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Making the Most of Project You

Making the Most of Project You. Bonnie Biafore. 3 Keys to Success. Identifying success Building success Managing success. Identifying Success. For you You’ve got to be very careful if you don’t know where you are going because you might not get there.  Yogi Berra For others

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Making the Most of Project You

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  1. Making the Most of Project You Bonnie Biafore (c) 2006 Bonnie Biafore

  2. 3 Keys to Success • Identifying success • Building success • Managing success (c) 2006 Bonnie Biafore

  3. Identifying Success • For you • You’ve got to be very careful if you don’t know where you are going because you might not get there.  Yogi Berra • For others • Ours is a world where people don’t know what they want and are willing to go through hell to get it.  Don Marquis (c) 2006 Bonnie Biafore

  4. What Does Success Mean to You? • Projects are performed to achieve objectives • What are the objectives for Project You? • Money • Recognition • Learning • More free time • ??? (c) 2006 Bonnie Biafore

  5. Making Others Successful • Customers  Income, steady business • Employers  Income, benefits • Managers  Raises, good assignments • Subordinates  Better deliverables, fewer problems • Colleagues  Networking, collaboration • Strangers  Karma • In general, more pleasant working conditions (c) 2006 Bonnie Biafore

  6. Why Others’ Objectives are Important • Not giving them what they want: • Failure • Giving them what they don’t care about: • Waste • Giving them what they want: • Success (c) 2006 Bonnie Biafore

  7. When Your Goals are Aligned with Your Customers’ • Win-win relationship • Work with the cream of the crop • Weed out bad customers (c) 2006 Bonnie Biafore

  8. Building Success • Deliver quality (whatever level the customer wants or higher) • Deliver what you promise when you promise • Even if it means staying up late and working weekends (PM book) • If you can’t make a deadline, tell people ASAP and come with an alternate plan (PM book) • Know your customer – give them what they don’t even know they want • Deliver more value than your salary or fee (Charlie and the change control) • Communicate (c) 2006 Bonnie Biafore

  9. Building Success • Know the objectives • Tell customer what you’re going to do • Then, do it (c) 2006 Bonnie Biafore

  10. If You Can’t Deliver • Analyze the issue and revise your plan • Communicate! • ASAP • Be proactive • Be accountable • Take responsibility (c) 2006 Bonnie Biafore

  11. More Keys to Building Success • Deliver quality  Make great work a habit • Success depends upon the glands sweat glands.  Zig Ziglar • Exceed expectations • Provide higher value than your price tag • Be honest, but diplomatic • Give people chance to save face • Quality assurance (c) 2006 Bonnie Biafore

  12. Building Confidence • Do good work • Work hard • Keep a kudo file • Volunteer (c) 2006 Bonnie Biafore

  13. Resources for Work • Web sites • Monster.com • Dice.com • STC job board • PMI job board • Freelancesuccess.com (c) 2006 Bonnie Biafore

  14. Think Out of the Box • Work I do • Books • Contract technical writing • Magazine articles • Web site articles • Course development • Speaking • Training (c) 2006 Bonnie Biafore

  15. Balancing Success • When you’re successful you’re busy • As an employee, you become the go-to person • As an independent, you get more and more work • How to keep success from taking over your life • Know your goals • Plan • Focus on what’s important (c) 2006 Bonnie Biafore

  16. Planning and Tracking – Part I • Estimating tools • Track your time even if your employer doesn’t • Develop your own tools • For complex projects, use a PM tool • ..\..\Business\Schedules\BJB Master Project.mpp (c) 2006 Bonnie Biafore

  17. Planning and Tracking – Part II • Set objectives • Identify steps to achieve them • Schedule tasks • Don’t let unimportant urgent tasks get in your way • Take Back Your Life! Sally McGhee • The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Stephen Covey (c) 2006 Bonnie Biafore

  18. Other Success Tips • Learn when you’re most productive • Schedule the hardest work for that time • Avoid interruptions at that time • Know what makes you productive • Coffee • Organized desk • Know when to back away • When stuck, switch to something easier (c) 2006 Bonnie Biafore

  19. Controlling Success • Prune customer list • Evaluate customers • Get rid of the ones that aren’t aligned with your goals • Least profitable • Increase your rate (or ask for raises) • Learn how to say no without burning bridges • Give back but don’t let it take over (c) 2006 Bonnie Biafore

  20. Questions? (c) 2006 Bonnie Biafore

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