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LOVE LETTERS
Lead Projects from a Point of Strength
Dottie Love, DTM
Staying on top of complex projects with • Methodology - the governing discipline
competing activities is a mammoth task. One that integrates leadership support with
of my largest projects had over 847 members management principles and processes.
spread across 13 countries. I would joke that Examples of methodologies are Waterfall,
my team worked 24 hours a day / 7 days a week. Agile, Six Sigma, Critical Path Method,
That was because the project had team members Prince2 to name a few.
working on four continents (North America, • Core Processes - business practices that span
South America, Asia, and Africa) and every hour the life of the project (scope management,
of my Pacific-coast time zone day… an office was time management, cost management,
open. I had morning status calls with my South communication management, etc.)
Africa team, afternoon calls with my Brazil team, • Phases – the lifespan from the start to close
and evening status calls with my India team. of the project
And yes, we delivered on time everything we • Initiate: A start of a new; or expansion
promised. We delivered successfully, because of an existing project.
we planned successfully. • Plan: Scope of the project, objectives,
First let’s align on definitions. The Project and how to achieve the objectives.
Management Institute has the most recognized: • Execute: Actually doing the work.
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