1. Directions EMEA Community for Dynamics NAV partners

2. Connected InNAVation! Mannheim, Germany, October 5-7, 2015. Directions EMEA 2015

3. This horse is dead Frank Maier OctoCon AG

4. This horse is dead Who am I? Frank Maier CEO OctoCon AG 1995 Developer 1998 CEO OctoCon AG 2000 Trainer / Consultant 2005 Project manager 2008 Board member at Directions

5. This horse is dead Why a project will crash? The answer is simple: Time Budget Content A wrong magic triangle Time Budget Content

6. This horse is dead Time Budget Content The magic triangle

7. This horse is dead 4 Steps to reanimate

8. This horse is dead Step 1: Project Stop / Research (Find reasons for the crash)

9. Step 1 Project stop All activities should be stopped Exception: Support and all other activities which maintain the customer. (e.g. Bug fixing)

10. Step 1 To find out the reason the following questions have to be asked to any involved party at 1:1 meetings? Project stakeholder (Budget) Project organization chart Roles / Responsibilities (RACI Matrix) Project content? (Content) Project plan (Timeline) Actual project status

11. Step 1 To find out the reason the following questions have to be asked to any involved party at 1:1 meetings? Contractual situation IP rights Project targets of the near future Project processes (e.g. CR’s / support / QA…) Identified risks Why the project has failed? What should be changed?

12. Step 1 And the final question: Is there a chance to continue? This should be the last question. Why? Result: Status from every party

13. This horse is dead Step 2: Common project view

14. Step 2 (Notice: Still no decision if project is going on.) 1:1 meeting with every involved party to discuss / confront the party with the result of interviewing other party / parties Result: Common agreed status document Side comment: If this step will fail, the only solution is to end the project

15. This horse is dead …ehh WAIT! Step 3: Common agreement

16. Step 3 The magic of the special momentum

17. Step 3 Notice: This is a very special situation which normally last only a few days. Preparation of a steering committee meeting Steering Committee Meeting – Participants: All involved parties Decision base: Result of the common agreement. All requirements for a successful re-project start have to be confirmed / committed in the S/C meeting.

18. Step 3 Content of the Steering Committee decision Rough Timeline with milestones Complete Budget Rough content Rough Project Organization Rough RACI Matrix IP-Rights Risks Common commitment

19. No wait, I hear something…. Step 4: Re-Setup

20. Step 4 Based on the S/C decision: Contracts Detailed project plan Detailed RACI Matrix Detailed content description Risk management Escalation procedures Processes ………….

21. Step 4 Finally:

22. Comments Not all projects can be restarted Project manager skills: – Independency – Honesty – Confidence – Self-Confidence

23. This horse is alive Thank you