If You Need To Run A Project You've Already Failed : Presented by Evan Leybourn

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If you need to run a project – you’ve already failed

#noprojects

Evan Leybourn

2016

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Come with an open mind

This is a controversial topic

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PA RT O N EUnderstanding projects

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What exactly is a project?

A temporary endeavor to govern and deliver a complex change (such as a new

product or service)

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Projects are expensive

The three O’s of project cost; 1. Overheads, 2. Overruns and 3. Opportunity costs

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Projects fail

The definition of insanity is to “do the same thing and expect a different result”

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Projects focus on the wrong thing

What is measurable not what is valuable

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Projects are temporary (products aren’t)

Products don’t end when the project does – don’t artificially constrain them &

lose key skills

@DipeshPala@eleybournMcKenna T, Whitty SJ. (2013) Agile is Not the End-Game of Project Management Methodologies. In: Proceedings of the AnnualProject Management Australia Conference Incorporating the PMI Australia National Conference (PMOz), Melbourne, Australia,17‐18 September 2013.

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PA RT T W Ointroducing #noprojects

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Continuous change is the alternative!

The approach and structure to successfully deliver continuous change

without a project

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What is #noprojects?

The alignment of activities to outcomesmeasured by value, constrained by guiding principles and supported by continuous delivery technologies

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The continuous culture

Continuous delivery, deployment, monitoring, strategy, planning, design, marketing, feedback, business, finance

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PA RT T H R E EWhere to begin

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Outcomes over outputs

Outcomes are valuable, planned, slowly changing and define a common direction

for all work

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Working principles

Common, agreed, and prioritised constraints that shape all activities

(e.g. quality, communication, staff engagement, security, or branding)

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Understanding the value of work

Value degrades

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Understanding the value of work

High value activities may come later

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Understanding the value of work

Local Maxima

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Understanding the value of work

The “So What” Factor

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Value delivery teams

Dedicated cross-functional teams that contain the required skills to deliver an

outcome

(e.g. developers, testers, HR, accountants, sales/marketing)

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PA RT F O U RDelivering work

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The activity canvas

An activity is any discrete work that is undertaken as part of a change

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The technology of #noprojects

Automated testing, continuous integration, continuous delivery, and

DevOps

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Funding #noprojects

Change the question – not “how much will this cost?”, but rather “how much is

it worth?”

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Evan Leybourn

IBM GBS

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