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leadership
practices applications
step up, step back
collaboration
culture of trust managing risk
decision making
problem solving
and managing
risks
the
collaborative leader
Co-Founder, AccelinnovaSenior Manager, Landmark Graphics
Todd LITTLE the work of
uncertainty
complexity
predictability ?
Hurricane Rita
Projects
Why Projects Are Different
Ideas / Products / Project Differences
dependencies
communication
risks
complexity team size
mission criticality
team locationteam capacity
domain knowledge gaps
dependencies
uncertainty market
uncertainty
technical
uncertaintyproject duration
dependents
Complexity
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Low
High
High
Complexity
Un
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ain
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Simple, young projects Need agility Tight Teams
Sheep Complex, mature market Need defined interfaces
Cows
Bulls Agility
to handle uncertainty Process definition
to cope with complexity
Laissez faire
Colts
Low
Low
High
High
Well behaved
Attribute Score
Market
Technical
Dependencies / Scope
Flexibility
Duration
Uncertainty Assessment
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Market Uncertainty
Technical Uncertainty
Project Duration Uncertainty
Dependents/ Scope Flexibility
Complexity AssessmentAttribute Score
Team Size
Mission Critical
Geographical Dispersion
Team Maturity
Domain Knowledge
Dependencies
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Dependencies
Geographical Dispersion
Team Maturity
Domain Knowledge
Team Size
Mission Critical
Sheep Project
Cow Project
Colt Project
Bull Program
Remember: Loose Coupling and Strong Cohesion
Complexity
Un
cert
ain
ty
Trader Workstation
Sheep Matcher
Cows
Bulls Swiss Electronic
Stock Exchange
“Lights Out”
Colts
Low
Low
High
High
products lifecycle paths
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Complexity
Un
cert
ain
ty
Low
Low
High
High
Attribute Score
Uncertainty Assessment
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Complexity AssessmentAttribute Score
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910
summary
uncertainty
complexity
ideas that work?
