Reply to: Any Project Managers about.....

[MaryPoppins]

WHS

At clientco, durr management have just binned 4 PMs for poor performance. Certainly keeps the rest of us on our toes.

Good. I am sick to death of working with PM's who have blagged their way into the role and have zero skill, leaving others to clean up after them. Ggrrrr.

[Tensai]

they may blag to get in but if they do they look like muppets as they should be easily found out by competent managment

WHS

At clientco, durr management have just binned 4 PMs for poor performance. Certainly keeps the rest of us on our toes.

[original PM]

fear not grinder

they may blag to get in but if they do they look like muppets as they should be easily found out by competent managment

unfortunately that rarely exists and when they do get found out the management tend to cover it up to disguise their own incompetence

hey ho!!!!

[Grinder]

I sort of wish my chosen specialisation was not 'blaggable'.

[original PM]

glad I could be off help

although I hope you did not mention

Unit test, Black box test, white box test, shoe box test

cos I made that one up!

good luck with the role!

[MPwannadecentincome]

Thanks for all the replies people, special mention to original PM.

Secured an offer on the role!

Now, I just have to put the theory into practice…….

well done!

[Zippy]

Thanks for all the replies people, special mention to original PM.

Secured an offer on the role!

Now, I just have to put the theory into practice…….

Oh well done that man! (don't forget to mention diversity awareness when you get in there)

[thelurker]

Thanks for all the replies people, special mention to original PM.

Secured an offer on the role!

Now, I just have to put the theory into practice…….

[original PM]

They want to hear

Risk Analysis
Gantt Charts
Stakeholder commuinication matrix
Unit test, Black box test, white box test, shoe box test
Code libraries
Project Initiation Document
Sign off
Milestone planning
UAT
Training
Budget Managment
Customer Expectations


they want you to
Deliver everything as quickly as possible will not listen to any genuine issues which you raise which will delay go live = especially if it means they may look bad infront of their boss.

Ultimately you will be succesful if your skills are up to scratch you have some luck and when things go t!ts up you do not cop for all of the tulip.

[ace00]

I am required to do a presentation on the following....

"The minimum set of processes I would implement to ensure robust project control, whilst maintaining the flexibility required to manage a number of projects successfully within a collaborative environment "

I could do that.

[thelurker]

I should mention it is a role within the NHS....

[Drewster]

I am required to do a presentation on the following....

"The minimum set of processes I would implement to ensure robust project control, whilst maintaining the flexibility required to manage a number of projects successfully within a collaborative environment "

Errr.....

Just learn to waffle on by saying what could actually be said in a few words in a few hundred words..............

Chuck a few buzzwords from this book in your conversation. Jobs a good-un

drone on about the importance of communication and making your stakeholders

Quite

[thelurker]

Does this fall under Prince2?

[Alf W]

Governance Obsessive it is then!

[thelurker]

I am required to do a presentation on the following....

"The minimum set of processes I would implement to ensure robust project control, whilst maintaining the flexibility required to manage a number of projects successfully within a collaborative environment "