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Book Description

Deliver great projects every time

Projects are the lifeblood of organisations, but many projects fall short of expectations because of poor project management and/or poor project sponsorship. In The Project Book, author and 20-year project management and sponsorship veteran Colin D Ellis teaches you the skills and behaviours required to make your projects succeed, every time.

The best projects, whether they are delivered in an agile or waterfall way, are a result of the people that lead them and the environment they create. This fail-safe and comprehensive handbook shows you how to develop the mindset and communication skills to create projects that leave a legacy for you, your team and your organisation.

Project leaders and senior managers in all business and technical disciplines will benefit from the insightful guidance this book offers and better project outcomes will result. Split into two parts, individually addressing Project Leaders and Project Sponsors, this book guides large project facilitators to understand the importance of people over processes.

  • become a project leader that people trust
  • build a team culture of collaboration, agility and creativity
  • upskill executives so that they’re catalysts for transformation
  • develop the organisational discipline needed for successful projects
  • create a mature environment for your projects to thrive

Engaging, informative and humorous, The Project Book will help project managers, project sponsors, scrum masters and product owners across all organisations to deliver successful projects in a way that customers will talk about for years.

Table of Contents

  1. Cover
  2. ABOUT THE AUTHOR
  3. PREFACE
  4. HOW TO USE THIS BOOK
  5. PROJECT MANAGEMENT
    1. PART I LEADERSHIP
      1. CHAPTER 1 KNOW YOURSELF
      2. CHAPTER 2 PRACTISE EMPATHY
      3. CHAPTER 3 BE YOURSELF
      4. CHAPTER 4 STAND FOR SOMETHING
      5. CHAPTER 5 DETERMINE YOUR VALUES
      6. CHAPTER 6 SAFEGUARD THE FUTURE
      7. CHAPTER 7 BEHAVE IN THE RIGHT WAY
      8. CHAPTER 8 GIVE YOUR MIND A BREAK
      9. CHAPTER 9 ADAPT YOUR STYLE TO FIT THE PROJECT
      10. CHAPTER 10 EMBRACE THE NEXT GENERATION
      11. CHAPTER 11 BE PREPARED
      12. CHAPTER 12 BRING THE HUMOUR
      13. CHAPTER 13 MAKE GRATITUDE YOUR ATTITUDE
      14. CHAPTER 14 BOUNCEBACKABILITY
      15. CHAPTER 15 LEAD A REMOTE TEAM
      16. CHAPTER 16 BE AN INTREPRENEUR
      17. CHAPTER 17 SWITCH ON YOUR EARS
      18. CHAPTER 18 CREATE MORE LEADERS
      19. CHAPTER 19 BE GENEROUS
      20. CHAPTER 20 SAY SORRY
      21. CHAPTER 21 SET AND MANAGE EXPECTATIONS
      22. CHAPTER 22 MANAGE DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS
      23. CHAPTER 23 GET HELP
      24. CHAPTER 24 NEGOTIATE EFFECTIVELY
      25. CHAPTER 25 TELL STORIES
      26. CHAPTER 26 MANAGE UPWARDS
        1. 1. Know who you’re dealing with
        2. 2. Be direct
        3. 3. Bring solutions, not just problems
        4. 4. Fibbing is not an option
    2. PART II CULTURE
      1. CHAPTER 27 BUILD AND CARE FOR THE TEAM
      2. CHAPTER 28 DEVELOP A VISION
      3. CHAPTER 29 GET YOUR COMMUNICATION RIGHT
      4. CHAPTER 30 COLLABORATE FOR SUCCESS
      5. CHAPTER 31 MAKE TIME FOR INNOVATION
