Contents

Introduction: Welcome to the Project Economy

From a world driven by efficiency to a world driven by change

The rise of the Project Economy

The path to becoming a project leader

The first project management book for everyone

PART ONE

Project Fundamentals for Everybody

1. Projects Everywhere

From a World Driven by Efficiency to a World Driven by Change

Operations run the organization, but projects change the organization

The proliferation of projects in organizations

Projects after the pandemic

2. What Is a Project?

From Product Launches to Digital Transformations to Megaprojects

Definitions

Classification of projects

Examples of common projects

3. What Project Management Is Now

And Why It Needed to Be Reinvented

The reinvention of project management

Pushing the reinvention further

PART TWO

The Project Canvas

4. Introduction to the Project Canvas

One Tool for Any Project: Traditional, Agile, or Hybrid

Simple, universal, and proven

Outline of the canvas parts

5. The Foundation

Purpose, Investment, Benefits

Purpose: Why are we doing the project?

Investment: How much will the project cost?

Benefits: What benefits and value will the project generate?

6. The People

Sponsorship, Resources, Stakeholders

Sponsorship: Who will be accountable for the project?

Resources: Who will manage the project, and which skills are needed to deliver the project?

Stakeholders: Who will benefit from and be affected by the project?

7. The Creation

Deliverables, Plan, Change

Deliverables: What will the project produce, build, or deliver?

Plan: How and when will the work be carried out?

Change: How will we engage stakeholders and manage the risks?

8. Putting the Project Canvas into Practice

Adopting the Canvas in Your Organization

How to use the Project Canvas

Writing the Project Canvas block by block

Case studies of the Project Canvas in action

Applying the Project Canvas to agile initiatives

Tips for introducing the Project Canvas in your organization

Example of an organization implementing the Project Canvas

PART THREE

Individual and Organizational Project Competencies

9. Project Leadership

Competencies for Effective Project Management and Sponsorship

The growing need for effective project leaders

Project leadership qualities and competencies

10. Selecting and Prioritizing Projects

 Managing Your Project Portfolio

Why prioritization helps

Benefits of managing a portfolio

The hierarchy of purpose: A better way to prioritize

11. The Agile and Project-Driven Organization

 Building the Structure and Culture Needed for Project Success

How some Chinese companies embody organizational agility

Benefits of a lean, agile, and project-driven structure

Obstacles to becoming an agile and project-driven organization

PART FOUR

A Better Future through Projects

12. Project Managing a Better Future

 Tomorrow’s Innovations and Disruptions in Project Management

Crisis management is project management

Diversity (and diversity of thinking) and project success

The role of technology

The sustainability revolution

Conclusion: The Project Manifesto

Ready to succeed with your projects

Appendix: The Benefits Card

Notes

Index

Acknowledgments

About the Author

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