leadership practices collaboration step up step back culture
leadership practices collaboration step up, step back culture of trust applications decision making problem solving managing risk
the collaborative leader and managing risks
the work of Todd LITTLE Co-Founder, Accelinnova Senior Manager, Landmark Graphics
uncertainty complexity
predictability ?
Hurricane Rita
Projects Ideas / Products / Project Differences Why Projects Are Different
dependencies communication risks
complexity team size mission criticality team location team capacity domain knowledge gaps dependencies
uncertainty market uncertainty technical uncertainty project duration dependents
Uncertainty High Low High Complexity
Uncertainty High Colts Bulls § § § Simple, young projects Need agility § Tight Teams § Agility to handle uncertainty Process definition to cope with complexity Sheep Cows § § Laissez faire Well behaved Complex, mature market Need defined interfaces Low High Complexity
Uncertainty Assessment Attribute Market Technical Dependencies / Scope Flexibility Duration Score
Market Uncertainty 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 Dependents/ Scope Flexibility 1 0 Project Duration Uncertainty Technical Uncertainty
Complexity Assessment Attribute Team Size Mission Critical Geographical Dispersion Team Maturity Domain Knowledge Dependencies Score
Dependencies 10 9 8 7 Mission Critical 6 5 4 Geographical Dispersion 3 2 1 0 Team Size Team Maturity Domain Knowledge
Colt Project Bull Program Sheep Project Cow Project Remember: Loose Coupling and Strong Cohesion
Uncertainty High Colts Bulls § Trader Workstation § Swiss Electronic Stock Exchange Sheep Cows § “Lights Out” § Matcher Low High Complexity
products lifecycle paths C A B
Uncertainty portfolio management Complexity
pick a project…
Uncertainty High Low High Complexity
Uncertainty Assessment Attribute Score
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
Complexity Assessment Attribute Score
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
summary
uncertainty complexity
ideas that work?
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