The document discusses the Norwegian project environment and the skills of a Norwegian project manager. It begins with introductions and outlines the agenda. It then explores the common characteristics of projects in Norway, which include offshore/maritime, new technology, government/public sector, and services. Next, it describes qualities of the "Norwegian adventure" like independence, pride, and strength of character. The document also examines the daily soft skills challenges for project managers, such as communication, team building, trust building, leadership, and negotiation. Finally, it outlines the hard skills of a project manager, including creating documents, reporting, plans, deliverables, and issue/risk management.

1. Hvordan er den norske
prosjektlederen?

2. Agenda
• Introductions
• The Norwegian project environment
• The Norwegian adventure
• The daily challenges / soft skills
• The hard skills of a project manager
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3. Introductions
• David Hans
• Leandro Perez
• Intersoft Management Systems AS
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4. England vs. Argentina
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5. The background for our
presentation
• Experience from an international point of view.
• Different backgrounds and cultures
• 100% subjective and totally biased
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6. The Norwegian project
environment
Offshore and maritime
New technology
Government and public sector
Service sector
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7. The Norwegian project
environment
• What do they have in common?
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8. The Norwegian adventure
• “saga” or “eventyr”
• Rule the waves
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9. The Norwegian adventure
Subcontracting part 1
"Partnership" or
"Subcontracting part 2"
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10. The Norwegian adventure
• Independence
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11. The Norwegian adventure
• Oljeeventyr
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12. The Norwegian adventure
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Proud
Independent
Jante law
Strength of character
Robust
Family values
Weather proof
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13. The daily challenges / soft skills
Communication
Team building
Trust building
Leadership
Negotiation
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14. The daily challenges / soft skills
assertive
• Conflict resolution
Force/Direct
Collaborating
Goal: win-lose
Goal: find a win-win solution
Compromising
unassertive
Goal: find a middle ground
Avoiding
Accomodating
Goal: delay
Goal: yield
uncooperative
cooperative
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15. The daily challenges / soft skills
• What motivates a project manager?
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16. The hard skills of a project manager
Documents
Reporting
Plans
Deliverables
Issue and Risk
management
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17. Takk fra Leandro og David