Finding Your North Star: Finding Your Project’s True Scope and Mission in Dark Skies – Koepper
Abstract:
Are your projects constantly battling scope creep, drowning in busy work, or suffering strategic shifts? Do you feel confident in the problem you are truly trying to solve, and know where that may be changing over the duration of your projects or program initiatives?
You need to find your North Star to follow to lighten up the dark sky of an uncertain project landscape.
This presentation outlines a clear, actionable roadmap for finding and anchoring your ultimate definition of success – the true core scope – that defines any initiative’s, portfolio’s, program’s, or project’s ultimate value delivery for success.
We’ll walk through how finding your north star is a non-negotiable filter to eliminate any task or noise that isn’t absolutely critical to success, starting from day one of initiating this thought process and actionable steps.
You’ll walk away with a larger toolkit fit for finding that true scope, and continuing to track its change in positioning as you progress through any initiative set forth for you and your organization to ensure you are still following the north star even when it may shift in the sky.
- Embrace the Darkness, Open Your View with Curiosity: Master the “5 Whys” and the art of constructive focus to define your true scope & mission.
- Navigate the Changing Sky: Implement simple management frameworks fast, like the “Parking Lot Rule” to keep ensuring you are holding to the true north positioning, or keep track of it as it changes over the course of an initiative without adding additional chaos.
- Equip Your Project Telescope with AI: Learn how to leverage LLMs and automation to reduce manual workload, flag deviations, and analyze stakeholder focus through each step of a project lifecycle.
Join me to learn how to find, anchor, and continuously track your North Star!
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