Description
Book SynopsisThousands of project managementrelated books have been written. Why is Optimizing Project Work, Management, and Delivery different?
This book represents the authors' experiences gained from looking at the problem of project management for 50 years and wondering why projects cannot be more successful. Experience from various management models and techniques has helped but still does not fit reality or provide accurate forecasts. Industry surveys have compiled the root causes of project failure, and yet they persist. Is there no answer to this problem?
As the book explains, the management solution is not in the models or the theory but is found in how they are mapped against the actual target project characteristics. This is the book's unique strength. There are major coverage gaps in current project management models that also need to be recognized. All of the existing models are correct in some ways, and yet each is also wrong.
The book starts by revi
Table of Contents
Preface. About the Author. Prologue. Section I PROJECT ENVIRONMENT. 1 Introduction. 2 Delivery Methods. 3 Project Profiles. 4 Evolution of Project Management. 5 Project Success Drivers. 6 Project Externals. Section II DELIVERY STRATEGIES. 7 Delivery Models and Processes. 8 The Classic Predictive Model. 9 The Iterative Development Model. 10 The Critical Chain Model. 11 Organizational Support Architecture. 12 Portfolio Management. 13 Integrated Model Design Components. 15 Modified Management Processes. 16 Integrated Model Tutorial. 17 Model Background and Implementation. 18 Success Recipes. Index.
