eXtreme Project Management
Using Leadership, Principles, and Tools to Deliver Value in the Face of Volatility
1. Auflage November 2004
560 Seiten, Hardcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
Today's new breed, eXtreme projects are different. They feature high speed, high change, high complexity, high risk, and high stress. While traditional projects follow the classic model of ready, aim, fire, eXtreme project managers succeed by shooting the gun and then redirecting the bullet while not loosing sight of their moving target. eXtreme Project Management provides a practical guide for leaders working under high risk and high pressure while producing the desired bottom-line results. Based on Doug DeCarlo's extensive experience in working with more than 250 project teams, his eXtreme project management model is built around an integrated set of principles, values, skills, tools, and practices proven to consistently work under conditions of rapid change and uncertainty. eXtreme project management is based on the premise that you don't manage the unknown the same way you manage the known. It's a people-centric approach to high performance that makes quality of life a fundamental part of the project venture.
Introduction: Into the Light.
Part One: The New Reality.
1 Developing a Quantum Mind-Set for an eXtreme Reality.
2 The eXtreme Model for Success.
Part Two: Leadership Skills for an eXtreme World.
3 Leadership Begins with Self-Mastery.
4 The eXtreme Project Manager's Leadership Role.
5 Principles, Values, and Interpersonal Skills for Leading.
6 Leading the eXtreme Team.
7 eXtreme Stakeholder Management.
Part Three: The Flexible Project Model.
8 Visionate: Capturing the Sponsor's Vision.
9 Visionate: Establishing the Collective Vision.
10 Speculate: The Planning Meeting.
11 Speculate: Postplanning Work.
12 Innovate: Learning by Doing.
13 Reevaluate: Deciding the Project's Future.
14 Disseminate: Harvesting the Payoff.
Part Four: Managing the Project Environment.
15 Real-Time Communication.
16 Agile Organization: A Senior Management Briefing.
Afterword by Robert K. Wysocki.
eXtreme Tools and Techniques.
References.
Index.
establishment."
--Wayne G. Dix, PMP, AXA Financial
"Inspiration for all of us in the project management
profession."
--Wes Balakian, PMP, chairman and executive advisor, PMI E-Business
SIG; and President, TSI
"Not simply a book. It is a mind-expanding experience!"
--Gary R. Heerkens, PMP, CPM, CBM, PE, president, Management
Solutions Group, Inc.
"A profoundly thoughtful and useful approach to managing
the chaotic projects of our time."
--Ed Mahler, PMP, president, Project Administration Institute; and
president, PMI Westchester, New York, chapter
"A much-awaited alternative to traditional project
management."
--Lauri Koskela, professor, the University of Salford
"Concrete tools for when traditional project management
approaches aren't cutting it."
--Victoria Tucker, president, Zero Boundary Inc.
"Doug shows us how to rise above chaos and ambiguity and
to achieve results without driving ourselves mad in the
process!"
--John J. Turanin, vice president, corporate planning and program
management, Aradigm Corporation
"Belongs front and center on our desks where we can use it
on a daily basis."
--William Jacobson, director, project management, Wyeth
Research
"A paradigm shift. Universally applicable, beneficial for
all projects. Refreshing and delightful."
--Randall L. Englund, author, Creating an Environment for
Successful Projects
"A strong dose of reality and a long-awaited
perspective."
--Jim McDonough, Ph.D., PMP, senior research scientist, Eli Lilly
and Company
"Doug DeCarlo adds power and insight to the growing effort
to reform project management."
--Gregory Howell, PE, Lean Project Consulting
"Doug DeCarlo is leading those of us in the IS/IT
profession into a new and much-needed arena of speed, yet
high-quality systems development."
--Joan Knutson, PM, Guru Unlimited
"An approach that will greatly increase chances of
successfully delivering business value."
--John Thorp, president, The Thorp Network Inc.; and author, The
Information Paradox
"I highly recommend this book to anyone facing challenging
projects."
--Zed Day, CIO, University of Kentucky Medical Center
