{"product_id":"facilitating-the-project-lifecycle-skills-and-tools-to-accelerate-progress-for-project-managers-facilitators-and-six-sigma-project-teams-9780787978754","title":"Facilitating the Project Lifecycle  Skills and","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book draws on more than 20 years experience and goes beyond facilitation as \"meeting management\" to detail how to elicit, analyze, verify and translate a group's knowledge and expertise into a tangible deliverables. Using real-world examples, the book shows how to get the benefits of group buy-in and ownership. .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTables, Figures, and Exhibits.  \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Authors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART 1: THE POWER OF THE PARTNERSHIP: PROJECTS AND FACILITATION.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection 1: The Commitment to Perform.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Old Dogs and New Tricks.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Facilitation Within the Project Lifecycle.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection 2: The Ability to Perform.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Who’s on First?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. What Effective Facilitation Is and Is Not.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART 2: THE PARTNERSHIP IN PRACTICE: MAKING FACILITATED WORK SESSIONS WORK.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection 3: Work Session Basics.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Making Work Sessions Work.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. The Work Session Tightrope.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Preparing for the Work Session.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Conducting the Work Session.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Wrapping Up the Work Session.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection 4: Facilitating the Deliverable.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Establishing the Project Charter.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Analyzing and Designing Business Processes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. Defining Business Requirements.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. Assessing Risks.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. Convening Work-in-Progress Reviews.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART 3: THE TECHNIQUES.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection 5: General Facilitation Techniques: Engaging the Group.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15. It’s All About Communication.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16. Flip-Charting.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17. Brainstorming.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18. Facilitated Dialogue.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19. Nominal Group and Affinity Analysis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20. Prioritization Techniques.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21. Breakout Groups.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22. Staying On Track: Agendas, Action Items, and Other Focusing Techniques.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection 6: Specialized Facilitation Techniques: Building the Deliverables.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23. Creating a Purpose Statement.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24. Defining Objectives and Targets.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25. Scope Framing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26. Guiding Factors: Assumptions, Constraints, Dependencies, and Touch Points.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27. Discovering Impacts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28. Risk Analysis Matrices.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29. Process Decomposition.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30. Process Mapping.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31. Process Detail Table.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32. Context Diagramming.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e33. Requirements Table.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e34. Developing a Timeline.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART 4: RESOURCES.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA. Cross-Reference Tables for Tools and Techniques.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eB. Recommended Books and Journals.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eC. Recommended Web Sites.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eD. Recommended Organizations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTemplates on CD-ROM.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow to Use the Accompanying CD-ROM.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405050618199,"sku":"9780787978754","price":47.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780787978754.jpg?v=1730488504","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/facilitating-the-project-lifecycle-skills-and-tools-to-accelerate-progress-for-project-managers-facilitators-and-six-sigma-project-teams-9780787978754","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}