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SKILLS AND WAYS OF WORKING

Having the people with the attributes to manage with depth to respond to the end-to-end improvement agenda.

Business Acumen

  1. Financial Literacy
    • Comprehending metrics; budgeting; how the business makes money.
  2. Strategy and Domain Knowledge
    • Knowing market forces; competitive landscape; How projects drive value creation.
  3. Operational Alignment
    • Connecting product development, supply chains, and talent acquisition to  business models.

Building Financial Acumen

  1. Demystify the Income Statement
    • Be able to read the P&L; Understand difference between revenue and gross margin and net profit.
  2. Track the “North Star” Metric
    • Align your projects to the 2 or 3 most important metrics of your Exec team.
  3. Conduct Competitive Analysis
    • Regularly audit your top 3 competitors to identify threats and opportunities in your industry.
  4. Master Value Driven Decision Making
    •  Before approving task or change ask whether it reduces operational cost, increases revenue, or improve customer experience.

Power Skills

  1. Communication
    • Articulate ideas clearly; active listening; tailoring messages to audience
  2. Problem Solving
    • Move past complaints to root causes; deliver practical value-adding solutions.
  3. Collaborative Leadership
    • Fostering psycological safety; empathy; change leadership; emotional intelligence.
  4. Strategic Thinking
    • Conceptualising long-term roadmaps; Analyse risk before execution.

Building Power Skills

  1. Practice Active Listening
    •  Summarise what has been said before offering perspective to build rapport.
  2. Master the “Bluf” Method
    •  “Bottom Line Up Front”. State the conclusion or request in the first two sentences then provide supporting data.
  3. Develop Situational Leadership
    • Adapt management style based on individual.
  4. Cultivate Psychological Safety
    • Create an environment of safety to make mistakes or voice different opinions to help see risks early on.

Ways of Working

Focus on selecting and adapting the right approach, tools, and methodologies for any project or organisational problem. It is about being flexible rather than rigidly tied to a single framework.
 
Methodologies to Master
  1. Predictive (Waterfall) – Stable scopes
    • Master Gantt charts; Critical Path; Risk Management
  2. Agile – Volatile scopes
    • Master Scrum frameworks; Kanban boards; Iterative delivery metrics
  3. Hybrid – Most common approach
    • Blending frameworks; Waterfall for budgeting and procurement; Agile for development

Practical Steps to Build Skills

  1. Assess the project, not just the goal
    • Use a complexity assessment tool to determine if project is high uncertainty (Agile) or high compliance (Predictive)
  2. Focus on Value Stream Mapping
    • Analyse current workflows to highlight bottlenecks, waste, unnecessary handoff.
    • Optimise workflows from idea to conception.
  3. Build a Personal Toolkit
    • Learn a variety of tools (Jira, Miro, MS Project) to quickly establish collaborative spaces tailored to the needs of your team.
 
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