My Life’s Project
Personal Development Plan
Module:
ULMS 821 – Developing as a Manager and a Leader
Module Leader: Ms. Elaine Eades
Liverpool MBA

Liverpool, May 9, 2012


                                                  Marco Rodolfo Marabese
Back to the ’80s
Back to the ’80s




                                    INTRODUCTION
                   UK




                          Ireland



                    USA
Back to the ’80s




                   INTRODUCTION
A splash into history...




                                                    INTRODUCTION
            2005 – BSc in Industrial Engineering
                    Politecnico di Milano (Italy)


           2006 – MSc in Industrial Engineering
                    Politecnico di Milano (Italy)
Liverpool, 2012
A new perspective
Personal Development Plan
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN
First step of Personal Development Plan:
            develop my brand




 marco®
Something more than a brand...




                                     PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN
                   Motivated
                   Accountable
                   Result-oriented
                   Curious
                   Open-minded
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN
My Personal Development Plan


                          Reflecting on
                            my goals




                                           Identifying
            Planning my
                                          development
               actions
                                             needs




                           Deciding
                           how I will
                             learn
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN
Reflecting on my goals
       My industry target : Information Technology Industry – UK
                 One main goal : CLOUD COMPUTING


                  Computer Services: In 2011, the computer services market was worth an
     Sector
                  estimated £25.8bn, which is a 3% increase.
   background
                  Computer Software: estimated £9.6bn, which is a 4.6% increase


                  New Trend Technology: Cloud Computing - Top Strategic Trend in IT
     Future       Computer Services: Increase of 11% per year – target £36bn by 2016
     trends       Computer Software: Increase 5% every year – target £12bn by 2015.




       Key        Many areas of IT lack the required skilled workforce.
  consideration   Many companies have vacancies that remain unfilled.
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN
Reflecting on my goals
                 Key Players in Cloud Computing




            Software                              Service
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN
Reflecting on my goals


         My Career Aim: Project Manager
          One main goal: CLOUD COMPUTING

                 Why am I suitable for this?
              Strong technical background in IT
          4 years of experience in the Italian market
                  Project management skills

                           ... and ...
                            passion
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN
Reflecting on my goals

                Marco’s success pyramid


                          Managing Budgets



                               Managing People




                                  Managing Technologies
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN
Managing technologies
                        Time Horizon: 3 years


  Development    Knowledge of various technologies
     needs       Foundation skills of project management in the IT industry




   How I will
                 On-the-job and off-the-job training
     learn


                 Certification(s):

   Action Plan   PRINCE2 (before the end of the first year)
                 Agile Project Management (before the end of the second year)
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN
Managing people
                       Time Horizon: 3 years


  Development   Communication skills
     needs      Leadership skills




   How I will   On-the-job and off-the-job training
     learn      Drama course


                Certification(s):

  Action Plan   Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)® - (year 4)
                Project Management Professional (PMP)® - (year 6)
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN
Managing budgets
                      Time Horizon: 3 years


  Development   Knowledge of financial issues of projects
     needs      Program management



                On-the-job and off-the-job training
   How I will
                Drama course
     learn
                Specific Finance training


                Certification:
  Action Plan   Program Management Professional (PgMP)®
9 years
target 2021
  ... but ...
CONCLUSION AND CONTINGENCIES
Conclusions and Contingencies



        Life is the most wonderful project
            but fixing clear deadlines is not easy
CONCLUSION AND CONTINGENCIES
Conclusions and Contingencies



