Leading Virtual Projects with Dr Penny Pullan

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Leading Virtual Project Work

How can we be authentic as we work on virtual projects, engaging our remote teams and stakeholders?

With Dr Penny Pullan

For the Association for Project Management (APM)Women in Project Management SIG

10th July 2015

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Being authentic

Explore leading virtual projects

Introduce Penny

and virtual

Engaging People

12:30 Start13:30 Finish

Catherine:timekeeper Everyone -

participants

You will be on mute;Please send questions through to Teri; Be involved! #APMvirtual

Your action plan

Penny:facilitator

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Adding complexity

What do we mean by virtual?

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Polls:

Polls:

Polls:

Polls:

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The Leadership Model:

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An authentic, virtual project leader…

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Let’s explore Identity a bit more:

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What combination is best?

Taken from the Gower book Cyberconnecting by Priya Abraham

Being authentic

Explore leading virtual projects

Introduce Penny

and virtual

Engaging People

12:30 Start13:30 Finish

Catherine:timekeeper Everyone -

participants

You will be on mute;Please send questions through to Teri; Be involved! #APMvirtual

Your action plan

Penny:facilitator

PP to send outputsvia APM

Adding complexity

Working with others

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How can you create common ground?

Taken from the book by Cyberconnecting

Technology options:Same time Different time

Same place

Different place

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Engaging People: What Works?

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Engaging People: What Works?

Being authentic

Explore leading virtual projects

Introduce Penny

and virtual

Engaging People

12:30 Start13:30 Finish

Catherine:timekeeper Everyone -

participants

You will be on mute;Please send questions through to Teri; Be involved! #APMvirtual

Your action plan

Penny:facilitator

PP to send outputsvia APM

Adding complexity

When it gets a bit harder…

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Adding complexity

©2015 Making Projects Work Ltd.

Being authentic

Explore leading virtual projects

Introduce Penny

and virtual

Engaging People

12:30 Start13:30 Finish

Catherine:timekeeper Everyone -

participants

You will be on mute;Please send questions through to Teri; Be involved! #APMvirtual

Your action plan

Penny:facilitator

PP to send outputsvia APM

Adding complexity

Your Action Plan

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What do I want to do as a result of today’s webinar?

With Whom? By When? Status

What Questions Do You Have?

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Please help with my research into Virtual Working for my next book:

Penny's virtual working survey

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Dr Penny Pullan penny@makingprojectswork.co.uk+44 (0) 1509 821691www.makingprojectswork.co.uk@pennypullan

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