Unit 6: Reactive Innovation: Leading in a Crisis Faculty: Dr. Al Segars
Introduction: What happens when a routine project becomes extraordinary?
• Projects can turn into a crisis. • Example: Apollo 13 Space Flight.
Apollo 13 Example
Three Dimensions of Risk: • Three dimensions can help categorize the riskiness of any project: o Structure o Experience o Scope • The team works to bring structure to the problem. • Reduce the scope by breaking the project down into pieces.
• Gather new technical know-how. • Don’t manage all projects equally. • Turn high-risk projects into low-risk ones.
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