{"id":765,"date":"2016-11-28T18:46:17","date_gmt":"2016-11-28T18:46:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hanseckman.com\/guides\/?p=765"},"modified":"2017-12-12T16:06:50","modified_gmt":"2017-12-12T16:06:50","slug":"can-the-zombie-apocalypse-help-you-survive-your-it-projects-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hanseckman.com\/guides\/can-the-zombie-apocalypse-help-you-survive-your-it-projects-3\/","title":{"rendered":"20171128 Can the Zombie Apocalypse help you survive your IT projects?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pmbaconferences.com\/images\/pmbaCAN.png\" alt=\"pmbaCAN\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pmbaconferences.com\/atlantic-canada\/home.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Moncton November 27-28<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If a zombie outbreak happened tomorrow, would you be ready?\u00a0 What happens when you find yourself in another death-march project or client?\u00a0 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>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.\u00a0 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.\u00a0 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>Goals:<\/p>\n<ul>\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><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>Example presentation:<\/p>\n<div class=\"themeblvd-video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-inner\"><div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"20150515 Can The Zombie Apocalypse Help You Survive Your IT Projects? - IBADD\" style=\"width:640px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_639z3IAg-RI\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/hanseckman.com\/guides\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F639z3IAg-RI%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/639z3IAg-RI\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT57M50S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2015-05-17T15:54:46Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_639z3IAg-RI\" data-src=\"https:\/\/hanseckman.com\/guides\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F639z3IAg-RI%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">20150515 Can The Zombie Apocalypse Help You Survive Your IT Projects? - IBADD<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><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=\"20150515 Can The Zombie Apocalypse Help You Survive Your IT Projects? - IBADD\" width=\"640\" height=\"340\" \/><\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Central Iowa IIBA Chapter \u2013 IBADD: Iowa Business Analyst Development Day, May 15, 2015 If a zombie outbreak happened tomorrow, would you be ready? 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