My short talk called Every Project Ever is a condensed version of the first formal lesson I got in project management. I think it's an idea worth sharing. Many years have past since that moment and I often think back on it when I'm in charge of a unique and risky initiative (which most projects are). I never expect to reach the deep end, but I'll always try to anticipate on it.

1. E V E R
E V E RY P R O J E C T

2. H I G H
E X P E C TAT I O N S
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H I G H M O O D S
I T S TA RT S

3. H I G H M O O D

4. H A R D T H I N G S
A R E H A R D
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B O R I N G T H I N G S
A R E B O R I N G
T H E C H U R N H A P P E N S

5. H A R D T I M E S

6. T H E Y B L O W

7. 1 O F 2 S C E N A R I O S H A P P E N …

8. PA R T Y O V E R
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C L E A N U P
A N D L E A R N
1 : T H E P R O J E C T S T O P S

9. P R O J E C T B E N E F I T S A R E L O S T
B E L I E F I N P R O J E C T C A N N O T B E S U S TA I N E D
P R O J E C T S P O N S O R S U P P O RT S T O P S

10. 2 : T H E P R O J E C T F L O U R I S H E S
S P I R I T S R E M O U N T

11. B E N E F I T S C H E C K O U T
S P O N S O R R E M A I N S S U P P O RT I V E
P R O J E C T T E A M B R E A K S T H R O U G H H A R D P E R I O D

12. K E Y TA K E A WAY S
• Every project will/should start out in relatively high spirits.
• Every project will have a (very) deep end.
• Stopping a project is not - by definition - a bad thing.
Everything beats a death-march.
• Team spirit, business benefits and project sponsor support
are essential for succes.
• How it turns out may not be in your hands but how you
react to each scenario definitely is.