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Global PMBOK Cafe is an innovative workshop that explores the best practices of Global Project Management Professionals...

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2011 Tokyo Winter Sessions are being planned. Registration info

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How to employ top down approach effectively for change
Discuss how to get change from Senior Stakeholders
Project team members think the Customer Requirements are unrealistic.
Align everyone in same direction
Endorsement form all stakeholders
Roadmap: Risks and How to

1) Risk of top down approach (based on survey)

1-1) Failure in senior management commitment

1-2) Resistance from other stakeholders

2) Effective top-down approach

2-1) How to get senior management commitment

2-1-1 ) What
- Simulation
- Quantitative evidence
- Viable alternatives

2-1-2) How
- Visualization
- 3rd party feedback (e.g. industrial expert, peer review, report)
- One on one meeting with strong S/H

2-2) How to mitigate resistance from other stakeholders
- Direct message from senior S/H to other S/H
- Off-site Meeting and give the S/H same vision

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  • Year_Session_Workshop 2010S2W5

The  2010 Summer Session of PMBOK Cafe Marketing School studied the relationship between requirements documentation and planning for Change Management. While part of a Project Managers job is to prevent change that may negatively impact a project. What are the strategies that the Global Project Manager can use during the planning stage to identiy the best method to manage and control change?

The Cafe participants divided into two teams.

  1. Selling Trust and Buying Commitment
  2. Effective Top Down Approach for Change

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  • Year_Session_Workshop 2010S1W1
13 responses

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What is your preferred method to communicate change to a senior stake holder?
Top down   10 77%
Botom up   3 23%
Which method presents more opportunity for negotiation?
Top down   3 23%
Bottom up   10 77%
Which method is more difficult in negotiation?
Top down   8 62%
Bottom up   5 38%
Which method requires more extensive work and preparation
Top down   6 46%
Bottom up   7 54%
Which method has more risk in communicating change to senior stake holder?
Top down   11 85%
Bottom up   2 15%
Which method has a higher probability of success in communicating change to a senior stakeholder?
Top down   11 85%
Bottom up   2 15%
Which method requires more grease (money, indirect influence) to communicate change to senior stake holder?
Top down   6 46%
Bottom up   7 54%
Which method requires more detailed evidence (proof) to communicate change to senior stake holder?
Top down   2 15%
Bottom up   11 85%
Which method depends more on relationship in communicating change to senior stake holder?
Top down   11 85%
Bottom up   2 15%

Additional Info

  • Year_Session_Workshop 2009S1W5

PMBOK Cafe Marketing Project Management Best Practices Presentations

Top Down

Bottom Up

Innovative

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  • Year_Session_Workshop 2009S1W5

Marketing Project Management Top Down Approach

Scenario

As a Project Manager. You analyzed the Scope Requirements of your customer. Based on your previous projects your team concludes, The project cannot meet the requirements that the project will be in jeopardy. You are going to propose changes. How will you communicate/market to the Customer your Proposed Changes to the Scope of the project?

Top Down Approach

Top down approach and its four key elements to influence key stake holders.
Introduce the four key elements of Top Down approach
Presenting key stake holders with current project status and receive acceptance to proposed change
Effortless acceptance of the change and success of the project
Do you know when it’s best to use Top Down approach?
We are going to present the four key elements of the top down approach, Relationship, Approach, Experience, Evidence, and finally analyze the difference between Top Down and Bottom Up
 
Capitalize of your relationship with the stakeholder
Use an appropriate approach
Demonstrate experience
Present evidence
 
When is Top Down approach most effective?
 
Top Down vs. Bottom Up
Negotiation opportunities
Preparation
requirements
 
Top Down Approach
Highlighted the top down approach and its four elements to influence key stake holders.
Introduced the Top Down approach four key elements
Presenting key stake holders with current project status and receive acceptance to proposed change
Effortless acceptance of the change and success of the project
Do you know when it’s best to use Top Down approach?

PMBOK Cafe Marketing Top Down from Robert Higgins on Vimeo.

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  • Year_Session_Workshop 2009S1W5