The document discusses how to effectively manage resources and projects in a matrix organizational structure. It notes that traditional project planning focuses on scheduling tasks rather than people. It recommends scheduling people instead of tasks to better meet the needs and psychology of team members. It also suggests taking an existing project plan and "spinning" it to prioritize scheduling people over tasks in order to improve results and get better cooperation across initiatives.

2. How do we ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

3. Get things done in a matrix world? ? ?

4. Succeed with competing demands on our people? ? ?

5. Plan and budget without control over resources? Those were the days ? ?

6. Get people to do what we want them to do? ? ?

7. Make space for people to do their jobs well? Make a path just for me ?

11. Yes they schedule, but it’s what they schedule that’s the difference Project plans schedule tasks Other fields schedule the people

13. Theatre as a project plan

15. Take the project plan Project plans are still developed to meet the needs of the PM – ignoring the needs and psychology of the people working on the project

16. Spin it We’re almost there! Just a few more steps

17. Watch the reaction of your people

18. And your results improve