{"id":2097,"date":"2019-02-25T13:48:00","date_gmt":"2019-02-25T13:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpblog.indigobusiness.co.uk\/?p=2097"},"modified":"2024-03-05T13:26:36","modified_gmt":"2024-03-05T13:26:36","slug":"time-and-people-the-ingredients-of-project-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpblog.indigobusiness.co.uk\/time-and-people-the-ingredients-of-project-success\/","title":{"rendered":"Time and people, the ingredients of project success"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Trish Thirley, Master Trainer Project Management<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The saying goes, \u201cYou\u2019ve got the same hours in the day as Einstein, Mozart or Ghandi \u2013 so don\u2019t tell me you don\u2019t have time!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A common question on our project management workshops is, \u201cWith masses of competing demands for my time, how can I maximise my potential?\u201d I\u2019d recommend the following three key \u2018focus points\u2019:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Start slow and break into a run &#8211; rather than start fast and trip or go the wrong way or mess up.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2099 alignright\" style=\"color: #333333; font-style: normal; font-weight: 300;\" src=\"https:\/\/wpblog.indigobusiness.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/greylag-goose-2139296_640.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"230\" height=\"111\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indigobusiness.co.uk\/Workshop\/project-management-survival-guide\">Project Management Survival Guide&#x2122;<\/a> roadmap, \u2018Think &#8211; Plan \u2013 Do \u2013 Review\u2019 provides easy steps and practical diagnostic tools like the \u2018Successful Project Scorecard\u2019 to help you work out what ingredients<span style=\"font-weight: 300;\"> are missing before you mess up.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Think people &#8211; they will always be the biggest problem in any project.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2098 alignright\" style=\"color: #333333; font-style: normal; font-weight: 300;\" src=\"https:\/\/wpblog.indigobusiness.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/lego-1044891_640.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"229\" height=\"133\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Your people skills (human skills, soft skills) will be your biggest asset here:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Influence.<\/li>\n<li>Judgement.<\/li>\n<li>Listening skills.<\/li>\n<li>Effective communication skills.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indigobusiness.co.uk\/sten\">Stakeholder Engagement (including Simulation)&#x2122;<\/a>\u00a0helps you to understand, develop a practical toolkit and practice these important skills. It includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A business simulation that helps you to understand what you are good at and what needs improvement.<\/li>\n<li>The Stakeholder Barometer, that helps you gauge how much effort you need to give a stakeholder.<\/li>\n<li>The Power Interest\/Matrix helps you prioritise the movers and shakers in your environment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Prevention \u2013 it\u2019s a lot less effort than cure.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #333333; font-style: normal;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2100 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/wpblog.indigobusiness.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/attention-297169_640.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"152\" height=\"134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpblog.indigobusiness.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/attention-297169_640.png 640w, https:\/\/wpblog.indigobusiness.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/attention-297169_640-300x262.png 300w, https:\/\/wpblog.indigobusiness.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/attention-297169_640-344x300.png 344w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 152px) 100vw, 152px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There will always be issues on projects but spotting these early and nipping them in the bud will be your greatest ally for timesaving.<\/p>\n<p>Developing a \u2018Risk Mindset\u2019 and \u2018Risk Radar\u2019 will equip you to be proactive and even enjoy beating the odds.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Our project and stakeholder management workshops:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.indigobusiness.co.uk\/Workshop\/project-management-survival-guide\">Project Management Survival Guide&#x2122;<\/a> &#8211; The comprehensive project management workshop that helps everyone involved in projects to plan, deliver and reduce the risk of expensive project failure. Deliver your projects on time, on budget and get the best results. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indigobusiness.co.uk\/Workshop\/project-management-survival-guide\">More\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indigobusiness.co.uk\/sten\">Stakeholder Engagement (including Simulation)&#x2122;<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Understand your stakeholders to gain buy-in, ensure constructive relationships and build consensus. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indigobusiness.co.uk\/sten\">More\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Trish Thirley, Master Trainer Project Management The saying goes, \u201cYou\u2019ve got the same hours in the day as Einstein, Mozart or Ghandi \u2013 so don\u2019t tell me you don\u2019t have time!\u201d A common question on our project management workshops &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/wpblog.indigobusiness.co.uk\/time-and-people-the-ingredients-of-project-success\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,86,96,170],"tags":[128,138,171,95],"class_list":["post-2097","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-project-and-programme-management","category-project-management","category-simulations","category-stakeholder-engagement","tag-project-management-survival-guide","tag-project-success","tag-stakeholder-communication","tag-stakeholder-engagement"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - 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