Experience transformation
and acceleration of your professional and personal skills designed to move you beyond everyday expectations.
Experience transformation
and acceleration of your professional and personal skills designed to move you beyond everyday expectations.
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At D. Beyond Motivation we refer to our
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PM TOOLBOX
The modern-day Project Manager needs to wear many different hats simultaneously. Why? Because being a Project Manager encompasses a myriad of challenges and opportunities daily; and requires an advanced skill set in communicating with a wide variety of stakeholders, vendors, and customers – both internal and external.
Beyond the hallowed Triple Constraints, and the expanded constraints that include quality, risk, resources, and customer service, there are an abundance of skills that need to be present and functional in the Project Manager’s Toolbox. These tools are those that will get you through project inception, creating the charter, planning the work, identifying tasks and creating the WBS, assessing & mitigating risk, executing, monitoring & controlling progress, and documenting lessons learned for closing.
This workshop will delve into the practical − and yet, sometimes elusive − set of tools every Project Manager needs to tackle the ever-expanding constraints, with an awareness of stakeholder communications, and then some. The intangible concepts of communication & soft skills you utilize, along with articulating the vision, make your project a tangible success. The inner workings of process skills, negotiating, and creating buy-in help you to plan and execute your project. Software skills and technical skills build your expertise, and the expertise of your project team. Developing your organizational awareness may also mean the difference between project stagnation and success.
Now that we are all spending more time leading and managing projects in the virtual world through email, conference & video calls, and safe-distance meetings, these skills are even more valuable to your skill set. You need them in your daily toolbox!
TAKE AWAYS
Broaden perspective of the tools needed to lead projects.
Emphasize the value of detailed communications in project management.
Establish a positive framework for the execution of project processes.
The Bartender’s Guide To Project Management
Have you ever contemplated your project challenges over your favorite drink?
Whether your choice is coffee, water or adult beverage, my guess is, yes, you have. We sometimes need a break from the actual project work to crawl into various options and re-assess project progress. But, have you ever made the connection between project management and bartending?
The world of Project Management is not unlike the resources and constraints model your bartender faces at your favorite local tavern. From the restaurant theme & mission, to the drink resources and of course the guest services, a bartender needs to be as aware of his environmental constraints as any Project Manager!
Take a seat at the bar and enjoy a light-hearted look at Project Management through a different set of glasses. Maybe, you will find the magic elixir to your own project constraints by shaking things up and pouring it over ice. Cheers!
Key Takeaways:
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Paradigm Shift
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Alternative Solutions & Connections
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Project Management Fun!
Look At Those Fries!
Is This A Question
Of Quality Or A Question
Of Value?
We’ve all been there. You’re at that restaurant, ordering your entrée. Your meal arrives, and the french fries are cold; or, maybe, the portion is much smaller than expected. How ironic that the side dish becomes the focus in your mind in that moment?!
Are you having a quality issue or a value issue?
Where you are may matter just as much as what you order. Then, there’s the concept of when you are ordering. The same can be said in your project or business analysis environment. Are you looking at quality? Are you recognizing value? Are both important? Neither?
Quality and value are often tied together. Quality often sits in the middle of the Triple Constraints triangle. Have you defined it as part of your project? Are you and the stakeholders on the same page when considering the quality of the project? Sliding further along the spectrum is value. What is the value of the project? Customers, clients, and stakeholders may all value different components and outcomes of the project. You may be providing a quality service and product, but how do you know what the stakeholders value is versus the value you are providing?
What are you going to do about the quality and value conversation?
This session will dive into what we need to consider more – the quality and value of what projects are providing. We understand to define scope, budget, and time. Let’s take next step on the journey to go beyond the triple constraints to understand the quality and value that will be the end result of your efforts.
Take a seat at the table and review your menu. Do you want fries with that?
Take a seat at the table and review your menu. Do you want fries with that?
Key Take Aways
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Understand the distinction between Quality and Value
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Define Quality and Value needs within the constraints of the project
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Project Management & Business Analysis Fun!
Improve Your Resume Overnight – Even If You Don’t Have One!
There it is – right…there…on…your…screen: your opportunity to advance. The job you’ve been looking for has just been posted on your company’s website. But is your resume updated? Oh, you meant to do that last year and never got around to it. So, now what?! Well, that’s what we are here to solve! We will get your resume on track – yes, even if you don’t have one! If you have a resume that needs to be updated, we can help you update it overnight. If you don’t have a resume, you will be ready get started tonight to have something on paper in the morning! As a certified resume writer (yes, certifications exist for resume writing), I’ve worked on resumes for a couple of decades, give or take (more give than take).
In this session, we will discuss action steps you can take towards setting the stage for readers to be immediately interested in you, grammar, parallel language, skill set framing, formatting, and most importantly, just getting started. Bring your pen, notepad, laptop, resume, AND your questions!
KEY TAKE AWAYS:
Resume upgrade concepts
Job opportunity targeting
Fresh resume work perspective
