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
Project Fundamentals for Everybody
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
From Product Launches to Digital Transformations to Megaprojects
3. What Project Management Is Now
And Why It Needed to Be Reinvented
The reinvention of project management
Pushing the reinvention further
4. Introduction to the Project Canvas
One Tool for Any Project: Traditional, Agile, or Hybrid
Purpose: Why are we doing the project?
Investment: How much will the project cost?
Benefits: What benefits and value will the project generate?
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?
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
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
Individual and Organizational Project Competencies
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
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
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
Conclusion: The Project Manifesto
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