Book description
A Breakthrough Framework for Adaptive Project Management from Project Management Guru Robert K. Wysocki
For an increasing number of critical projects, traditional project management models simply are not appropriate. In many cases, complete requirements and objectives cannot be specified up front, and significant changes cannot be avoided. What’s needed is an entirely new framework for project management: one that combines agile methods with the profession’s most enduring best practices. In this book, Robert K. Wysocki provides that framework–the Adaptive Project Framework (APF)–and shows how to apply it in any domain.
Wysocki, one of the world’s leading project management consultants, has spent decades helping large organizations succeed with complex projects. Drawing on everything he’s learned, he explains why a fundamentally new framework is needed and introduces all five phases of that framework. He covers artifacts, processes, and deliverables, and shows how to utilize each phase most effectively in your environment. Through four detailed case studies, you’ll discover how APF can help you adapt to unexpected events, encouraging creative responses based on open partnerships between clients and project teams.
Coverage includes
Bringing greater flexibility and speed to any project, regardless of its goals or context
Moving forward successfully with projects that have vague requirements
Discovering what clients really want, not just what they say they want
Managing ongoing scope changes throughout a project
Customizing APF to your own environment
Integrating APF with existing agile software development methods
Using APF to overcome the obstacles to success
Preparing for the future of project management
This book is written for every project participant–project and program managers, software and product developers, process designers, and business analysts–who needs to deliver results in a world that won’t stand still.
Table of contents
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- Introduction
- Chapter 1. Overview of the Adaptive Project Framework
- Chapter 2. How to Scope the APF Project
- Chapter 3. How to Plan an APF Cycle
- Chapter 4. How to Build the APF Cycle
- Chapter 5. How to Manage the Client Checkpoint
- Chapter 6. How to Conduct the Post-version Review
- Chapter 7. Adapting APF
- Chapter 8. APF in the Extreme
- Chapter 9. APF Frequently Asked Questions
- Chapter 10. Taking Stock
- Appendix: CareerAgent Overview
- Index
Product information
- Title: Adaptive Project Framework: Managing Complexity in the Face of Uncertainty
- Author(s):
- Release date: February 2010
- Publisher(s): Addison-Wesley Professional
- ISBN: None
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