The Human Factor in Project Management.
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Milton :
Auerbach Publications,
2018.
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| Series: | Best Practices in Portfolio, Program, and Project Management Ser.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
Table of Contents:
- Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Author; Chapter 1: Are You a Stick in the Mud, a Cog in the Wheel, or Skids on Rails?; 1.1 What Really Controls a Project; 1.2 What Affects the Outcomes; 1.3 It's About Relationships; 1.4 Human Behavior-The Real Driver of Projects; 1.5 The Power of Group Dynamics; 1.6 Fear Is the Greatest Cost of Project Failure; 1.7 A Look into the Mirror; 1.8 The Story Reveals Your Character; 1.8.1 Stick in the Mud; 1.8.2 Cog in the Wheel; 1.8.3 Skids on Rails.
- 1.8.4 Why Are These Characterizations Important?1.9 It's All About Choices. What Will Yours Be?; 1.10 What Would a Leader Do?; Chapter 2: The Firing Squad, Suicide, and Other Hazards of the Profession; 2.1 The Day Everything Changed; 2.2 Professional Project Suicide; 2.3 Moving Forward; 2.4 Avoiding the Hazards of the Profession; Chapter 3: Creating the Freedom to Fly High; 3.1 The First Step Is the Most Important; 3.2 The ROI of Change; 3.3 The Leadership Equation; 3.4 How We Interpret Behaviors; 3.5 How Easy Is It to Build Trust and Sustainable Relationships?
- 3.6 What Do You See in the Mirror?3.7 Developing the Leader in You; 3.8 The Ten Steps to Leadership; 3.9 John, the Story of a Leader; 3.10 A New Day; 3.11 Developing the Process; 3.12 Scrum and Kanban; 3.13 Earning Trusted Advisor Status; 3.14 Aligning Sponsors and Stakeholders; 3.15 Managing Project Governance; 3.16 Developing Team Performance; 3.17 Earning Sustainable Value; 3.18 Reflect; Chapter 4: Waterfall, Agile, or Timbuktu-Who Cares?; 4.1 What Is Waterfall?; 4.2 Iterative Development; 4.3 The Agile Methodology; 4.4 Comparing the Models; 4.5 Two Sides of Project Value.
- 4.5.1 The Value of Methodology4.5.2 The Value of Stakeholder Satisfaction and Emotional Intelligence; 4.6 Creating the Perfect Match; 4.7 Purpose Empowers; 4.8 Timing + Empowerment = Trust; 4.9 The Balance of Art and Science; 4.10 Adapting for Success; 4.11 The Timbuktu of Project Management; 4.12 The Magic of Timbuktu; 4.13 Respect Foundational Principles; 4.14 Agile in an Imperfect World; 4.15 Program Initiation: The Start of the Journey; 4.16 Program Planning; 4.17 Creating Strong Performance; 4.18 Empower and Engage to Innovate; 4.19 The Value of Timbuktu; 4.20 Your Challenge.
- 4.21 Just Crazy Common SenseChapter 5: The Magician and the Disappearing Magic Wand; 5.1 The Space; 5.1.1 The Virtual Question; 5.2 Culture: A Prerequisite for Health; 5.3 The Magic Wand; 5.4 Z-Nobel and Constrained Resources; 5.5 Project Zephyr-Scope or Schedule?; 5.6 Seeing Is Believing; Chapter 6: Teleporting into the Future; 6.1 Project Management of the Past; 6.1.1 Relevant for a Moment in Time; 6.2 Project Management in the Present Day; 6.2.1 It's About People; 6.2.2 Adaptive Project Managers; 6.3 Project Management in the Future; 6.4 The Future Is in Our Hands; 6.5 Leadership.