![]() ![]() While we dedicate a large portion of our Accidental Project Manager workshop to the art and science of chartering projects, we’ll usually touch on a few really big ideas that most folks look past. They’re a mechanism for building buy-in, setting expectations, and clarifying roles and responsibilities before the hard work begins. They’re about clarifying the goals of your project. Project charters aren’t just about checking a box. While the high-level scope may be clear (new system with interactive reporting), there are a number of open questions that a robust charter template helps teams clarify up front.ĭrawing from more than 20 years of experience (and the practices of 50+ companies, and 200+ professional project managers), we’ve designed the tightest, clearest “project contract” in the business. Set Your Sights: Building your A-Team and Charter Is this a ‘top 3’ priority for you, since I may need you to demand resources for this be successful? What’s your budget and timeline for this project? What is it that you want out of this new system? Lumbergh, just a few questions before I get started: ![]() If it’s real, you’ve just clarified that you’re here to take care of business. If the request is casual or hypothetical, it goes away. Qualify Your Sponsorīefore embarking on a much larger effort than anyone anticipates, it’s a great time to challenge the request. What may have begun as a 5-minute favor turned into a 2-hour task, and transformed into a 6-month, $250k software replacement. What can begin as a minor favor (“Can you just run me the TPS report?”), can turn into a small annoyance (“Can you just add just one more field to the TPS report query?”), which can turn into a headache that now requires the help of several other folks (“I’m going to need you to just replace the TPS reporting system so I can have interactive reports on my iPad”). Projects begin so simply, often with a casual request (or ask). At the root of this painful experience lies a communication breakdown, and a short but targeted Project Charter provides a powerful inoculation to future memory loss. It’s that we also communicated AND heard the intentions differently. The sin isn’t simply that we recall (or don’t) the details differently. This often comes down to a slow and painful series of REPLY-ALL emails, citing pieces from emails over the last many months (or years). They seek to enroll other meeting attendees even as these poor souls are slipping toward an exit. They try to add details from the prior conversation, like what else was discussed, or what someone’s breath smelled like. Two people remember details from a past meeting or agreement differently. One of the most painful - and frustrating - challenges I see in teams is the dreaded ‘he said, she said’ (also versions in ‘she said, she said”, and “he said, he said”). In this episode Brett outlines exactly what to expect with CLAXONCAST.Our work world recollection challenges are compounded by the fact that we often collaborate with several people, each of whom also has less than perfect recollection. Brett is a published Author, Global Speaker and Television Personality on Australia’s #1 Mainstream Business Channel. Brett is a go to business expert when it comes to fast and effective business growth, having invested over $2M personally in paid advertising & his company now managing millions of dollars a year in advertising spend for his clients in over 30+ industries. About The Hostīrett Campbell is a serial Entrepreneur, having founded 2 of Australasia fastest growing companies in their respective fields, including the Fast Growing fitness franchise at its time, exploding to 35 locations within the first 6 months of operations, and currently the fastest growing Digital Growth Agency Claxon having recently won the accolade of 2018 Best Social Media Agency of the Year award for Australia and NZ within their first 12 months of operations. ![]() CLAXONCAST host Brett Campbell and guests talk leadership, strategy, entrepreneurship and what’s truly required to grow and scale successful companies. SubscribeĬLAXONCAST takes a deep dive into all things business growth with the worlds most successful brands, and the people behind them. Welcome to the first ever episode of CLAXONCAST where your host and Co Founder of Claxon Brett Campbell gives you the run down on what to expect. ![]()
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