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by Simon Collyer
Managing Amidst Rapid Change
Cover Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
List of Case Studies
List of Abbreviations
Foreword
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter Summaries
Chapter 1 – Introduction
Chapter 2 – Dynamic Environments
Chapter 3 – Dynamic Planning
Chapter 4 – Dynamic Control
Chapter 5 – Dynamic Culture and Communication
Chapter 6 – Dynamic Leadership and Decision Making
Chapter 7 – Dynamic Experimentation
Chapter 8 – Dynamic Practitioner Guide - Principles and Techniques
Data Sources
Interviews and Focus Groups
Interview Participants
Focus Group Participants
Publications Emanating from the Research
Chapter 2: Dynamic Environments
What is Dynamism?
Why Traditional Needs Tweaking
What is Different about Dynamic Projects?
What's the Key Challenge for Dynamic Projects?
Alternate High-Level Approaches
Compatibility with the PMBOK® Guide
Extending the PMBOK® Guide
Dynamism Examples
Changing Materials, Resources, Tools, and Techniques During the Project Life Cycle
Changing Relationships with Other Related Projects, Services, or Products
Changing Goals
Can we Resist Dynamism?
What can we do about Dynamism?
Knowing to Customize your Approach
What about Dynamic Capabilities
What about Agile?
What about Complexity?
Is Dynamism your Biggest Problem?
Definitions
Summary
Chapter 3: Planning for Dynamic Environments
Introduction
The Traditional Approach
Dynamic Planning
Single-Version Projects – Iterative Planning Only
Multi-Version Projects – Fully Iterative
Dynamic Planning Examples
Staging with Gates
Simplification – Smallest Possible Stage 1
Simplification and Staging Examples
Contract Terms
Calculating the Cost of Lost Opportunity
Summary
Chapter 4: Dynamic Control
Static Project Control using the Plan
Input and Output Control
Diagnostic, Belief, Interactive and Boundary
Analogy – Driving to a Destination
Analogy – Delivering a Package Destination
Examples of Dynamic Control
Summary for Dynamic Control
Chapter 5: Dynamic Culture and Communication
Culture and Communication Approaches for Dynamic Environments
Exploration Culture
Egalitarian and Collaborative
Fewer Rules
Faster and More Informal Communication
Dynamic Culture Examples
Dynamic Communication Examples
Summary for Dynamic Culture and Communication
Chapter 6: Dynamic Leadership and Decision Making
Balancing Stability with Flexibility
Situational Awareness
Swift Trust
Rapid Decision Making
Rapid Feedback Loop
Clear Authority
Devolved Responsibility
Focus on Pragmatism
Developed Alternatives
Pre-Planned Responses
Political Skills
Experience
Courage to Say No
Courage to be Realistic
Examples of Decision Making
Examples of Leadership Style
Summary
Chapter 7: Dynamic Experimentation
Structured Experimentation
Competing Experiments
Fail as Quickly and Cheaply as Possible
Moonshot Projects
Moonshot Portfolios
Practitioner Examples of Competing Experiments
Chapter 8: Dynamic Practitioner Guide - Principles and Techniques
Dynamic Planning
Guidelines Controls
Egalitarian, Goal-Orientated Culture that Supports Experimentation
Timely and Efficient Communication
Flexible Leadership with Rapid Decision Making
Structured Experimentation
Summary of Themes
Afterword
References
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