      6. CHAPTER 32 FIND THE RIGHT SPACE FOR WORK
      7. CHAPTER 33 HIRE FOR CULTURAL FIT
      8. CHAPTER 34 START AS YOU MEAN TO GO ON
      9. CHAPTER 35 SOUNDTRACK TO YOUR SUCCESS
      10. CHAPTER 36 KEEP STAKEHOLDERS SATISFIED
      11. CHAPTER 37 GOSSIP: THE CULTURE KILLER
      12. CHAPTER 38 KEEP IT SIMPLE
      13. CHAPTER 39 HAVE SOME FUN
      14. CHAPTER 40 RUN MEETINGS THAT DON’T SUCK
      15. CHAPTER 41 CELEBRATE SUCCESS
    3. PART III METHODS
      1. CHAPTER 42 WATERFALL
      2. CHAPTER 43 AGILE
      3. CHAPTER 44 NO PLAN, NO PROJECT
      4. CHAPTER 45 WHY THIS? WHY NOW?
      5. CHAPTER 46 SCALE FOR SUCCESS
      6. CHAPTER 47 ESTIMATING
        1. History
        2. Expertise
      7. CHAPTER 48 MANAGE RISK
        1. Identify
        2. Plan
        3. Schedule
        4. Action
        5. Assess
      8. CHAPTER 49 DEAL WITH ISSUES
      9. CHAPTER 50 REPORT HONESTLY
      10. CHAPTER 51 SUCCESSES ARE THE BEST LESSONS
      11. CHAPTER 52 MEASURE YOUR SUCCESS
        1. Stakeholder satisfaction
        2. Staff attraction/attrition
        3. Mentoring requests
        4. Internal reward and recognition
        5. External recognition
      12. PROJECT MANAGEMENT SUMMARY
        1. Too much leadership
        2. Too much method
        3. Too much culture
        4. Get the balance right
  6. PROJECT SPONSORSHIP
    1. PART IV STEWARDSHIP
      1. CHAPTER 53 THE BUCK STOPS WITH YOU
      2. CHAPTER 54 VERIFY PRIORITIES
      3. CHAPTER 55 SHARE THE BURDEN
      4. CHAPTER 56 SAY THANK YOU
      5. CHAPTER 57 BUILD TRUST
      6. CHAPTER 58 SIMPLE IS BETTER
      7. CHAPTER 59 BE PRESENT
      8. CHAPTER 60 ROLE MODEL WHAT YOU EXPECT OF OTHERS
    2. PART V DECISIONS
      1. CHAPTER 61 WHAT’S THE PROBLEM AND THE OUTCOME?
      2. CHAPTER 62 NEGATE THE NEGATIVITY
      3. CHAPTER 63 HIRE AND PICK YOUR PROJECT MANAGER
      4. CHAPTER 64 BE ETHICAL
      5. CHAPTER 65 MAKE QUICK (NOT HASTY) DECISIONS
      6. CHAPTER 66 DEAL WITH POOR PERFORMANCE
        1. 1. Create a shared understanding of what’s expected
        2. 2. Communicate in their personality preferences, not yours
        3. 3. Nip it in the bud
        4. 4. Take action
      7. CHAPTER 67 FAIL QUICKLY
    3. PART VI RESULTS
      1. CHAPTER 68 CULTURE IS KEY, BUT SO IS STRATEGY
      2. CHAPTER 69 GET OFF TO A FLYER
      3. CHAPTER 70 EVERY PROJECT NEEDS A PLAN
      4. CHAPTER 71 INNOVATION NEEDS MINDSET and time
      5. CHAPTER 72 METHODS NEED TO BE UNDERSTOOD
      6. CHAPTER 73 CELEBRATE GOOD (AND BAD) TIMES
      7. CHAPTER 74 OUTCOMES DON’T ACHIEVE THEMSELVES
        1. Optimism/exaggeration
        2. Market condition changes
        3. No one cares
      8. CHAPTER 75 SPOT WHEN IT’S GOING WRONG
        1. 1. No one understands why you’re doing the project
        2. 2. Watermelon projects
        3. 3. Increase in emails
        4. 4. Missed deadlines
        5. 5. Documents aren’t updated
        6. 6. Increased sick leave
        7. 7. Forecast spend = budget
      9. PROJECT SPONSORSHIP SUMMARY
  7. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
  8. REFERENCES
  9. READING LIST
  10. SOUNDTRACKS
  11. CONTACT DETAILS
  12. INDEX
  13. End User License Agreement
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