We're conducting a test-drive of the PMBOK#6. We’d like to use it for the planning and managing the project of Kilimanjaro Summiting. The main characteristics of the project: 1. Project Goal – Uhuru Peak of Kilimanjaro Mountain (5’895m / 19’341ft). 2. Timeframe – February 1-14, 2018. 3. Budget constraint – USD 3000 (EUR 2500) per team member. 4. Risk requirements – come back alive and healthy. 5. Project scope – develop a team, organize the expedition, plan the project, conduct procurements, analyze risks and perform the risk responses, collect lessons learned.
The PMBOK#6 allows us to use it for such purposes. In chapter 1.1.1 "THE STANDARD FOR PROJECT MANAGEMENT" they wrote: “The Standard for Project Management is included as Part II of A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide)” and "The standard identifies the processes that are considered good practices on most projects, most of the time". So, we’re going to use this "good practices" to organize expedition to Tanzania and climb Kilimanjaro.
Short concept of the expedition: 1. Kilimanjaro is significant mountain, because it is on the list of Seven Summits and is the highest peak in Africa. 2. The project will be prepared by the run-in technology the Expedition Project Management. However, there will be one complex change - nobody of the team can spent a penny of money. 3. As a consequence of the item 2, we need to organize everything using the start-ups technology and rise money on crowdfunding, find sponsors or investors. What is the benefit for those people? We do not surely know yet. But just this gives us the zest. 4. As the main idea what to offer for crowdfunding - we would like to publish the use case of PMBOK#6 test-drive (description and all document templates and samples). Namely, do the project in strict accordance with the new PMBOK and show all the pros and cons. 5. We will broadcast everything online, so everyone can see our achievements and mistakes. All the deliverables and results of the project are also should be laid out in open access.
Sergio Luis ConteHelping to create solutions for everyone| Worldwide based OrganizationsBuenos Aires, Argentina
Sep 15, 2017 6:38 AM
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Sergio, thanks for advise!
Very interesting info about the expedition to the Aconcagua. Do you know the guys who did it?
Unfortunately not. I will try to get more information but I can not promise you a good result. I have noticed of that from some comments and it was sad for me because it is realy important to me for learning from that. In fact I use this type of situation when I tech project management as a case of study. In fact, it is critical to understand about things like stakeholder management and motivation. I have take the example I created form the South Polo expedition in 1991 and all related the behavior of English team and Norwegian team. I know it is not the same environment and situation.
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1 reply by Anatolii Savin
Sep 16, 2017 12:33 PM
Anatolii Savin
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Sergio, I look forward any result from you.
We have conducted 13 expeditions, and have 13 case studies and huge amount of lessons learned.
Same cases translated to English: http://expedition.pm/our-expeditions
Unfortunately not. I will try to get more information but I can not promise you a good result. I have noticed of that from some comments and it was sad for me because it is realy important to me for learning from that. In fact I use this type of situation when I tech project management as a case of study. In fact, it is critical to understand about things like stakeholder management and motivation. I have take the example I created form the South Polo expedition in 1991 and all related the behavior of English team and Norwegian team. I know it is not the same environment and situation.
Sergio, I look forward any result from you.
We have conducted 13 expeditions, and have 13 case studies and huge amount of lessons learned.
Same cases translated to English: http://expedition.pm/our-expeditions
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1 reply by Sergio Luis Conte
Sep 17, 2017 8:34 AM
Sergio Luis Conte
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Thank you very much Anatoly. I will read it. I think the only way to real understand all related to those things named "soft components" inside a project is when you deal with this type of situations. Putting into other environment I was professional tennis player and I am certified tennis coach by the ITF/USTA/AAT associations plus I play futbol (what US Americans named soccer) in the four category in my country (the low level category). When you have those experiences (better the experience you will take) you clear understand about what a team is (long time ago I wrote an article for the PMI about the fact Chicago Bulls players were not friends and no matter that they were a real team), about risk management, about being Agile (to use a new buzzword but that it was here from long time ago to define a behavior related to react to changes and to create changes inside the environment), etc. At the end, things people experienced when they need to survive. The same objective (at least the basic objective) organizations have in this world.
