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 Reflection - Storytelling 

 Challenge 

 My organization , as any mid - sized company with global presence , depends a lot on projects   to get from / implement strategy to operations . However , over the years the set - up of a PMO   has not been approved . This put a lot of challenges for qualified project managers to work in   a cohesive , organized , structured , supportive & networked manner . The downside of this is   that many a times instead of the most qualified Project Manager being assigned ; it is the   person with capacity or accessibility who is often chosen to lead a project . 

 At the same time my company is open to employee self - initiatives at various levels including   forming self - organizing teams ( SOTs ) . One of the possibilities we could see was for a PM   Network that could do wonders to bring the PM experience in the company together . With   this in mind I decided to think of a way to bring together Project Managers across the group   as a networked collective in the absence of corporate PMO . 

 Selection : Storytelling 

 First of all we needed the numerous experienced project managers like me to jump in on this   idea and to be able to relate to its need and benefits and come together as a collective and   then propose the concept to the top management for their assent . The tool I selected to get   the ball rolling was Storytelling . Going through the video of Luis Leon ( Week 2 of this   course ) on Storytelling , I was able to enhance the thought process even better and refine it   in a logical manner to make it connect to the challenge at hand . 

 Application 

 I started plotting two lives ; 1 ) that of a project manager in an organization with a PMO and 2 )   one similar to me and others in my company without a PMO . The stories showcased the   different working methodologies and the pros and cons . These two stories then were put   together to describe the problem statement . A probable solution that serves a larger purpose   in bringing all the PMs in the company together for a structured collaboration was also   developed . Then I did a few workshops / interactions with several Project managers to gauge   how much they could relate to the problem statement . I worked with a few project managers   who were really affected by the current situation . 

 Some of the perspectives and events from their own experiences were really interesting and   adding to the cause and even validated the story . So we incorporated these inputs to the   story . During the process we also worked on detailing a solution . Several proposals / ideas   have also come in which would make it highly possible to reach the desired outcome with   the stakeholders and management . These points have been put together and the idea is to   put together a mind - map with brings together all the aspects together . 

 Insight 

 Storytelling as a tool certainly hit the right notes during the interactions , when compared to   standard approach which is usually the norm . The participants feedback was that the topic ,   put together in this manner , made it clearer for them to understand and relate to , in a logical   and emotional manner . We found that this connect helped in getting more involvement and   engagement from the individual stakeholders . 

 The outcome was more than we anticipated with the additions from the participants . This has   made the case more valid with a higher chance of success to realize . The story itself has   been enhanced by incorporating experiences from the individuals . 

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 Approach 

 The next step is to get the buy - in from the top management . By following the path of   storytelling in an effective manner , I believe to the top management would see the benefits   of the initiative that the stakeholders themselves have brought in and take forward this   initiative . In addition to the Storytelling , I see that Visualization & Mind mapping tools could   be incorporated as we go further to realize this initiative . For similar activities in the future , I   would also see the benefit of starting with visualization . 


EMAIL: 
ID_NUM: 
NAME_STUDENT: 
PHONE_NUM: 
STREET_ADDRESS: 
URL_PERSONAL: 
USERNAME: 

### Task: You are a PII (Personal Identity Information) Detection. Given a essays written by students, you have to identify ONLY the following:
NAME_STUDENT - The full or partial name of a student that is not necessarily the author of the essay. This excludes instructors, authors, and other person names.
EMAIL - A student’s email address.
USERNAME - A student's username on any platform.
ID_NUM - A number or sequence of characters that could be used to identify a student, such as a student ID or a social security number.
PHONE_NUM - A phone number associated with a student.
URL_PERSONAL - A URL that might be used to identify a student.
STREET_ADDRESS - A full or partial street address that is associated with the student, such as their home address.
### Input: 1/2 

 Reflection - Storytelling 

 Challenge 

 My organization , as any mid - sized company with global presence , depends a lot on projects   to get from / implement strategy to operations . However , over the years the set - up of a PMO   has not been approved . This put a lot of challenges for qualified project managers to work in   a cohesive , organized , structured , supportive & networked manner . The downside of this is   that many a times instead of the most qualified Project Manager being assigned ; it is the   person with capacity or accessibility who is often chosen to lead a project . 

 At the same time my company is open to employee self - initiatives at various levels including   forming self - organizing teams ( SOTs ) . One of the possibilities we could see was for a PM   Network that could do wonders to bring the PM experience in the company together . With   this in mind I decided to think of a way to bring together Project Managers across the group   as a networked collective in the absence of corporate PMO . 

 Selection : Storytelling 

 First of all we needed the numerous experienced project managers like me to jump in on this   idea and to be able to relate to its need and benefits and come together as a collective and   then propose the concept to the top management for their assent . The tool I selected to get   the ball rolling was Storytelling . Going through the video of Luis Leon ( Week 2 of this   course ) on Storytelling , I was able to enhance the thought process even better and refine it   in a logical manner to make it connect to the challenge at hand . 

 Application 

 I started plotting two lives ; 1 ) that of a project manager in an organization with a PMO and 2 )   one similar to me and others in my company without a PMO . The stories showcased the   different working methodologies and the pros and cons . These two stories then were put   together to describe the problem statement . A probable solution that serves a larger purpose   in bringing all the PMs in the company together for a structured collaboration was also   developed . Then I did a few workshops / interactions with several Project managers to gauge   how much they could relate to the problem statement . I worked with a few project managers   who were really affected by the current situation . 

 Some of the perspectives and events from their own experiences were really interesting and   adding to the cause and even validated the story . So we incorporated these inputs to the   story . During the process we also worked on detailing a solution . Several proposals / ideas   have also come in which would make it highly possible to reach the desired outcome with   the stakeholders and management . These points have been put together and the idea is to   put together a mind - map with brings together all the aspects together . 

 Insight 

 Storytelling as a tool certainly hit the right notes during the interactions , when compared to   standard approach which is usually the norm . The participants feedback was that the topic ,   put together in this manner , made it clearer for them to understand and relate to , in a logical   and emotional manner . We found that this connect helped in getting more involvement and   engagement from the individual stakeholders . 

 The outcome was more than we anticipated with the additions from the participants . This has   made the case more valid with a higher chance of success to realize . The story itself has   been enhanced by incorporating experiences from the individuals . 

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 Approach 

 The next step is to get the buy - in from the top management . By following the path of   storytelling in an effective manner , I believe to the top management would see the benefits   of the initiative that the stakeholders themselves have brought in and take forward this   initiative . In addition to the Storytelling , I see that Visualization & Mind mapping tools could   be incorporated as we go further to realize this initiative . For similar activities in the future , I   would also see the benefit of starting with visualization .
### Output: 