Accidental Business Intelligence Project Manager

1. The Accidental Business
Intelligence Project Manager
Jen Stirrup
SQL Server MVP
Director-At-Large (Elect) for PASS Board

2. The Accidental Business Intelligence
Project Manager (Jen Stirrup)
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3. Fail to plan… plan to fail?
Plans are only good intentions unless they
immediately degenerate into hard work.
(Peter Drucker)
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4. If computers get too powerful you can
organise them into a committee - that will
do them in.
Bradleys Bromide
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5. Waterfall Projects
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EvolveAssess Prove Iterate Rollout

6. Urgent versus Important
What is important is seldom urgent,
and what is urgent is
seldom important.
Urgent means that a task requires immediate attention.
Important means tasks are things that contribute to our long-term
mission, values, and goals.
URGENT does not mean IMPORTANT
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8. We are in Present Shock….
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9. Why is why Agile might be popular..
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10. Manifesto for Agile Software Development
We are uncovering better ways of developing software by doing it and
helping others do it. Through this work we have come to value:
Individuals and interactions over processes and tools
Working software over comprehensive documentation
Customer collaboration over contract negotiation
Responding to change over following a plan
That is, while there is value in the items on the right, we value the items
on the left more.
This Manifesto can also be seen as an Agile PM Manifesto.
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11. What does this mean for you?
Agile projects can be hard!
Balance to be achieved between
• Control and planning
• Freedom to deliver
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12. So what do you do?
Review deliverables
Track outstanding tasks
Track budget separately
Re-assess Risks regularly
Resolve Issues
Protect the delivery team from distractions.
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13. A common goal
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I would say that what we've gotten for a half billion dollars is an
unpronounceable acronym [DIMHRS] (US Defence Secretary Robert
Gates)
Operations keeps the lights on, strategy provides a light at the end
of the tunnel, but project management is the train engine that
moves the organization forward. (Joy Gumz)

14. Change is the only Constant
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15. Key Project Items
Terms of Engagement – what will we do?
Business Goal – what is the reason the project exists?
Vision – focuses on the ‘end game’
Who is the end user? – make sure they are represented. Legacy system?
Requirements
Keep high level
Measure often!
Convert to a statement of requirements
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16. User Stories
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17. Devil’s Triangle
Customer
Software
vendor
Project
Equilibrium
Delivery
Team
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18. Devil’s Triangle
Customer
Software
vendor
Project
Equilibrium
Delivery
Team
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19. Devil’s Triangle
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Customer
Delivery
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20. Devil’s Triangle
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Delivery
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22. Devil’s Triangle
Customer
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vendor
Project
Equilibrium
Delivery
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23. Gantt Chart
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24. Look after your people
In NASA, we never punish error. We only punish the concealment of
error. (Al Siepert)
The best Project Managers are the ones who:
Will protect team members.
Do not expect people to work 70 hours a week. A bad reputation
spreads!
Will turn a ‘no’ into a not yet, and manage properly
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25. PASS Virtual Chapters Listing
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Check out the sqlpass.org for more information on all the Virtual Chapters
including:
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26. Volunteer Recognition Programs
Outstanding Volunteer Program
• PASS invites you to nominate your favorite volunteers for "Outstanding Volunteers
of the Month.“
• Submissions can be sent anytime to VolunteerRecognition@sqlpass.org
Please provide:
• nominated volunteer's contact details,
• a brief list of the PASS programs the member has participated in
• the number of years in the community
• a short description of why you think they should be recognized
• Chosen nominees will be announced in the PASS Connector newsletter and receive
a Certificate of Appreciation

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