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Record Nr.

UNINA9910788059703321

Autore

Dalal Adil F.

Titolo

The 12 pillars of project excellence : a lean approach to improving project results / / by Adil F. Dalal

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boca Raton, FL : , : Productivity Press, an imprint of Taylor and Francis, , 2011

ISBN

0-429-25120-3

1-4398-4912-9

1-4398-4913-7

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (684 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Productivity Press Book

Disciplina

658.4/04

Soggetti

Project management

Organizational effectiveness

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Nota di contenuto

chapter Introduction -- chapter 1 Pillar I: Be a Project Leader -- chapter 2 Pillar II: Create a Balanced Project Organization Structure -- chapter 3 Pillar III: Delight the Customers with Project Vision Statement -- chapter 4 Pillar IV: Sign the Charter -- chapter 5 Pillar V: Diffuse Your Passion -- chapter 6 Pillar VI: Simplify Projects: Eliminate All Non-Value-Added Items from Projects -- chapter 7 Pillar VII: Minimize Meeticide™ -- chapter 8 Pillar VIII: Take Risks—But Do the Math Beforehand -- chapter 9 Pillar IX: Decode and Shield Your Data -- chapter 10 Pillar X: Learn from Failures -- chapter 11 Pillar XI: Make Projects Less Stressful -- chapter 12 Pillar XII: Invest in Your Appreciating Assets -- chapter 13 Summary of 12 Pillars -- chapter 14 Conclusions: The 12 Pillars of Project Excellence.

Sommario/riassunto

Asking tough questions about the current state of project management, The 12 Pillars of Project Excellence: A Lean Approach to Improving Project Results provides groundbreaking techniques to achieve excellence in project leadership that can result in six sigma type results or failure-free projects. It unveils novel solutions and breakthrough concepts—including project culture analysis, the five powers of project leadership, the power of visualization™, the science of simplicity™, dynamic risk leadership, and dynamic project failures analysis—to help



you chart the most efficient path to the pinnacle of project leadership.Winner of a 2013 Axiom Business BookAward.