In the 1980’s approximately 70% of IT projects were unsuccessful when measured against the criteria of cost, schedule, expectations and project team member satisfaction. Since then, millions, if not billions of dollars, have been spent on procuring, developing and training on Project Management processes, procedures, tools, techniques, methods and project software.

So, after years of spending a fortune attempting to raise the IT project success rate, what we find is that project surveys measuring projects against the same criteria of cost, schedule, expectations and satisfaction indicate that 30 years later, in the 2000’s approximately 70% of IT projects are unsuccessful. Doesn’t that make you wonder?

So what’s the answer? The answer is working with a combination of both hard and soft skills put together simply like the old song tells us, “It ain’t what you do, it’s the way that you do it.” In this presentation, Richard presents over 50 Killer Ideas that attack the major reasons projects are unsuccessful.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Upon the successful completion of this workshop, attendees will be able to better understand:

• Both the Hard and Soft Skills required to be a successful project manager
• How to successfully mesh the Soft and Hard Skills in planning, organizing, monitoring and controlling the project
• How to make working in the highest pressure environments seem like a party and at the same time deliver to critical deadlines
• How to inspire your project team?

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

Project managers and those who manage project managers, or those interested in project management

PREREQUISITE

There is no prerequisite for this course. It functions as a stand-alone course.

MATERIALS

Participants will receive a course binder containing copies of presentation slides and exercises.