Monthly Archives: March 2013

Programme Management

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Project Health Questions

Programme Manager Competencies

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Leadership

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Situation Leadership Model – Paul Hersey

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Pyramid of Purpose

There are many ways of describing strategy. One approach, which also illustrates the hierarchical structure well, thinks of business strategy as answering the following questions:

  • Why are we doing what we are doing?
  • What do we need to do to fulfill our intended purpose?
  • How exactly are we going to do what needs to be done?
  • Who (or what) is going to make sure it’s done?

    • PyramidofPurpose1

    The Pyramid of Purpose is a graphical depiction of an organization’s strategic plan. By putting the various elements of a good strategic plan into a pyramid form, it is easy to see the “big picture” and relationships between different elements of the plan in a form that is easy to understand: The purpose shown at the apex cascades from one level of strategy to the next.
    There are no hard and fast rules for building a Pyramid of Purpose: Use it to convey your plan in the way your intended audience is most likely to understand.

    Birkinshaw’s Four Dimensions of Management

    Four-Dimensions

    London Business School professor, Julian Birkinshaw, developed his Four Dimensions of Management framework and published it in his 2010 book, “Reinventing Management.”

    Birkinshaw’s Four Dimensions of Management are:

  • Managing Across: Activities.
  • Managing Down: Decisions.
  • Managing Objectives
  • Managing Individual Motivation.



    • Each dimension consists of one traditional and one alternative principle.
    You can use the framework to develop a management model that best suits the type of work that you’re doing, and the way that you want your organization to develop.

    Project Management

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    ChangeManager-competencies

    Stakeholders theory

    Interactive Project Workout (Robert Buttrick)

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    WordPress Plug-ins for Project Management

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    Business Change Programmes

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    One Minute Project Manager

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    One Page Project Manager Template

    Generic Framework

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    Recommended Project Management Articles

  • Need for Negative. Don’t forget to look at the comments also for a more balanced perspective.

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    Communication

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    Variables of Communication by Campbell

  • Frequency – people remember things when they hear them often
  • Primacy – people remember messages they hear first
  • Recency – people remember data they heard most recently so keep them updated
  • Emotion – messages which impact emotions have the greatest impact

    • Communication by Dr Steven Peters

    Best conversations happen when:-

  • The right Person
  • The right Time
  • The right Place
  • The right Way (channel)
  • The right Agenda

    • Assertiveness in speaking to right person; Aim to reach a sensible outcome; Contain emotion, listen to the other person first. Recognise that an opinion is just that an opinion; Speak slowly and calmly; Find common ground; Look to others to understand what is correct / factual / acceptable; Choose words carefully; Understand the other person first. Allow them expression; Use facts not feelings or impressions; Let other get their points across first and don’t react; Choose the right time to talk – i.e. when conversation not rushed and sufficient time is available; Be prepared to change stance and compromise; Focus on the solution not the problem (or how I feel); Keep quiet until things settle can be very helpful; Choose the place to talk; Ensure I answer the questions put before me before moving on – otherwise they won’t!; Ensure Agenda is understood up front; Address what is on mind.

    Useful Links about Communication

    Power of Words by Andrea Gardner

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    Amy Cuddy: Your body language shapes who you are

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    Wilo’s Law

  • Communication usually fails, except by accident
  • If communication can fail, it will
  • If communication cannot fail, it still usually fails
  • If communication seems to succeed in the way you intend – someone misunderstood
  • If you are content with your message, communication is certainly failing
  • If a message can be interpreted in several ways, it will be interpreted in a way that maximises damage
  • The more we communicate, the more communication fails

    • Latest Free Kindle Books

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    Amazon currently offer a range of kindle books for free. These are genuine books that would otherwise cost anywhere from £2 to £60. This post provides a list of the books that were recently available. Visit http://www.amazon/kindle-ebooks to access. If you don’t have a kindle then you can download the kindle reader for your pc

    Latest Free Business Books

  • The Lazy Project Manager and Project from Hell by Peter Taylor
  • If You Can’t Fail, It Doesn’t Count [Kindle Edition] by Dave Guymon
  • Think Like Entrepreneur by Erick Bulatowicz
  • Management Essentials: Exclusive Excerpts from the Creating Success Series
  • Business and Competitive Analysis: Effective Application of New and Classic Methods by Craig S. Fleshier, Babette E. Bensoussan
  • Business Ethics and Sustainability [Kindle Edition] by Thomas Ng

    • Latest Free Personal Development Books

  • How to Argue: Powerfully, Persuasively, Positively [Kindle Edition] by Jonathan Herring
  • Knockout Interview Answers [52 Brilliant Ideas] by Ken Langdon and Nikki Carthright

    • Latest Free Project Management Books

  • Mastering the Leadership Role in Project Management: Practices that Deliver Remarkable Results by Alexander Laufer