Her projects will be widely popular in the media; whales will line up as project sponsors; and funding will be provided despite the lack of a plausible project management plan. Stakeholders will speak succinctly, frequently and highly about her projects.
The project scope statement will be limited to 140 characters or less. #Hashtags and hyperlinks may be added as needed. Everything else is out of scope unless explicitly stated in the project limitations management plan. Other than delete, there is no change management plan.
The project communications management plan will only include unscheduled tweets, RTs, @messages and DMs. #FollowFriday will replace the weekly status updates. Pictures of the WBS will be posted using TwitPic. Meetings will be via UStream accompanied by real-time tweets. Projects will be delivered in 140 calendar days or less with a cost variance of +/- $140.
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If you are like most people, a box alarm clock wakes up for your 9-to-5 routine. You leave your box house using your box car or sit on the same seat in your box train.
Whenever you do a presentation, you’re essentially selling something—an idea, a viewpoint or a product. On your next presentation, weave a story with a vivid analogy around your data instead of simply stating facts that may be meaningless to your audience.
At a weekend camp, one of my leaders publicly reprimanded a youth for an unacceptable behaviour. The same scenario could very well have played out in the office. In such situations, remember to praise publicly and reprimand privately.
