Project Orienteering

DENISE BRINKMEYER is president and chief strategic innovator of JUMP Technology Services, a leading provider of award-winning information technology products and services for public agencies and organizations. She and her team help others find their way through a labyrinth of complex issues embedded in technology innovation by developing and implementing software project management and software design methodologies that dramatically increase both customer satisfaction and department performance.Denise is a sought-after speaker and trainer in the industry and host of the podcast Practical Project Management, a series of conversations with project managers and sponsors offering practical approaches to difficult projects and difficult people. She believes that anyone can reach their goals so long as they ask the right questions and then make a commitment to carry through the necessary actions.

• INTRODUCTION THE BIG WHY WHERE IS YOUR BLUE DOT? GATHER YOUR POSSE YOUR TRUE TRUE NORTH CHANGE IS INEVITABLE THE DANGERS OF SUNK COST THE FINAL 5.2 MILES WHEN YOU ARRIVE AT YOUR DESTINATION CONCLUSION EPILOGUE

In Project Orienteering, Denise Brinkmeyer introduces the idea that project management is first and foremost an exercise in leadership communication. The ability to engage stakeholder groups based on their differing needs requires careful listening and communication skills, a capacity for real-time problem solving, the ability to adapt nimbly to changing circumstances, and the desire to facilitate others’ success. By approaching every project as a journey, Brinkmeyer emphasizes the necessity of good communication and the importance of setting out with as good a map as possible, knowing full well that exploration along the way will influence both the level of detail the map acquires and the travelers’ capacity to anticipate the nature and quality of as-yet-unexplored territory.