winning at project management with the team playbook
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Winning at Project Management
with the Team Playbook
ALASTAIR SIMPSON | DESIGN LEAD | ATLASSIAN | @ALANSTAIRS
SARAH GOFF-DUPONT | PRINCIPAL WRITER | ATLASSIAN | @DEVTOOLSUPERFAN
you are now witnessing the “oh crap” moment
you are now witnessing the “lightbulb” moment
Important things
Goals and priorities
Making decisions
Roles and ownership
Effective communication
Goals and priorities
Making decisions
Roles and ownership
Effective communication
Important things
Troubleshoot common pain points better.
Manage projects better, phase by phase.
SARAH’S GOALS ALASTAIR’S GOALS
Goals, Signals, and
Measures
Goals are about outcomes – not output.
TRY GOALS, SIGNALS, AND MEASURES
Why Make sure you’re focused, and that you know what success looks like.
When Run this play at the beginning of your project.
Who Involve your core project team, plus your executive sponsor.
Please remember You don’t always need the line or text at all.
Problem Framing
TRY PROBLEM FRAMING
Please remember You don’t always need the line or text at all.
Why Explore a problem space so you know what you’re solving for.
When Run this play at the beginning of your project.
Who Your core project team, plus a few stakeholders. More perspectives = better problem definition!
Goals and priorities
Making decisions
Roles and ownership
Effective communication
Important things
DACI
TRY A DACI
Please remember You don’t always need the line or text at all.
Why Define roles in a group decision.
When Any time a high-stakes or high-impact decision comes up.
Who Your project team, sponsor, SMEs, and stakeholders.
Confluence Blueprint available!
A Designer and a Product Manager Walk into a Bar…
Alastair Simpson Design Lead, Atlassian
TOMORROW, 11:30 AM, GRAND BALLROOM 220A
Sherif Mansour Principal Product Manager, Atlassian
TRY A DACI
Please remember You don’t always need the line or text at all.
Why Define roles in a group decision.
When Any time a high-stakes or high-impact decision comes up.
Who Your project team, sponsor, SMEs, and stakeholders.
Confluence Blueprint available!
Goals and priorities
Making decisions
Roles and ownership
Effective communication
Important things
Health Monitor
TRY A HEALTH MONITOR
Why Define roles in a group decision.
When Any time a high-stakes or high-impact decision comes up.
Who Your project team, sponsor, SMEs, and stakeholders.
Confluence Blueprint available!
Project teams
3 types of Health Monitors
Service teamsLeadership teams
Stand-up
TRY STAND-UP
Why Avoid dropping balls or stepping on each others’ toes.
When Daily (or so), throughout the project.
Who Your core project team.
Goals and priorities
Making decisions
Roles and ownership
Effective communication
Important things
Sparring
TRY SPARRING
Why Get peer feedback and inspire new ideas.
When While the work is still a work-in-progress.
Who Your project team, creative thinkers, subject-area experts.
Project Poster
TRY PROJECT POSTERS
Please remember You don’t always need the line or text at all.
Why Refine your thinking and share info with stakeholders.
When Throughout the “envisioning” phase.
Who Your project team, sponsor, and stakeholders.
Confluence Blueprint available!
you are now witnessing the “wrap it up” moment
Thank you!
ALASTAIR SIMPSON | DESIGN LEAD | ATLASSIAN | @ALANSTAIRS
SARAH GOFF-DUPONT | PRINCIPAL WRITER | ATLASSIAN | @DEVTOOLSUPERFAN