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Speaking :: Topics
Kevin Aguanno,
PMP, MAPM
Getting Final Approvals
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Description We often think that getting final approval for a project’s deliverables is fairly straightforward: if we complete the scope and have good quality deliverables, then the customer should approve the deliverables without any issues. Many are surprised to find out how wrong this assumption can be. This presentation discusses the need to start planning and preparing the customer for final acceptance from day one of the project through the development of an acceptance plan and the use of a process called Expectations Management. The key barriers to signoff will be covered, including both Scope Barriers and Lifecycle Barriers.
Agenda
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Audience The presentation is targeted at people managing internal or external projects. Examples and discussion are primarily geared to I/T project managers. No technical knowledge or prior knowledge of this topic is required.
Duration 45-60 minutes including time for audience questions. Note: An alternate format is available in a 90 minute duration which includes this presentation and another with a lot more detail on post-approval activities entitled “Project Closeout Best Practices.” It is separately listed as “So You Think You’re Done? What to do After the Launch”
A/V Requirements The presentation includes an electronic slide show and requires a data projector with a 1024x768 video resolution. |
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Books in Print by Kevin Aguanno: 101 Ways to Reward Team Members for $20 (or Less!) - How to select and give out appropriate awards to maximize the benefit to the recipient, and over 100 inexpensive reward ideas. [Paperback and eBook formats] S-T-R-E-T-C-H Your Rewards Budget: Maximize the Return on your Employee Recognition Investment - How to get the most out of your employee recongition budget by choosing the right reward for the situation and the recipient, and then giving the reward in a manner that will give you leverage with other employees. [Audiobook] Managing Agile Projects - The business benefits behind agile development methods and the insider secrets of how to manage such projects from those who developed the methods. [Paperback and eBook formats] An Introduction to Agile - The reasons why agile methods emerged, and the business benefits behind using them. Covers the elements common to all agile methods. [Palm Reader eBook] Stealth Methodology Adoption - How to package agile methods so that they can be introduced into an organization without attracting the ire of the "process police." [Palm Reader eBook] Agile Project Management Using Scrum - Background on the Scrum methodology and how it can be applied on development projects to reduce risk, improve quality, and improve stakeholder satisfaction. [Audiobook] Managing in the Face of Ever-Changing Requirements - How to manage your way through projects where requirements are constantly changing and where it is difficult (if not impossible) to set a baseline. [Audiobook] So, You Think You're Done? - The key to project closeout is half getting final agreement that the project is done, and half completing all of those often-missed tasks that keep a project from dragging on and on. Includes financial closeout, administrative closeout, legal closeout, and other tasks. [Audiobook] |
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