The title for my  45-minute speech is the same as the title of my  book on Amazon:  Guerrilla Project Management: Quick, Powerful Advice on Rescuing Troubled IT Projects.

Here is a description of the speech . . .

Rescuing Troubled Projects is a Universal Topic . . .
A few minutes into the speech, I will ask: “By a show of hands, how many of you in this audience have been involved with, impacted by or witness to a troubled IT project at some point in your career?” It’s amazing. Hands shoot up everywhere.

Focusing on the Human Side of Project Management . . .
One theme in my speech is, “Rescuing troubled IT projects is 90 percent about people, and 10 percent about technology.” That’s why I focus on the human side of project management. This helps me resonate with the audience.

Points Made through Storytelling . . .
I tell two project stories. One is about a project on which I personally failed, and then redeemed. Another is about a large  program that my team and I were able to turn-around. Each of those stories is only 9 minutes long. I then allude to those experiences to provide immediately actionable takeaway for the audience.

A Serious Topic Treated with Light-Hearted Humor . . .
My goal is to make the audience laugh at least 3 times during the first 5 minutes of the speech. I also conclude the speech with a 3-minute personal story which illustrates the importance of laughter in the midst of turning around a troubled IT project.

Thought-Provoking and Slightly Contrarian . . .
One example of “slightly contrarian” (and you won’t even find this in my book – I’ve reserved it for the speech) is what I call the “two myths about IT project failure.”

I also quote Einstein, Hemingway, Eisenhower, Machiavelli, and even Groucho Marx (twice!).

And, I refer to at least five different industry studies or books.

Speech Will Be Customized to Engage Your Audience . . .
I conduct research and phone interviews before the speech so that I can weave in names and topics which resonate with the specific audience.

Breezy Power-Point Slides . . .
I don’t read from PowerPoint slides. I simply use them as a visual aide to emphasize key points. I put my energy into engaging with the audience and making eye contact.

Career-Enhancing “Power Tips” . . .
I call attention to certain “power tips” throughout the speech which project managers can use to help “catapult your career to the next level.”

Attention Speakers Bureaus and Meeting Planners . . .

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Phone: 913-485-0388       shane@shanealexanderhills.com