                    Contingency Plan
My Life’s Project
Personal Development Plan




Thank you for your attention!
RESOURCES
Resources
Industry Analysis and trends
Key Note. (2012) Computer Services Market Report 2012 [Online] Available from
http://www.keynote.co.uk.ezproxy.liv.ac.uk/market-intelligence/view/product/10550/computer-
services/chapter/1/executive_summary?highlight=computer [accessed 4 May 2012]
Key Note. (2011) Computer Software Market Report 2011 [Online] Available from
http://www.keynote.co.uk.ezproxy.liv.ac.uk/market-intelligence/view/product/10422/computer-
software?highlight=computer&utm_source=kn.reports.search [accessed 4 May 2012]
Key Note. (2012) Computer Services Market Report 2012 - HEWLETT-PACKARD LTD [Online] Available from
http://www.keynote.co.uk.ezproxy.liv.ac.uk/market-intelligence/view/product/10422/computer-
software/chapter/13/hewlett-packard-ltd?highlight=computer [accessed 4 May 2012]
Key Note. (2012) Computer Services Market Report 2012 - IBM UNITED KINGDOM LTD [Online] Available
from http://www.keynote.co.uk.ezproxy.liv.ac.uk/market-intelligence/view/product/10422/computer-
software/chapter/14/ibm-united-kingdom-ltd?highlight=computer [accessed 4 May 2012]
Key Note. (2012) Computer Services Market Report 2012 - CAPGEMINI UK PLC [Online] Available from
http://www.keynote.co.uk.ezproxy.liv.ac.uk/market-intelligence/view/product/10550/computer-
services/chapter/16/capgemini-uk-plc?highlight=computer [accessed 4 May 2012]
Key Note. (2012) Computer Services Market Report 2012 - ACCENTURE (UK) LTD [Online] Available from
http://www.keynote.co.uk.ezproxy.liv.ac.uk/market-intelligence/view/product/10550/computer-
services/chapter/13/accenture--uk-ltd?highlight=computer [accessed 4 May 2012]
Key Note. (2011) Computer Software Market Report 2011 - MICROSOFT LTD [Online] Available from
http://www.keynote.co.uk.ezproxy.liv.ac.uk/market-intelligence/view/product/10422/computer-
software/chapter/15/microsoft-ltd?highlight=computer [accessed 4 May 2012]
Key Note. (2011) Computer Software Market Report 2011 - ORACLE CORPORATION UK LTD [Online] Available
from http://www.keynote.co.uk.ezproxy.liv.ac.uk/market-intelligence/view/product/10422/computer-
software/chapter/17/oracle-corporation-uk-ltd?highlight=computer [accessed 4 May 2012]
RESOURCES
Resources
Cloud Computing resources
Gartner. (2010) Key Issues for Cloud Computing, 2010 [Online] Available from
http://my.gartner.com/portal/server.pt?open=512&objID=270&mode=2&PageID=3862698&re
sId=1331039 [accessed 4 May 2012]
Gartner. (2012) Five Cloud Computing Trends That Will Affect Your Cloud Strategy Through
2015 [Online] Available from
http://my.gartner.com/portal/server.pt?open=512&objID=270&mode=2&PageID=3862698&re
f=PCPki_8777&resId=1920517 [accessed 4 May 2012]
Gartner. (2012) PaaS 2012: Tactical Risks and Strategic Rewards [Online] Available from
http://my.gartner.com/portal/server.pt?open=512&objID=270&mode=2&PageID=3862698&re
f=PCPki_8777&resId=1886614 [accessed 4 May 2012]
RESOURCES
Resources
International Accreditations in Project Management

APM Group
APM Group. (undated) APM Group Corporate Website [Online] Available from http://www.apmg-
international.com/APMG-UK/APMG-UK_home.aspx [accessed 4 May 2012]
APMG. (undated) PRINCE2 [Online] Available from http://www.prince-officialsite.com/home/home.aspx
[accessed 4 May 2012]
APMG . (undated) Agile Project Management [Online] Available from http://www.apmg-
international.com/APMG-UK/Agile/AgileHome.aspx [accessed 4 May 2012]


Project Management Institute (PMI)
PMI. (undated) PMI - Project Management Institute Corporate Website [Online] Available from
http://www.pmi.org/ [accessed 4 May 2012]
PMI. (undated) Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) [Online] Available from
http://www.pmi.org/en/Certification/Certified-Associate-in-Project-Management-CAPM.aspx [accessed 4
May 2012]
PMI. (undated) Project Management Professional (PMP) [Online] Available from
http://www.pmi.org/Certification/Project-Management-Professional-PMP.aspx [accessed 4 May 2012]
PMI. (undated) Program Management Professional (PgMP) [Online] Available from
http://www.pmi.org/Certification/Project-Management-Professional-PgMP.aspx [accessed 4 May 2012]
RESOURCES
Resources
Key influencers


                  Riccardo Sponza – Microsoft Cloud Computing Evangelist
                  Linkedin. (undated) Riccardo Sponza - Linkedin Profile [Online] Available from
                  http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=3082618&locale=en_US&trk=tyah [accessed
                  4 May 2012]


                  Alessandro Roiter – Capgemini Consultant
                  Linkedin. (undated) Alessandro Roiter - Linkedin Profile [Online] Available from
                  http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=43777480&locale=en_US&trk=tyah
                  [accessed 4 May 2012]



                  Gabriele Bozzi – Cloud Computing guy
                  Linkedin. (undated) Gabriele Bozzi - Linkedin profile [Online] Available from
                  http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=5180146&locale=en_US&trk=tyah2
                  [accessed 4 May 2012]
RESOURCES
Resources
Contingency Plan


                   Suttons Group
                   Suttons Group. (undated) SUTTONS GROUP- A history of service and innovation [Online]
                   Available from http://www.suttonsgroup.com/ [accessed 4 May 2012]



                   Mr. Andrew Palmer - Managing Director
                   Linkedin. (undated) Andrew Palmer - Linkedin Profile [Online] Available from
                   http://www.linkedin.com/pub/andrew-j-palmer/0/886/99 [accessed 4 May 2012]




