not end meeting with action items w/o owners
• Someone needs to be in charge of over-all project and "big picture"
• Spend time to identify risks and spend time managing risks

Any recommendations on topics for the intro to PM would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

Posted: Jan 19, 2017 9:02 PM

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Bruce Gay Principal Consultant| Astrevo Labs Pittsburgh, Pa, United States

I gave my presentation to the operational department on Wednesday this week. I shortened the presentation to 20 minutes and allowed for 15 minutes Q&A. The audience was appreciative of the tips and guidance, plus they asked some engaging questions. I plan to post more details on the presentation on my blog. Thanks again for all the feedback/ideas on how to structure this talk.

-Bruce

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1 reply by Mayte Mata Sivera

Jan 27, 2017 11:38 AM

Mayte Mata Sivera

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Great! Thank you for the update. I'll appreciate if you post in this discussion the link to your blog (easy to follow up), I'm curious about Q/A.

Posted: Jan 27, 2017 10:55 AM

Drew Craig Sr. Agile & Product Coach| Vanguard Philadelphia, Pa, United States

Thanks for the follow up. Looking forward to the blog post

Posted: Jan 27, 2017 11:20 AM

Mayte Mata Sivera PMO Leader | Speaker | Author Ut, United States

Jan 27, 2017 10:55 AM

Replying to Bruce Gay

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Great! Thank you for the update. I'll appreciate if you post in this discussion the link to your blog (easy to follow up), I'm curious about Q/A.

Posted: Jan 27, 2017 11:38 AM

Bruce Gay Principal Consultant| Astrevo Labs Pittsburgh, Pa, United States

I wrote a blog post at this link:

https://www.projectmanagement.com/blog-pos...-for-Novice-PMs

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1 reply by Mayte Mata Sivera

Feb 01, 2017 3:07 PM

Mayte Mata Sivera

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Thank you for sharing!

Posted: Jan 31, 2017 1:16 PM

Mayte Mata Sivera PMO Leader | Speaker | Author Ut, United States

Jan 31, 2017 1:16 PM

Replying to Bruce Gay

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I wrote a blog post at this link:

https://www.projectmanagement.com/blog-pos...-for-Novice-PMs

Thank you for sharing!

Posted: Feb 1, 2017 3:07 PM

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