1. Demystifying Project Management Shane Barnes Telstra Super

2. Project Management – Why?

3. Project Management Recognising a Project: Regardless of size, aim and outcomes, they share the following 4 characteristics: 1.Unique task 2.Temporary requirement for resources 3.Specific results 4.Defined time limit

4. Project Management.. is the application of knowledge, skills, tools and techniques to ensure available resources are used effectively to achieve a project’s objectives Tools and Techniques: Planning; Monitoring; Organisation; Control

5. Project methodologies Waterfall Scrum Six Sigma Critical Path PMBOK Prince 2 Agile

8. Project methodologies Combination of Governance & Common Sense Scalable Collaborative “If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough” Albert Einstein Outcome focussed

9. Challenges Choose two…Shortcut your planning…

10. Challenges Pipeline Management Scope creep Risks becoming Issues Re-work Changes in requirements Competing requirements Gating

11. Roles & Responsibilities What the Lawyer sees:- Time keeper - Judge What the PM sees:- Subject matter expert - Analyst - Advisor

12. Practical tips 1.Ensure you understand the context for what is being asked of you. This will save you time! 2.Understand the context in which the project was mandated 3.Understand the project roles and responsibilities 4.Be as collaborative as possible 5.Gating is not optional 6.Revisit your planning