{"id":1096,"date":"2017-07-29T23:29:59","date_gmt":"2017-07-29T23:29:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hanseckman.com\/guides\/?p=1096"},"modified":"2021-05-29T00:43:36","modified_gmt":"2021-05-29T00:43:36","slug":"can-the-zombie-apocalypse-help-you-survive-your-it-projects-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hanseckman.com\/guides\/can-the-zombie-apocalypse-help-you-survive-your-it-projects-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Can the Zombie Apocalypse help you survive your IT projects?"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-slider-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hanseckman.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/pexels-fauxels-3183150.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[1096]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/hanseckman.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/pexels-fauxels-3183150-940x350.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2621\"\/><\/a><figcaption>Photo by\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/@fauxels?utm_content=attributionCopyText&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=pexels\">fauxels<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0from\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/photo\/top-view-photo-of-people-near-wooden-table-3183150\/?utm_content=attributionCopyText&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=pexels\">Pexels<\/a><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If a zombie outbreak happened tomorrow, would you be ready?&nbsp; What happens when you find yourself in another death-march project or client?&nbsp; We learn the most valuable and long-lasting lessons when we face and overcome impossible situations, and what is more impossible than a zombie apocalypse?<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Using disaster preparedness as a backdrop, we will demonstrate the importance of root cause analysis, process analysis, risk mitigation, project scoping, business rules, and implementation planning as foundations for overcoming impossible project challenges.&nbsp; You will learn how the same warning signs and steps needed to survive common disasters like storms can help you develop survival skills during critical project phases.&nbsp; In reverse, you will learn how your IT project skills can be applied to daily situations to improve your competency and have a better balanced life.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Goals:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Learn how your PM, BA, and process improvement expertise can be used to decompose even the most challenging situations.<\/li>\n<li>Discover why situational awareness and problem definition can have the biggest impact to project success or failure.<\/li>\n<li>Leave with a way to apply and refine your skills outside work while building a plan to survive 3 days, 3 weeks or 3 months.<\/li>\n<li>See how disaster preparedness activities map to the BABOK and core project management principles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hanseckman.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Zombie_Prepared_Survive_Any_Project-Handout.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF handout<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Example presentation:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" style=\"width:640px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_639z3IAg-RI\"><div id=\"lyte_639z3IAg-RI\" data-src=\"https:\/\/hanseckman.com\/guides\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F639z3IAg-RI%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\"><\/div><\/div><button tabindex=\"0\" class=\"play\"><\/button><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/639z3IAg-RI\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hanseckman.com\/guides\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F639z3IAg-RI%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"YouTube video thumbnail\" width=\"640\" height=\"340\" \/><\/a><\/noscript><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:640px;margin:5px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/639z3IAg-RI\" target=\"_blank\">Watch this video on YouTube<\/a>.<\/div><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If a zombie outbreak happened tomorrow, would you be ready?&nbsp; What happens when you find yourself in another death-march project or client?&nbsp; We learn the most valuable and long-lasting lessons when we face and overcome impossible situations, and what is more impossible than a zombie apocalypse? 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