Social Project Management: 5 Tips for Moving From Old School to New School PM
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Social Project Management (like there’s any other kind) Liz Pearce, COO liz@liquidplan ner @lizprc
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Learn 5 practical ways to move your project team to social, distributed project management. Reap the benefits of less email, fewer meetings, fewer missed deadlines, and more. It's easier than you think!
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Social Project Management (like there’s any other kind)
Liz Pearce, COOliz@liquidplanner@lizprc
Then
Commandand Control
Support & Guide
Now
Idea
Reply
DOC
Reply
DATA
A vast wealth of business intelligence in the details
Does this approach make sense?
PM
Old School vs. New School
Meetings
Collaboration
Online Environments
Tightly held
Control
Distributed Ownership and Real-Time Sharing
Accrue to Management
Benefits
Everyone Benefits
Wishful Thinking
Scheduling
Realistic and Real-Time
1500 Teams Later...
Missed Deadlines
Burnout
Procrastination
Low Morale
Customer Dissatisfaction Employee Turnover
Sandbagging
Poor Quality
High Costs
Missed Opportunities
PM
• Realistic Schedules • Higher Morale • Less Wasted Capacity• Improved Efficiency
• Customer Satisfaction
• Fewer Meetings
• Less Email • Improved Quality
• Lower Costs
• Better Communication
lizprc: @World we all want to fix this!
5 Tips
Move from centralized to distributed updates
#1
Cut the middle man from work distribution
(You don’t need them anymore)
#2
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? ?
Got it.
Online Tools and Open Process
+
Need it.
Keep the plan and the social collaboration in the same place
(To break down walls & reduce switching costs)
#3
Sharepoint
CRM
Harddrives
Social Biz Tool
Project Plan
Email The Plan
Docs
Calendars
CRM…
Social BizTool
Mobile
Focus on PM habits, not results (They will follow naturally)
#4
Charles Duhigg @cduhigg
40%
Habit Loops
Management Curiosity
Old Routine
Be Vague Avoid Questions
New Routine
Management Curiosity
Transparent Project Data
Avoid Questions
Keystone Habit
Never waste a good crisis (It’s a great time to make a change)
#5
Project Failure?
Spike in Demand?
Leadership in Transition?
Resource Turnover?
Heavy Constraints?
Greater Chance of TeamOpenness to Change
5 Practical Tips for Moving to Social Project Management
#1 Move from centralized to decentralized updates
#2 Cut out the middle man from work distribution
#3 Keep the plan and social collaboration together
#4 Focus on building good PM habits
#5 Never waste a good crisis
Now go build something :)Social Project Management Case Studies @
http://www.liquidplanner.com/case-studies
Liz Pearce, COOliz@liquidplanner@lizprc
