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Strategic Project Management Made Simple, 2nd Edition

Release Date: 2021/05/01
ISBN: 9781119718178
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Learn to plan and execute projects in any organization with this practical and insightful resource 

The comprehensively updated and revised edition of Strategic Project Management Made Simple cements this series’ status as the leading resource for anyone looking for step-by-step guidance on project design and action initiatives. 

Written by celebrated management consultant Terry Schmidt, this book fully covers the necessity of systems thinking and the logical framework approach to solve today’s challenging problems. Strategic Project Management Made Simple also includes: 

  • An expanded section on turning ideas, problems, and opportunities into projects 
  • A newly created chapter on managing your “inner game” to achieve project excellence   
  • Fresh case studies that cover how to pivot your business to meet changing needs  
  • A new approach, Iterating to Excellence, to create your Minimum Viable Project and produce solutions smoother and faster

Strategic Project Management Made Simple, Revised and Updated is an indispensable volume for leaders and workers seeking to transform their approach to planning, driving, and executing projects in their organizations. 

Table of Contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Acknowledgments
  6. Introduction
    1. Turn Strategy into Action
    2. Project Leaders Deliver Results
    3. Preparing for the Changing World Ahead
    4. What Project Teams Require
    5. Who This Book Is For
    6. What You'll Find in This Book
    7. What's New in This Book
    8. Getting the Most from Our Journey Together
  7. Part I: Gaining the Strategic Advantage
    1. 1 Developing Your Strategic Project Mindset
    2. What NASA Rule #15 Can Teach Us
    3. Close the Strategy-to-Execution Gap
    4. Shoot for the Moon
    5. Different Contexts But Similar Issues
    6. Preview the Solution Tools
    7. Review Key Points
    8. Coming Up Next
    9. 2 Visualizing Project Strategy
    10. Make Simple Strategy
    11. The Power of Causal Logic
    12. Organize Objectives into Trees
    13. Illuminate Multiple Solution Paths
    14. Develop Your Own Objectives Tree
    15. Review Key Points
    16. Coming Up Next
    17. 3 Speaking a Common Language
    18. Communicate with Clarity
    19. Set Clear Objectives
    20. Communicate in Words and Diagrams
    21. Simple Project Logic and the Strategic Hypotheses
    22. How Projects Deliver Benefits
    23. Turn a Problem into Objectives
    24. Review Key Points
    25. Coming Up Next
    26. 4 Exploring the Logical Framework Approach
    27. Equip Leaders with Practical Tools
    28. Examine the LogFrame Structure and Questions
    29. How a Stalled Team Finally Got Going
    30. Strengthen Your Project Design
    31. Think from Multiple Perspectives
    32. Case Study: Managing Enterprise-Wide Change
    33. Review Key Points
    34. Coming Up Next
  8. Part II: Mastering the Four Critical Strategic Questions
    1. 5 Question #1—What Are We Trying to Accomplish and Why?
    2. Define and Align Key Objectives
    3. Let's Go to the Moon!
    4. Start with the Big Why
    5. Identify your MVP
    6. Review These Project Designs
    7. Review Key Points
    8. Apply Step #1
    9. Coming Up Next
    10. 6 Question #2—How Do We Measure Success?
    11. Develop Success Measures and Verifications
    12. Measure What Matters Most
    13. Determine How to Verify
    14. Measures Help You Choose Among Alternative Approaches
    15. Special Types of Indicators
    16. Case Study: Winning the Peace After Winning the War
    17. Review Key Points
    18. Apply Step #2
    19. Coming Up Next
    20. 7 Question #3—What Other Conditions Must Exist?
    21. Surface and Test Assumptions
    22. Spot Trouble Before It Strikes
    23. Evaluate Assumptions in Three Steps
    24. Case Study: Battling the Asian Gypsy Moth Invasion
    25. Turn Objectives Trees into LogFrame Plans
    26. Review Key Points
    27. Apply Step #3
    28. Coming Up Next
    29. 8 Question #4—How Do We Get There?
    30. Identify Action Steps
    31. Build It Big
    32. Gateway to Multiple Execution Tools
    33. Decide Which Lifecycle Fits Best
    34. Manage the Ongoing Strategic Action Cycle
    35. Keep Your Project on Track
    36. Review Key Points
    37. Apply Step #4
    38. Coming Up Next
  9. Part III: Putting These Concepts into Practice
    1. 9 Getting Your Project Off the Ground
    2. Move from Storming to Performing
    3. Prepare for a Productive Project Launch
    4. Conduct a Project Design Workshop
    5. Hold a Project Kickoff Meeting
    6. Engage Your Stakeholders Early
    7. Create a High-Performance Culture
    8. When to Pivot Your Strategy
    9. Case Study: Upgrading Group Performance
    10. Review Key Points
    11. Coming Up Next
    12. 10 Managing Your Inner Game
    13. Leverage Your Internal Operating System
    14. Take Charge of Your Thoughts
    15. Manage Your Emotions
    16. Strengthen Your Courage Muscles
    17. Build Your Emotional Resilience
    18. Manage Your Internal PROJECTS
    19. Review Key Points
    20. Coming Up Next
    21. 11 Building Your High-Performing Team
    22. Components of a Stellar Team
    23. Create Engaging Virtual Meetings
    24. Case Study: Transforming a Team Through Caring
    25. Help Others to Become Their Best
    26. Review Key Points
    27. Coming Up Next
    28. 12 Managing Your Life Projects
    29. Design Your Future
    30. Craft Your Personal Vision
    31. Develop Your Life Project Portfolio
    32. Commit Yourself to Make It Happen
    33. Manage Your Dreams and Disappointments
    34. Project Yourself into the Future
    35. Review Key Points
    36. Coming Up Next
  10. We Are Here to Support You
  11. Glossary and Usage of Terms
  12. About the Author
  13. Index
  14. End User License Agreement
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