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EXtreme Project Management : Using Leadership, Principles, and Tools to Deliver Value in the Face of Volatility by Douglas DeCarlo (2004, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherWiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
ISBN-100787974099
ISBN-139780787974091
eBay Product ID (ePID)30760507
Product Key Features
Number of Pages560 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameEXtreme Project Management : Using Leadership, Principles, and Tools to Deliver Value in the Face of Volatility
Publication Year2004
SubjectLeadership, Project Management, Management, Workplace Culture
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaBusiness & Economics
AuthorDouglas Decarlo
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.7 in
Item Weight26.5 Oz
Item Length9.1 in
Item Width6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2004-015788
Dewey Edition22
Reviews'A wake-up call for the project management 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
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal658.404
SynopsisWhen failure is not an option speed, innovation & profitability count bureaucracy is to be avoided quality of life is important extreme PROJECT MANAGEMENT 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 losing 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. Throughout the book, eXtreme Project Management shows project managers, sponsors, and executives how to keep projects in control and deliver business value in the face of volatility by Developing a change-tolerant, quantum mind-set Applying principles of self-mastery Gaining and sustaining commitment to the project mission Unleashing motivation and innovation Establishing trust and confidence Implementing a flexible project management model Establishing a real-time communications infrastructure Minimizing bureaucracy Improving organizational agility eXtreme project management is a dynamic and exhilarating model for any kind of project that features high doses of speed and volatility, and where failure is not an option., 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., 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.
LC Classification NumberHD69.P75D43 2004
