Gus Cicala

CEO of @ProjAssistants (Project Assistants), speaker, author, father, husband, grandfather

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In our leadership workshop "Leadership is taken, not given", we use this video, a well-documented "defining moment" https://t.co/nBD6XFWl9D

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Part 2: Not enough time for control activieis during execiuotn, formal sign off/acceptance of deliverables that define project completion

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Part 1:
Primary points of resistance covered n our Leadership workshop: Project Charter out of sync with plan, enforcing scope change

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Our leadership workshop identifies & analyzes the most common predictable points of resistance throughout the project management life cycle.

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When "Predictable points of resistance" occur, it's time for the PM to prepare & trigger some defining moments to deal with the resistance.

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Our PM Leadership workshop is based on a theory I developed "Predictable points of resistance", happens when reality separates from plan

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I wrote on project leadership in "The Keys to Our Success: Lessons Learned from 25 of Our Best PMs" https://t.co/LkVpyo0Ev7

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I wrote on project leadership in "The Keys to Our Success: Lessons Learned from 25 of Our Best Project Managers" https://t.co/OgtPFDEjua

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Part 2:"and proactively communicate that the separation has occurred (i.e. risk becomes issue). This issue usually triggers resistance"

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Asked PM candidate: How do you handle separation of reality from project plan? Answer-"Proactively monitor risks that cause separation &...

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It's about trust. I love the answer. It implies many PM supporting skills: relationship building, empathy, judgment, putting customer #1!

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I always ask our PM candidates about how their leadership skills help them to succeed. Today's PM nugget of wisdom from a real PM follows...

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Great dinner event at OS PMI last night! Great venue at Precision Design Studios

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PM Using MS Proj 2013: Read reviews @ http://t.co/WpUiLToXui. Excellent prep for 74-343:Managing Projects w/Proj '13

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Want to know what’s new in Microsoft Project 2013? Stop by #PMXPMI to win a copy of my new book: “Project Management Using MS-Project 2013"

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For AZ Project Mgmt Week, my 2nd presentation is Sat. 11/9 Track 2 – 10:15 Leadership Is Taken Not Given: http://t.co/IIX0QVPbKI #PHXPMI

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Looking forward to AZ Project Management Week ...hope to see you my session: Friday, 11/8 session @ 6 pm: http://t.co/ZLQ7wUPDqQ #PHXPMI

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Stop by the Wash DC PMI Symposium Fri 9/13 to see my presentation called "Leadership Is Taken Not Given" http://t.co/wBBgnYLgjO (10 am)

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My new book “Project Management Using Microsoft Project 2013” is available on Amazon: http://t.co/HqjdxDsI9K
Also Amazon UK & Amazon Europe

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#MicrosoftProject 2013 Online guide for Office 365 is available at: http://t.co/GxB9Lk3SJm