Handouts

Class Handout – Project Management / Starting & Introduction to Project Management and the Barbecue Rule

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Topic: Introduction to Project Management and the Barbecue Rule 1. The “F” Exercise – Why Execution Matters We started with a simple reading task: count the letter “F” in a short sentence. Typical result in class: Some students saw 3 Fs Some saw 4 or 5 Only a few saw all 6 The trick is … Read more

Class Handout – Project Management / Leadership Great Conductors

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Topic: Definitions of Leadership, First Followers, Manager vs Leader, Leadership Styles and Orchestra Metaphor 1. Short recap of the previous lecture The earlier session ended with Patrick Lencioni’s model of the Five Dysfunctions of a Team: Absence of trust Fear of conflict Lack of commitment Avoidance of accountability Inattention to results Trust forms the foundation. … Read more

Class Handout – Project Management / Leadership Five Dysfuntions of a team

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Topic: Five Dysfuntions of a team – Trust, Conflict, Commitment, Accountability, Results 1. Introduction: Why team dynamics decide project outcomes Strong plans, accurate structures and clean processes are important. Yet the decisive factor in project success is almost always the team. Teams with healthy dynamics can adapt to complexity, recover from surprises and deliver under … Read more

Class Handout – Project Management / Organisation Why structure matters

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Topic: MECE Structures, Work Breakdown Structure, Organising Work, Logical Grouping, Cooperation at Interfaces 1. Introduction: Why structure matters Project work requires clarity of roles, but roles cannot function without a clear structure of the work itself. Structure defines what needs to be done, how tasks connect, and how workstreams interact. Without structure, even strong teams … Read more

Class Handout – Project Management / Leadership – Situational Leadership

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Topic: Leadership and Situational Leadership in Project Management 1. Recap – Why Teams Fail We began with Patrick Lencioni’s Five Dysfunctions of a Team, a model that explains why teamwork breaks down. The five layers are: Absence of trust Fear of conflict Lack of commitment Avoidance of accountability Inattention to results These layers build on … Read more

Class Handout – Project Management / Management

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Topic: Initiation Phase, Project Mandate, Goal Definition, Stakeholders, Risks, Communication Logic 1. Importance of the Initiation Phase The initiation phase determines the long-term success or failure of a project. Most issues that later appear during execution originate here — when goals, boundaries, stakeholders, and risks are still unclear. The initiation phase provides: clarity alignment direction … Read more