Sergio Luis ConteHelping to create solutions for everyone| Worldwide based OrganizationsBuenos Aires, Argentina
Sep 16, 2017 12:33 PM
Replying to Anatolii Savin
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Sergio, I look forward any result from you.
We have conducted 13 expeditions, and have 13 case studies and huge amount of lessons learned.
Same cases translated to English: http://expedition.pm/our-expeditions
Thank you very much Anatoly. I will read it. I think the only way to real understand all related to those things named "soft components" inside a project is when you deal with this type of situations. Putting into other environment I was professional tennis player and I am certified tennis coach by the ITF/USTA/AAT associations plus I play futbol (what US Americans named soccer) in the four category in my country (the low level category). When you have those experiences (better the experience you will take) you clear understand about what a team is (long time ago I wrote an article for the PMI about the fact Chicago Bulls players were not friends and no matter that they were a real team), about risk management, about being Agile (to use a new buzzword but that it was here from long time ago to define a behavior related to react to changes and to create changes inside the environment), etc. At the end, things people experienced when they need to survive. The same objective (at least the basic objective) organizations have in this world.
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1 reply by Anatolii Savin
Sep 17, 2017 9:55 AM
Anatolii Savin
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Sergio, can you send a link to the article for the PMI about Chicago Bulls players?
Very interested!
Have a good endeavour, more than the PMBOK is required, it an additional organizational guide. Understand there is good physical training and risk are related to food.
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1 reply by Anatolii Savin
Sep 17, 2017 10:00 AM
Anatolii Savin
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Yes, Vincent, we pay most attention to risk management, physical training, acclimatization, medicine and food.
Thank you very much Anatoly. I will read it. I think the only way to real understand all related to those things named "soft components" inside a project is when you deal with this type of situations. Putting into other environment I was professional tennis player and I am certified tennis coach by the ITF/USTA/AAT associations plus I play futbol (what US Americans named soccer) in the four category in my country (the low level category). When you have those experiences (better the experience you will take) you clear understand about what a team is (long time ago I wrote an article for the PMI about the fact Chicago Bulls players were not friends and no matter that they were a real team), about risk management, about being Agile (to use a new buzzword but that it was here from long time ago to define a behavior related to react to changes and to create changes inside the environment), etc. At the end, things people experienced when they need to survive. The same objective (at least the basic objective) organizations have in this world.
Sergio, can you send a link to the article for the PMI about Chicago Bulls players?
Very interested!
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1 reply by Sergio Luis Conte
Sep 17, 2017 10:25 AM
Sergio Luis Conte
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Sure, thank you for asking!. I was long time ago. Please let me search into the PMI archives (I know it should be there). I have the original but because it was published by the PMI in different languages my original are in Spanish and Portuguese only. But I will send you and I hope you will give me feedback please.
Have a good endeavour, more than the PMBOK is required, it an additional organizational guide. Understand there is good physical training and risk are related to food.
Yes, Vincent, we pay most attention to risk management, physical training, acclimatization, medicine and food. Saving Changes...
Sergio Luis ConteHelping to create solutions for everyone| Worldwide based OrganizationsBuenos Aires, Argentina
Sep 17, 2017 9:55 AM
Replying to Anatolii Savin
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Sergio, can you send a link to the article for the PMI about Chicago Bulls players?
Very interested!
Sure, thank you for asking!. I was long time ago. Please let me search into the PMI archives (I know it should be there). I have the original but because it was published by the PMI in different languages my original are in Spanish and Portuguese only. But I will send you and I hope you will give me feedback please. Saving Changes...
We created a landing page for our #Kilimanjaring Project - http://www.expedition.pm/kilimanjaring This is the first ever such unusual case study of management methodology.
Since the project has a fairly big budget, our team will not be able to execute the project without your support. You can send us some money to make the case study possible. Link to the donation on the landing page. Saving Changes...
