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WHAT CAN BE
GOOD IN A “BAD”
PROJECT
April 2024
2
AGENDA
INTRO MY STORY
HOW TO
SORT IT OUT
What can be good in a "bad" project
CONCLUSION
S
- Work in IT since 2004
- 4th company in 20 years
- Delivery Director at Levi9 Lviv
- Customer Focus specialist
- Fan of power fitness, bike,
snowboard
ABOUT ME
3 What can be good in a "bad" project
INTRO
01
4
5
SWEET
AND
FLUFFY
What can be good in a "bad" project
HARD
AND
NASTY
1 2
6
WHILE THE CHOICE SEEMS OBVIOUS,
SOMETIMES DIFFICULT PROJECTS
COULD BRING YOU SOMETHING IN
RETURN
What can be good in a "bad" project
’’
I LOVE PROBLEMS
IT'S THE MOMENT
I FEEL I’M NEEDED
Viktor, VP of Engineering
7
Proactive approach is to
prevents problems rather than
firefight them
But if shit happens - the
manager is the one to solve it
DISCLAIMER
8 What can be good in a "bad" project
MY STORY
02
9
• 7 projects
• 3 devs + involved resources
in a matrix organization (QA,
admins)
• Support of old shit
HAHA, ANNOUNCER
10 What can be good in a "bad" project
• A year without a rollback
• Met SLAs
• Finished Announcer migration
• Formed independent Fax team
ACHIEVEMENTS
11 Title of this presentation (Footer Text)
• Shifted to a high-profile development project
• Then offered a position in Lviv
IMPACT ON MY CAREER
12 Title of this presentation (Footer Text)
• Welcome to hell
• 9 products, 8 devs
• 24/7 on-call duty
• Tough person on customer’s
side
SLA
13 What can be good in a "bad" project
• Customer and team dissatisfaction
• High attrition
• Escalations
• Financially not profitable
• Pain in the ass for the upper management
ISSUES
14 Title of this presentation (Footer Text)
• Stabilized the team after a wave of leavers
• Signed a new contract, commercially profitable
• Met SLA
• Continued successfully for 3 more years
ACHIEVEMENTS
15 Title of this presentation (Footer Text)
• Promotion to a DD position
IMPACT ON MY CAREER
16 Title of this presentation (Footer Text)
• A troublemaker project
• 3 dev teams
• The most problematic one
without leadership
PROJECT X
17 What can be good in a "bad" project
• Top management escalations
• High attrition
• Regular overtime
• Bad reputation in the company
ISSUES
18 Title of this presentation (Footer Text)
• Improved the problematic team performance in 2
months
• Turned attrition into planned rotations
• Great feedback and the customer's satisfaction
ACHIEVEMENTS
19 Title of this presentation (Footer Text)
• Positive exposure to the top management of Levi9
• Great relationships with the customer
IMPACT ON MY CAREER
20 Title of this presentation (Footer Text)
HOW TO
SORT IT OUT
03
21
22
ATTITUDE IS CRUCIAL
THERE ARE NO BAD PROJECTS
JUST A WRONG ATTITUDE
What can be good in a "bad" project
23
IF YOU ARE NEW ON THE
PROJECT - ASK INCONVENIENT
QUESTIONS
AND DO UNUSUAL THINGS
What can be good in a "bad" project
24
LIST TOP 3 MOST PRESSING
PROBLEMS
AND FOCUS ON THEM
What can be good in a "bad" project
25
DEFINE THE MOST POWERFUL
STAKEHOLDERS, ADDRESS
THEM FIRST RELIEF THEIR PAIN
What can be good in a "bad" project
26
MAKE AN IMPROVEMENT PLAN
WRITE IT DOWN WITH OWNERS
AND DUE DATES
What can be good in a "bad" project
27
CELEBRATE FIRST SUCCESS
MAKE IT VISIBLE TO YOUR
UPPER MANAGEMENT
What can be good in a "bad" project
28
WHEN THE UPPER
MANAGEMENT FORGETS
ABOUT YOUR PROJECT
IT'S A SIGN THAT YOU'VE MADE
What can be good in a "bad" project
CONCLUSION
04
29
IT’S A BAD
PROJECT …
30
THERE ARE NO BAD PROJECTS
OR CUSTOMERS
What can be good in a "bad" project
31
OUTSOURCE PROJECTS ARE
ONE
OR ANOTHER KIND OF SHIT
What can be good in a "bad" project
32
TROUBLESOME PROJECT –
THAT’S WHERE A MANAGER
COULD SHOW WHAT HE'S
WORTH
What can be good in a "bad" project
33
STABILIZE A PROBLEMATIC
PROJECT - GET CREDITS FROM
YOUR BOSS
FOR RELIEVING HIS PAIN
What can be good in a "bad" project
34
ABILITY TO SORT OUT
PROBLEMS IS WHAT
DIFFERENTIATE GREAT
MANAGERS FROM GOOD ONES
What can be good in a "bad" project
TROUBLESHOOTER
35 What can be good in a "bad" project
’’
WANTING POSITIVE
EXPERIENCE IS A NEGATIVE
EXPERIENCE; ACCEPTING
NEGATIVE EXPERIENCE IS A
POSITIVE EXPERIENCE.
