Leadership Principles for Project Success (Hardcover)

The World of ProjectsThe Nature of ProjectsProject Management as a Cornerstone of Project SuccessA Common Theme: Projects in TroubleLeadership and Project SuccessApplication Suggestions THE PROJECT LEADERSHIP PYRAMID Introducing the Project Leadership PyramidThe Difference Between Management and LeadershipThe Power of SimplicityCommon Themes of LeadershipThe Five Principles of Effective Project LeadershipThe Metaphor of the PyramidStructure of Part IApplication Suggestions Principle 1: Build VisionVisionProject ObjectivesVision vs. Project ObjectivesBuilding Vision: First StepsThe Person Who Builds VisionCharacteristics of Vision BuilderIt Takes a Project Leader ? and a TeamTiming of Building VisionValue of Building VisionApplication Suggestions Principle 2: Nurture CollaborationThe Heart and Soul of a ProjectTeam BuildingThe Juice of TeamworkThe Project Leader and the TeamSelf-Organizing TeamsThe Project Team as the Power Base of the Project LeaderCollaboration Beyond Team BoundariesNurturing Collaboration ? First StepsThe Value of CollaborationApplication Suggestions Principle 3: Promote PerformanceThe Performing Project Team Rule 1: Be a Role Model Rule 2: Create the Right Environment Rule 3: Empower Your Team Rule 4: Develop a Solution-and-Results OrientationToward Problems and RisksRule 5: Invite Productive CompetitionRule 6: Let It Happen Rule 7: Celebrate PerformanceThe Extended Project TeamThe Right TimingValue of PerformanceApplication Suggestions Principle 4: Cultivate LearningCertainty in an Uncertain World: Change and MistakesThe Status ReportReview Sessions Regularity Focused Lessons Learned Rotate Positions Vary LocationsTrainingTiming: It Is Never Too Late to Learn, Unless Banning LearningInvite External Project ReviewsExtended Team LearningLearning and InnovationThe Value of LearningApplication Suggestions Principle 5: Ensure ResultsProject Success Is Not Measured Solely by ResultsResponsibility for Results: Project Leader and TeamCritical Success Factors of ResultsInterim ResultsTiming of ResultsThe Value of Ensuring ResultsApplication Suggestions The Dynamic PyramidFive Principles, One Project Leadership PyramidThe Resulting 5×5 Pyramid8.2.1 Principle 1: Building Vision8.2.2 Principle 2: Nurturing Collaboration8.2.3 Principle 3: Promoting Performance8.2.4 Principle 4: Cultivating Learning8.2.5 Principle 5: Ensuring ResultsA New Definition of Project SuccessSimple and Yet Complex: The Five Principles of Effective LeadershipApplication Suggestions THE PROJECT LEADERSHIP PYRAMID IN PRACTICE Practicing the PrinciplesPurpose and Objective of Part IIReturning "Power" Exercises9.2.1 Guided Brainstorming9.2.2 Power Workshop: Breakouts and Plenum9.2.3 Questionnaires Project Initiation and Set-UpIdentifying and Defining Your Playing Field10.1.1 Your Own Role10.1.2 Organizational Project Environment10.1.3 Stakeholders10.1.4 Project Charter: Summarizing Your Understanding of the ProjectVision-Building Workshop10.2.1 Presentation of Official Project Charter10.2.2 Project Motivation Statement10.2.3 Project Vision Statement10.2.4 SMART Project Objectives Statement10.2.5 Critical Success Factors10.2.6 Next Steps10.2.7 Practical Tips for a Vision-Building WorkshopTeam Norming Workshop10.3.1 Project Motivation, Vision, Objectives, and Scope10.3.2 Roles, Responsibilities, Expectations, and Motivations10.3.3 Engagement Rules on Individual and Team Level)10.3.4 Next Steps10.3.5 The Value of a Team Norming WorkshopScoping10.4.1 Part 1: Gathering Requirements10.4.2 Part 2: Prioritizing Requirements10.4.3 Part 3: Building the Plan10.4.4 A Word on Documentation10.4.5 Timing Project ExecutionEmpower Your Team and Let It DeliverInvolve and Add Value to the Extended TeamProject ReviewsStatus ReportingProject Pyramid Assessment GuidelinesSecure Ongoing Learning and Promote InnovationCoping with Challenges to the Project Leadership Pyramid11.7.1 Challenges to Principle 1: Build Vision11.7.2 Challenges to Principle 2: Nurture Collaboration11.7.3 Challenges to Principle 3: Promote Performance11.7.4 Challenges to Principle 4: Cultivate Learning11.7.5 Challenges to Principle 5: Ensure Results Projects in TroubleExpect the UnexpectedRealigning Project Objectives and Stakeholders’ Expectations in a Project Behind Schedule and Over Budget12.2.1 Workshop Set-Up12.2.2 Breakouts12.2.3 Prioritization12.2.4 Workshop Benefits12.2.5 Practical TipsRealignment with Team Involvement12.3.1 Workshop Set-Up12.3.2 Workshop Step 1: Revisiting the Past12.3.3 Workshop Step 2: Assessing the Present12.3.4 Workshop Step 3: Building the Future12.3.5 Lessons Learned from Project RealignmentsExternal Project RescueCanceling a ProjectWorking on a Troubled Project ? Without Being in Control Closing a ProjectNecessary and Sufficient Conditions for Project Success and ClosureDelivering Results and Making Sure They Arrive at Their Right DestinationConducting and Sharing Sunset ReviewsCelebrating and Giving Out Rewards Summary Key Exercises of the Project Leadership Pyramid14.1.1 Key Exercise of Principle 1 (Building Vision): Vision-Building Workshops14.1.2 Key Exercises of Principle 2 (Nurturing Collaboration): Team Norming Workshops and Team-Building Activities14.1.3 Key Exercise of Principle 3 (Promoting Performance): Team Empowerment14.1.4 Key Exercise of Principle 4 (Cultivating Learning): Regular Project Reviews and Continuous Learning and Self-Improvement14.1.5 Key Exercise of Principle 5 (Ensuring Results): Regular, Interim ResultsA Call for Action and Creativity THE PERSONAL LEADERSHIP PYRAMID How to Become an Effective Project LeaderLeadership PerspectivesTop-Down LeadershipBottom-Up LeadershipThe Lonely Warrior LeadershipFollow the Principles of the Project Leadership Pyramid AppendicesBibliographyIndex