The Practitioner's Handbook of Project Performance: Agile, Waterfall and Beyond

  • 10h 59m
  • Mark Phillips
  • Taylor and Francis
  • 2020

Practitioners operate in a necessary reality. We work in a space where project performance is above theory or methodology. In the best environments, delivery and an affirmative culture are what matter most. In the worst, it is politics and survival. In any environment, we are challenged to adopt best practices and adapt our style to the environment in which the project is occurring. This is a book about those best practices and practitioner experiences. It is a must-have reference and guidebook for project managers, general managers, business leaders and project management researchers.

This book is the result of the hard work and dedication of more than 35 authors from more than 15 countries across four continents. It brings a diversity of experience, professional and personal. It includes practitioners, leading academics, renowned theorists and many who straddle those roles. The chapters cover experiences in software, large-scale infrastructure projects, finance and health care, to name a few. The chapters themselves take many forms. Check out the Table of Contents to get a deeper sense of the topics included. All provide real-world guidance on delivering high-performing projects and show you how to build, lead and manage high-performing teams.

The Practitioner's Handbook of Project Performance is complete in itself. It can also be an enticing start to an ongoing dialogue with the authors and a pleasurable path to get deeper into the subject of project performance. Find your favorite place to begin learning from these chapters, to begin taking notes and taking away nuggets to use in your everyday. But don’t stop there. Contact information and further resources for this diverse team of experts are found throughout. The Practitioner's Handbook is a modern guide to the leading edge of project performance management and a path to the future of project delivery.

About the Author

Mark Phillips is an accomplished business leader and innovator through a range of business cycles. His experiences include start-ups, cutting-edge defense projects and senior leadership in the automotive sector. The author of Reinventing Communication, he has presented to thousands of people globally on project performance.

In this Book

  • Introduction
  • Chasing Mercury: The Emotional and Social Pillars of High-Performing Teams
  • Values as the Basis for Successful Teams: A Scrum Perspective and Primer
  • The Power of Empowering Others: Coaching as a Leadership Model for High-Performing Teams
  • Coping With the Unexpected: Flexibility, Resilience and Culture
  • Leading Without Authority
  • Performance: A Combined Project and Portfolio Perspective
  • Communications Shape Reality
  • Knowledge Management Shapes Culture
  • Risk Management Principles
  • Risk Management Practices
  • Act Fast and Think Fast: Agile Schedule Performance
  • Monitoring and Controlling: Understanding Your Project’s Status
  • The Project Management Office (PMO)
  • Managing Change: From Adoption to Completion
  • Securing Benefits
  • Beyond the Triple Constraints: Creating Conditions for Optimal Performance
  • Critical Success and Failure Factors in Large-Scale Complex Projects
  • Performance and Measurement: An Interdisciplinary Study of Public Sector Projects
  • Creating Value in Infrastructure Projects: The Public Value Chain
  • Evaluating Project Performance: A Comprehensive Approach Studying EU Structural Programs
  • Project Performance in the Financial Sector
  • Matching Theory to Practice in a Complex World: A Philosophical Approach
  • The Future of Global Program Leadership: A Sci-Fi Narrative
  • Mindfulness: Achieving Performance in an Accelerating Technology Landscape
  • Continuous Digital and #NoProjects
  • Afterword—What the Heck are We Studying? Projects, Performance, and Laws
  • References and Further Reading
  • Author Profiles and Resources
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