Mark Manson
36
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Mykhailo Hryhorash: What can be good in a "bad" project? (UA)

  • 1. WHAT CAN BE GOOD IN A “BAD” PROJECT April 2024
  • 2. 2 AGENDA INTRO MY STORY HOW TO SORT IT OUT What can be good in a "bad" project CONCLUSION S
  • 3. - Work in IT since 2004 - 4th company in 20 years - Delivery Director at Levi9 Lviv - Customer Focus specialist - Fan of power fitness, bike, snowboard ABOUT ME 3 What can be good in a "bad" project
  • 5. 5 SWEET AND FLUFFY What can be good in a "bad" project HARD AND NASTY 1 2
  • 6. 6 WHILE THE CHOICE SEEMS OBVIOUS, SOMETIMES DIFFICULT PROJECTS COULD BRING YOU SOMETHING IN RETURN What can be good in a "bad" project
  • 7. ’’ I LOVE PROBLEMS IT'S THE MOMENT I FEEL I’M NEEDED Viktor, VP of Engineering 7
  • 8. Proactive approach is to prevents problems rather than firefight them But if shit happens - the manager is the one to solve it DISCLAIMER 8 What can be good in a "bad" project
  • 10. • 7 projects • 3 devs + involved resources in a matrix organization (QA, admins) • Support of old shit HAHA, ANNOUNCER 10 What can be good in a "bad" project
  • 11. • A year without a rollback • Met SLAs • Finished Announcer migration • Formed independent Fax team ACHIEVEMENTS 11 Title of this presentation (Footer Text)
  • 12. • Shifted to a high-profile development project • Then offered a position in Lviv IMPACT ON MY CAREER 12 Title of this presentation (Footer Text)
  • 13. • Welcome to hell • 9 products, 8 devs • 24/7 on-call duty • Tough person on customer’s side SLA 13 What can be good in a "bad" project
  • 14. • Customer and team dissatisfaction • High attrition • Escalations • Financially not profitable • Pain in the ass for the upper management ISSUES 14 Title of this presentation (Footer Text)
  • 15. • Stabilized the team after a wave of leavers • Signed a new contract, commercially profitable • Met SLA • Continued successfully for 3 more years ACHIEVEMENTS 15 Title of this presentation (Footer Text)
  • 16. • Promotion to a DD position IMPACT ON MY CAREER 16 Title of this presentation (Footer Text)
  • 17. • A troublemaker project • 3 dev teams • The most problematic one without leadership PROJECT X 17 What can be good in a "bad" project
  • 18. • Top management escalations • High attrition • Regular overtime • Bad reputation in the company ISSUES 18 Title of this presentation (Footer Text)
  • 19. • Improved the problematic team performance in 2 months • Turned attrition into planned rotations • Great feedback and the customer's satisfaction ACHIEVEMENTS 19 Title of this presentation (Footer Text)
  • 20. • Positive exposure to the top management of Levi9 • Great relationships with the customer IMPACT ON MY CAREER 20 Title of this presentation (Footer Text)
  • 21. HOW TO SORT IT OUT 03 21
  • 22. 22 ATTITUDE IS CRUCIAL THERE ARE NO BAD PROJECTS JUST A WRONG ATTITUDE What can be good in a "bad" project
  • 23. 23 IF YOU ARE NEW ON THE PROJECT - ASK INCONVENIENT QUESTIONS AND DO UNUSUAL THINGS What can be good in a "bad" project
  • 24. 24 LIST TOP 3 MOST PRESSING PROBLEMS AND FOCUS ON THEM What can be good in a "bad" project
  • 25. 25 DEFINE THE MOST POWERFUL STAKEHOLDERS, ADDRESS THEM FIRST RELIEF THEIR PAIN What can be good in a "bad" project
  • 26. 26 MAKE AN IMPROVEMENT PLAN WRITE IT DOWN WITH OWNERS AND DUE DATES What can be good in a "bad" project
  • 27. 27 CELEBRATE FIRST SUCCESS MAKE IT VISIBLE TO YOUR UPPER MANAGEMENT What can be good in a "bad" project
  • 28. 28 WHEN THE UPPER MANAGEMENT FORGETS ABOUT YOUR PROJECT IT'S A SIGN THAT YOU'VE MADE What can be good in a "bad" project
  • 30. 30 THERE ARE NO BAD PROJECTS OR CUSTOMERS What can be good in a "bad" project
  • 31. 31 OUTSOURCE PROJECTS ARE ONE OR ANOTHER KIND OF SHIT What can be good in a "bad" project
  • 32. 32 TROUBLESOME PROJECT – THAT’S WHERE A MANAGER COULD SHOW WHAT HE'S WORTH What can be good in a "bad" project
  • 33. 33 STABILIZE A PROBLEMATIC PROJECT - GET CREDITS FROM YOUR BOSS FOR RELIEVING HIS PAIN What can be good in a "bad" project
  • 34. 34 ABILITY TO SORT OUT PROBLEMS IS WHAT DIFFERENTIATE GREAT MANAGERS FROM GOOD ONES What can be good in a "bad" project
  • 35. TROUBLESHOOTER 35 What can be good in a "bad" project
  • 36. ’’ WANTING POSITIVE EXPERIENCE IS A NEGATIVE EXPERIENCE; ACCEPTING NEGATIVE EXPERIENCE IS A POSITIVE EXPERIENCE. Mark Manson 36

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