Director Role: Becoming a Master Manager in the one-person Owner/Manager Business: 1 of 9 articles



Director Role:

Becoming a Master Manager in the one-person Owner/Manager Business

Introduction ● Director Role ● Producer Role ● Co-ordinator Role ● Monitor Role ● Mentor Role ●  Facilitator Role ● Innovator Role ● Broker Role ● Integration and the Road to Mastery

[1] https://www.amazon.co.uk/Becoming-Master-Manager-Competing-Approach/dp/0470284668

[2] www.apm.org.uk Association of Project Managers (APM). Ex-council member.


Introduction: The article is based on the book [1] a “Competency Framework”. Its evolution and eight roles that a Manager should be doing day-to-day. These will be explained in each article, this being the first of nine. The hard part is honesty and self-analysis and doing each step.


Director Role: spotting an opportunity and selling it to the Client a Media Company or Supplier Client (Upwork).

Pitch:                10 Articles (400 to 600 words) in 10 days about product applications.

Assessment:     Check product data and request clarity if needed.

Learning:          From reading the content supplied.

Analysis:          Identifying key points and unusual steps.

Practice:           Writing articles in plain English, to explain technical aspects of the products.

Application:     Articles used in Blogs to boost sales of products.

 

Setting Goals:  Agreeing with the Client on who is doing what and agreeing on the form of                                              measurement.

Assessment:     Estimate each task and add it to a spreadsheet.       

Learning:         Manage changes based on feedback and add feedback to the spreadsheet.

Analysis:          Re-writing an explanation of the change process.

Practice:           Discovering the Inputs and Outputs required to confirm the changes.

Application:     Any changes related to the current project.

 

Delegating Effectively: Reaching agreement on the handover with the Client.

Assessment:    Draft Handover Plan agreed.

Learning;        Technical points made clearer.

Analysis:         Measurement of inputs and outputs explained.

Practice:          End Users need configuration and test cases details expanded.

Application:    Final Handover Plan agreed.

Notes:

The Handover Plan lists the name of the article, Owner, Approved, and Date. Often have a different product or service contact so add these to the spreadsheet. Normally on a 3 month or longer project.


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