                   Mr. Michael Cundy – HR Director
                   Linkedin. (undated) Michael Cundy - Linkedin Profile [Online] Available from
                   http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=41801868&locale=en_US&trk=tyah
                   [accessed 4 May 2012]

My Personal Development Plan

  • 1.
    My Life’s Project PersonalDevelopment Plan Module: ULMS 821 – Developing as a Manager and a Leader Module Leader: Ms. Elaine Eades Liverpool MBA Liverpool, May 9, 2012 Marco Rodolfo Marabese
  • 2.
  • 3.
    Back to the’80s INTRODUCTION UK Ireland USA
  • 4.
    Back to the’80s INTRODUCTION
  • 5.
    A splash intohistory... INTRODUCTION 2005 – BSc in Industrial Engineering Politecnico di Milano (Italy) 2006 – MSc in Industrial Engineering Politecnico di Milano (Italy)
  • 6.
  • 7.
  • 8.
    PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN Firststep of Personal Development Plan: develop my brand marco®
  • 9.
    Something more thana brand... PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN Motivated Accountable Result-oriented Curious Open-minded
  • 10.
    PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN MyPersonal Development Plan Reflecting on my goals Identifying Planning my development actions needs Deciding how I will learn
  • 11.
    PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN Reflectingon my goals My industry target : Information Technology Industry – UK One main goal : CLOUD COMPUTING Computer Services: In 2011, the computer services market was worth an Sector estimated £25.8bn, which is a 3% increase. background Computer Software: estimated £9.6bn, which is a 4.6% increase New Trend Technology: Cloud Computing - Top Strategic Trend in IT Future Computer Services: Increase of 11% per year – target £36bn by 2016 trends Computer Software: Increase 5% every year – target £12bn by 2015. Key Many areas of IT lack the required skilled workforce. consideration Many companies have vacancies that remain unfilled.
  • 12.
    PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN Reflectingon my goals Key Players in Cloud Computing Software Service
  • 14.
    PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN Reflectingon my goals My Career Aim: Project Manager One main goal: CLOUD COMPUTING Why am I suitable for this? Strong technical background in IT 4 years of experience in the Italian market Project management skills ... and ... passion
  • 15.
    PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN Reflectingon my goals Marco’s success pyramid Managing Budgets Managing People Managing Technologies
  • 16.
    PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN Managingtechnologies Time Horizon: 3 years Development Knowledge of various technologies needs Foundation skills of project management in the IT industry How I will On-the-job and off-the-job training learn Certification(s): Action Plan PRINCE2 (before the end of the first year) Agile Project Management (before the end of the second year)
  • 17.
    PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN Managingpeople Time Horizon: 3 years Development Communication skills needs Leadership skills How I will On-the-job and off-the-job training learn Drama course Certification(s): Action Plan Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)® - (year 4) Project Management Professional (PMP)® - (year 6)
  • 18.
    PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN Managingbudgets Time Horizon: 3 years Development Knowledge of financial issues of projects needs Program management On-the-job and off-the-job training How I will Drama course learn Specific Finance training Certification: Action Plan Program Management Professional (PgMP)®
  • 19.
  • 20.
    CONCLUSION AND CONTINGENCIES Conclusionsand Contingencies Life is the most wonderful project but fixing clear deadlines is not easy
  • 21.
    CONCLUSION AND CONTINGENCIES Conclusionsand Contingencies Contingency Plan
  • 22.
    My Life’s Project PersonalDevelopment Plan Thank you for your attention!
  • 23.
    RESOURCES Resources Industry Analysis andtrends Key Note. (2012) Computer Services Market Report 2012 [Online] Available from http://www.keynote.co.uk.ezproxy.liv.ac.uk/market-intelligence/view/product/10550/computer- services/chapter/1/executive_summary?highlight=computer [accessed 4 May 2012] Key Note. (2011) Computer Software Market Report 2011 [Online] Available from http://www.keynote.co.uk.ezproxy.liv.ac.uk/market-intelligence/view/product/10422/computer- software?highlight=computer&utm_source=kn.reports.search [accessed 4 May 2012] Key Note. (2012) Computer Services Market Report 2012 - HEWLETT-PACKARD LTD [Online] Available from http://www.keynote.co.uk.ezproxy.liv.ac.uk/market-intelligence/view/product/10422/computer- software/chapter/13/hewlett-packard-ltd?highlight=computer [accessed 4 May 2012] Key Note. (2012) Computer Services Market Report 2012 - IBM UNITED KINGDOM LTD [Online] Available from http://www.keynote.co.uk.ezproxy.liv.ac.uk/market-intelligence/view/product/10422/computer- software/chapter/14/ibm-united-kingdom-ltd?highlight=computer [accessed 4 May 2012] Key Note. (2012) Computer Services Market Report 2012 - CAPGEMINI UK PLC [Online] Available from http://www.keynote.co.uk.ezproxy.liv.ac.uk/market-intelligence/view/product/10550/computer- services/chapter/16/capgemini-uk-plc?highlight=computer [accessed 4 May 2012] Key Note. (2012) Computer Services Market Report 2012 - ACCENTURE (UK) LTD [Online] Available from http://www.keynote.co.uk.ezproxy.liv.ac.uk/market-intelligence/view/product/10550/computer- services/chapter/13/accenture--uk-ltd?highlight=computer [accessed 4 May 2012] Key Note. (2011) Computer Software Market Report 2011 - MICROSOFT LTD [Online] Available from http://www.keynote.co.uk.ezproxy.liv.ac.uk/market-intelligence/view/product/10422/computer- software/chapter/15/microsoft-ltd?highlight=computer [accessed 4 May 2012] Key Note. (2011) Computer Software Market Report 2011 - ORACLE CORPORATION UK LTD [Online] Available from http://www.keynote.co.uk.ezproxy.liv.ac.uk/market-intelligence/view/product/10422/computer- software/chapter/17/oracle-corporation-uk-ltd?highlight=computer [accessed 4 May 2012]
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    RESOURCES Resources Cloud Computing resources Gartner.(2010) Key Issues for Cloud Computing, 2010 [Online] Available from http://my.gartner.com/portal/server.pt?open=512&objID=270&mode=2&PageID=3862698&re sId=1331039 [accessed 4 May 2012] Gartner. (2012) Five Cloud Computing Trends That Will Affect Your Cloud Strategy Through 2015 [Online] Available from http://my.gartner.com/portal/server.pt?open=512&objID=270&mode=2&PageID=3862698&re f=PCPki_8777&resId=1920517 [accessed 4 May 2012] Gartner. (2012) PaaS 2012: Tactical Risks and Strategic Rewards [Online] Available from http://my.gartner.com/portal/server.pt?open=512&objID=270&mode=2&PageID=3862698&re f=PCPki_8777&resId=1886614 [accessed 4 May 2012]
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    RESOURCES Resources International Accreditations inProject Management APM Group APM Group. (undated) APM Group Corporate Website [Online] Available from http://www.apmg- international.com/APMG-UK/APMG-UK_home.aspx [accessed 4 May 2012] APMG. (undated) PRINCE2 [Online] Available from http://www.prince-officialsite.com/home/home.aspx [accessed 4 May 2012] APMG . (undated) Agile Project Management [Online] Available from http://www.apmg- international.com/APMG-UK/Agile/AgileHome.aspx [accessed 4 May 2012] Project Management Institute (PMI) PMI. (undated) PMI - Project Management Institute Corporate Website [Online] Available from http://www.pmi.org/ [accessed 4 May 2012] PMI. (undated) Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) [Online] Available from http://www.pmi.org/en/Certification/Certified-Associate-in-Project-Management-CAPM.aspx [accessed 4 May 2012] PMI. (undated) Project Management Professional (PMP) [Online] Available from http://www.pmi.org/Certification/Project-Management-Professional-PMP.aspx [accessed 4 May 2012] PMI. (undated) Program Management Professional (PgMP) [Online] Available from http://www.pmi.org/Certification/Project-Management-Professional-PgMP.aspx [accessed 4 May 2012]
  • 26.
    RESOURCES Resources Key influencers Riccardo Sponza – Microsoft Cloud Computing Evangelist Linkedin. (undated) Riccardo Sponza - Linkedin Profile [Online] Available from http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=3082618&locale=en_US&trk=tyah [accessed 4 May 2012] Alessandro Roiter – Capgemini Consultant Linkedin. (undated) Alessandro Roiter - Linkedin Profile [Online] Available from http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=43777480&locale=en_US&trk=tyah [accessed 4 May 2012] Gabriele Bozzi – Cloud Computing guy Linkedin. (undated) Gabriele Bozzi - Linkedin profile [Online] Available from http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=5180146&locale=en_US&trk=tyah2 [accessed 4 May 2012]
  • 27.
    RESOURCES Resources Contingency Plan Suttons Group Suttons Group. (undated) SUTTONS GROUP- A history of service and innovation [Online] Available from http://www.suttonsgroup.com/ [accessed 4 May 2012] Mr. Andrew Palmer - Managing Director Linkedin. (undated) Andrew Palmer - Linkedin Profile [Online] Available from http://www.linkedin.com/pub/andrew-j-palmer/0/886/99 [accessed 4 May 2012] Mr. Michael Cundy – HR Director Linkedin. (undated) Michael Cundy - Linkedin Profile [Online] Available from http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=41801868&locale=en_US&trk=tyah [accessed 4 May 2012]