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1 online resource |
| Contents |
of Organizational Assessment; Force Field Analysis of Self-Assessment; Recommendations for Optimal Results from Force Field Analysis Exercises; Organizational Level Skill-Set Enhancement Exercises; Personal Level Skill-Set Enhancement Exercises; References Chapter VII; Introduction; Reasons for waste; Meetings- Sources for waste; The Lean Approach to Meetings; Components of a project meeting; Input; Tools and Techniques; Output (Results); Steps to Eliminate Waste in Meetings; Step 1: Identify and eliminate non-value added meetings; Step 2: Minimize/Eliminate non-value added time; Determination of Productive Meetings; Non-value added time in Complex projects; The Right Approach to Calculate the Project ROI using meeting |
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costs; ROI Calculations without considering Meeting Costs; ROI Calculations considering Meeting Costs; ROI Calculations considering meeting costs but reducing # of Meetings by 50%; Pillar VII; Summary; Case Study; Force Field Analysis; Force Field Analysis of Organizational Assessment; Force Field Analysis of Self-Assessment; Recommendations for Optimal Results from Force Field Analysis Exercises; Organizational Level Skill-Set Enhancement Exercises; Personal Level Skill-Set Enhancement Exercises; References Chapter VIII; Introduction; Risk Management; Dynamic Risk Leadership; Methodology; Create a risk assessment team; Develop an assessment strategy; Establish clear threat response plan; Unknown risks |
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Introduction; Origin of the Term 'Project'; Project Management as a Career Choice; Current State of Project Management; Do Failed Projects = Failed Project Managers?; Criticality of 12 Pillars to Future of Project Leadership; Use of Force Field Analysis11 in the '12 Pillars of Project Excellence'; How can Executives Maximize Profits from Projects; How will Project leaders learn the Art of Mastering the Fundamentals of Project Leadership?; 12 Simple Steps to Maximize Benefit from the 12 Pillars; Setting the Right Expectations for This Book; Transformative Power of the 12 Pillars; Please Note: 12 Pillars follows the 'Tao of Simplicity'; Tips for Using the Accompanying CD Chapter I; Introduction; Project Manager vs |
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Exercises; Personal Level Skill-Set Enhancement Exercises; References Chapter III; Introduction; Delight the Customers; How can a project vision statement be used to delight your customer?; Project vision Statement; Definition Explanation; Example; Why is a project vision statement important?; How is a project vision statement created?; Steps to Create a Project vision Statement; Create a Project Vision Committee; Review the Charter; Interview Key Stakeholders; Identify the Priority Areas of Focus; Create Initial Project Vision Statement; Brainstorm for the Final Project Vision |
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Statement; Create a Final Powerful Project Vision Statement; The Goal of Creating a Project Vision Statement; Setting higher standards versus 'Gold-Plating'; A Permanent Project vision Statement of Project Leaders; Pillar III; Summary; Case Study; Force Field Analysis; Force Field Analysis of Organizational Assessment; Force Field Analysis of Self-Assessment; Recommendations for Optimal Results from Force Field Analysis; Exercises; Organizational Level Skill-Set Enhancement Exercises; Personal Level Skill-Set Enhancement Exercises; References Chapter IV; Introduction; Why projects fail?; Ambiguous Requirements; Importance of Gathering Accurate Requirements; Avoiding the Pitfalls of Ambiguous Requirements; Project Charter: Setting the Longitude and |
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Latitude for a Project; Difference between a Charter and a Vision statement; Does creating a Vision Statement and a Charter Guarantee Project Success?; Developing a Project Charter; Contents in the project charter; Good Charter Vs |
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Great Charter; Complete Buy-in from all Stakeholders; Signature from Key Stakeholders on the Charter; Difference between use of a Charter by a Project Manager versus a Project Leader; Pillar IV; Summary; Case Study; Force Field Analysis; Force Field Analysis of Organizational Assessment; Force Field Analysis of Self-Assessment; Recommendations for Optimal Results from Force Field Analysis; Exercises; Organizational Level Skill-Set Enhancement Exercises; Personal Level Skill-Set Enhancement Exercises; References Chapter V; Introduction; Why is communication so important?; Why is being an Excellent Communicator Critical?; Why is being an Excellent Communicator Critical to a Project Leader?; Mastering the Art of Excellent Communications Seven Ingredients to master the art of communication; Diffuse the passion Pillar |
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V; Summary; Case Study; Force Field Analysis; Force Field Analysis of Organizational Assessment; Force Field Analysis of Self-Assessment; Recommendations for Optimal Results from Force Field Analysis Exercises; Organizational Level Skill-Set Enhancement Exercises; Personal Level Skill-Set Enhancement Exercises; References Chapter VI; Introduction; Lean technology -- Simplifying the project; What is a Lean Technology?; The fundamental principles of Lean; Lean thinking in projects; Identify and Improve Value Added activities; Identify and Reduce Necessary Non-Value Added (NNVA) Activities; Eliminate or Reduce Non-value Added Activities and Eliminate Waste; A Classic Example of Lean; Pillar VI; Summary; Case Study; Force Field Analysis; Force Field Analysis |
| Summary |
Asking tough questions about the current state of project management, The 12 Pillars of Project Excellence: A Lean Approach to Improving Project Results provides groundbreaking techniques to achieve excellence in project leadership that can result in six sigma type results or failure-free projects. It unveils novel solutions and breakthrough concepts--including project culture analysis, the five powers of project leadership, the power of visualization™, the science of simplicity™, dynamic risk leadership, and dynamic project failures analysis--to help you chart the most efficient path to the pinnacle of project leadership.Winner of a 2013 Axiom Business BookAward |
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Title from title screen |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Project management.
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Leadership.
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Lean manufacturing.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industrial Management.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Management.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Management Science.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Organizational Behavior.
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Leadership
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Lean manufacturing
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Project management
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2011031364 |
| ISBN |
9781439849132 |
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1439849137 |
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1439849129 |
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9781439849125 |
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