Implementing & Closing out Project Management for Social Impact

1. Implementing & Closing out
Project Management for
Social Impact

2. Planning & Implementing
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3. Skills that project managers should use in
the implementation phase
1. Managing issues
2. Managing people
3. Managing internal controls
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4. Managing Issues
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What Are Issues?

5. Identifying Issues
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6. Identifying Issues
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7. Identifying Issues
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8. Identifying Issues
• At a weekly team meeting, ask each team member to share one thing
that went well and one issue that they noticed.
• When someone reports an issue right away, praise them in a team
meeting or email.
• Share issues that have come up in your own work.
• If you are worried that employees are too embarrassed or scared to
share issues, provide a confidential way for employees to report issues.
An online form can be helpful for this.
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9. Managing Issues
Resolving Issues
1. Assigning Responsibility
2. Monitoring Progress
3. Escalating Issues
4. Closing out issues
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10. Managing Issues
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN RISKS AND ISSUES
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11. Managing Changes
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12. Managing Changes
1. Identify any proposed changes before they are implemented.
2. Analyze the proposed changes.
3. Authorize, deny, or escalate.
4. Document in the project charter.
5. Update project plans and communicate with stakeholders.
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13. Managing People
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14. SOFT SKILLS VERSUS HARD SKILLS
• Communicating clearly
• Motivating your team
• Listening
• Sharing your vision
• Resolving conflicts
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15. Hard Skills
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16. HIRING
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How will I find candidates?
What skills does each job require? What experience does each job require?
How will I decide which candidates to hire

17. DEVELOPMENT
• What are my employees’ professional goals?
• What skills would benefit our project?
• What skills do my employees already have?
• What professional growth resources can I provide my
employees with?
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18. Management
• Who will manage other people?
• How will I assess performance?
• Who should perform each activity?
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19. THE RACI MATRIX
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20. Managing Internal Controls
• Who will manage other people?
• How will I assess performance?
• Who should perform each activity?
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21. End-of-Project Transitions
• Closure
• Extension
• Expansion
• Redesign
End-of-ProjectTransitions

22. Close Out Activities
RiskManagement
1. VERIFY THE PROJECT SCOPE AND DELIVERABLES
2. COMPLETE THE ADMINISTRATIVE, FINANCIAL, AND CONTRACTUAL CLOSURE
3. COMPLETE END-OF-PROJECT LEARNING
4. CELEBRATE ACCOMPLISHMENTS