project management unplugged

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Project Management

Unplugged

Ing. Evel Meckarov, PMP

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Who am I?

8 years in Project/Portfolio Management & Leadership

Master’s Degree 2004 – VUT Brno

Certified IBM Senior Project Manager & Project Management Professional - PMP

Leading a portfolio of projects for IBM’s EMEA Infra - managing budget per year - 2 000 000+ $

Certified IBM Project Management Trainer – Delivered over 60 workshops

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Project Management is not rocket science

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Financial Freedom

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Time

Mastering time management

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Leadership

The only way things ever get done

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Quality of Life

Being your own boss

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Yea right … what’s the catch?

Accomplish the mission. Period.

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Should I become a Project Manager?

Thinking about it will get you nowhere

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Bachelor/Master’s Degree

Castles of sand

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Real life

Take the leap!

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Mastery

The life lessons of real masters

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Mastery

Stick to the norms until you become good

Find the right mentor

Focus on the results, not the solutions or methods

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48 Laws of Power

The secrets of the powerful

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Examples

Win through your Actions, Never through Argument

When Asking for Help, Appeal to People’s Self-Interest

Enter Action with Boldness

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I need more power…

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Power belongs to those who can save the day

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Real Project Stories

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