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The Truth About
Project Management in Government
Presentation to the DC Executive Roundtable

Jonathan Weinstein, PMP
October 16, 2013
Three Truths About
Project Management In Government

1.  Project Management is
Undervalued by Executives
2.  Basic Project Management Practices
Are Still Overlooked
3.  Project Reporting Does Not Always
Reflect the Brutal Facts

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The Truth

Project Management is
Undervalued by Executives

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Leadership Won’t Invest
•  25% - Organizations that have a
defined career path for program
managers

•  22% - of those same governments
have executive role in the PgMO

•  11% - Organizations that have a
senior level title for program
management related roles

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Executive Challenge:
Create Value for the Organization
1.  How is project management viewed in your
organization?
2.  Is the PM role a formal or informal position?
3.  What is the one

thing you or your fellow

executives can do to create or promote value
for the organization?

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Practitioners Challenge:
Create Value for Executives
1.  Who is the champion of project
management in your organization?
2.  Does your PMO have a seat
3.  What is the one

at the table?

thing you or your PMO

could improve to create value for the execs?

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The Truth

Basic Project Management
Practices Are Still
Overlooked

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US Department of
Housing and Urban Development

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All good PMs and projects address…

•  Project Integration

•  Stakeholder Engagement

•  Building Strong Teams

•  Performance Management

•  Leveraging Technology •  Competency Development
•  Communication

•  Leadership

•  Risk Management

•  … and Change Management
Practitioners Challenge:
The Basics and Beyond
Is your agency’s project management a

catalyst of change or going
through the motions?
How can you engage customers
more completely in key project
processes?
The Truth

Project Reporting
Does Not Always Reflect
the Brutal Facts

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“It’s all about

risk management:

Define requirements and try to minimize
negative funding impacts to the project.”
— Paul Bosco, PMP
U.S. Department of Energy
Washington, D.C., USA
Lack of Effective Dialogue

43%

1 in 5

of Governments

projects fail

surveyed in 2012

due to

had no portfolio

inadequate

management tool
implemented

communications
Facing Reality…

“Be transparent. Talk to us (executives) early
and candidly about challenges and setbacks,
but also don’t be afraid to ask for assistance.”
Darren Ash

Deputy Executive Director
for Corporate Management
Nuclear Regulatory Commission

PMI and the
Project
Practitioner Challenge:
Get Real or Go Home
1.  What are the brutal

facts about projects

in your organization?
2.  How can your executives engage in a more

effective discussion about areas for
improvement?

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Forces Shaping
Projects in Government
Cloud
Computing

Social Media

Inter Agency
Collaborations

Intra
Government
Collaborations

Customer
Service/CRM

Analytics

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Leadership
Gover
Resource
nance
MGMT

Competency

Persistent Themes in Government PM

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company/
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Jon Weinstein, PMP
President
Line of Sight

info@
line-of-sight.com

@lineofsightlive

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line-of-sight

Email: JWeinstein@line-of-sight.com
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/jonweinstein
Twitter: @Jon_Weinstein
The Government Manager’s Guide Series
•  Easy-to-use, subject-specific
guides.
•  Information you can trust from
experts who speak your
language.
•  Complete answers to help you
act fast.
http://line-of-sight.com/in-the-press/
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The Truth Of Project Management in Government

  • 1. The Truth About Project Management in Government Presentation to the DC Executive Roundtable Jonathan Weinstein, PMP October 16, 2013
  • 2. Three Truths About Project Management In Government 1.  Project Management is Undervalued by Executives 2.  Basic Project Management Practices Are Still Overlooked 3.  Project Reporting Does Not Always Reflect the Brutal Facts line-of-sight.com
  • 3. The Truth Project Management is Undervalued by Executives line-of-sight.com
  • 4. Leadership Won’t Invest •  25% - Organizations that have a defined career path for program managers •  22% - of those same governments have executive role in the PgMO •  11% - Organizations that have a senior level title for program management related roles line-of-sight.com
  • 5. Executive Challenge: Create Value for the Organization 1.  How is project management viewed in your organization? 2.  Is the PM role a formal or informal position? 3.  What is the one thing you or your fellow executives can do to create or promote value for the organization? line-of-sight.com
  • 6. Practitioners Challenge: Create Value for Executives 1.  Who is the champion of project management in your organization? 2.  Does your PMO have a seat 3.  What is the one at the table? thing you or your PMO could improve to create value for the execs? line-of-sight.com
  • 7. The Truth Basic Project Management Practices Are Still Overlooked line-of-sight.com
  • 8. US Department of Housing and Urban Development line-of-sight.com
  • 9. All good PMs and projects address… •  Project Integration •  Stakeholder Engagement •  Building Strong Teams •  Performance Management •  Leveraging Technology •  Competency Development •  Communication •  Leadership •  Risk Management •  … and Change Management
  • 10. Practitioners Challenge: The Basics and Beyond Is your agency’s project management a catalyst of change or going through the motions? How can you engage customers more completely in key project processes?
  • 11. The Truth Project Reporting Does Not Always Reflect the Brutal Facts line-of-sight.com
  • 12. “It’s all about risk management: Define requirements and try to minimize negative funding impacts to the project.” — Paul Bosco, PMP U.S. Department of Energy Washington, D.C., USA
  • 13. Lack of Effective Dialogue 43% 1 in 5 of Governments projects fail surveyed in 2012 due to had no portfolio inadequate management tool implemented communications
  • 14. Facing Reality… “Be transparent. Talk to us (executives) early and candidly about challenges and setbacks, but also don’t be afraid to ask for assistance.” Darren Ash Deputy Executive Director for Corporate Management Nuclear Regulatory Commission PMI and the Project
  • 15. Practitioner Challenge: Get Real or Go Home 1.  What are the brutal facts about projects in your organization? 2.  How can your executives engage in a more effective discussion about areas for improvement? line-of-sight.com
  • 16.
  • 17. Forces Shaping Projects in Government Cloud Computing Social Media Inter Agency Collaborations Intra Government Collaborations Customer Service/CRM Analytics line-of-sight.com
  • 19. www.line-of-sight.com linkedin.com/ company/ line-of-sight Jon Weinstein, PMP President Line of Sight info@ line-of-sight.com @lineofsightlive slideshare.net/ line-of-sight Email: JWeinstein@line-of-sight.com LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/jonweinstein Twitter: @Jon_Weinstein
  • 20. The Government Manager’s Guide Series •  Easy-to-use, subject-specific guides. •  Information you can trust from experts who speak your language. •  Complete answers to help you act fast. http://line-of-sight.com/in-the-press/ weinstein-and-jaques-publish-new-book line-of-sight.com