| brainstorming in project management: Effective Software Project Management Robert K. Wysocki, 2010-09-29 Why another book on software project management? For some time, the fields of project management, computer science, and software development have been growing rapidly and concurrently. Effective support for the enterprise demands the merging of these efforts into a coordinated discipline, one that incorporates best practices from both systems development and project management life cycles. Robert K. Wysocki creates that discipline in this book--a ready reference for professionals and consultants as well as a textbook for students of computer information systems and project management. By their very nature, software projects defy a one size fits all approach. In these pages you will learn to apply best-practice principles while maintaining the flexibility that's essential for successful software development. Learn how to make the planning process fit the need * Understand how and why software development must be planned on a certainty-to-uncertainty continuum * Categorize your projects on a four-quadrant model * Learn when to use each of the five SDPM strategies--Linear, Incremental, Iterative, Adaptive, and Extreme * Explore the benefits of each strategic model and what types of projects it supports best * Recognize the activities that go into the Scoping, Planning, Launching, Monitoring/Controlling, and Closing phases of each strategy * Apply this knowledge to the specific projects you manage * Get a clear picture of where you are and how to get where you want to go |
| brainstorming in project management: The Standard for Risk Management in Portfolios, Programs, and Projects Project Management Institute, 2019-04-22 This is an update and expansion upon PMI's popular reference, The Practice Standard for Project Risk Management. Risk Management addresses the fact that certain events or conditions may occur with impacts on project, program, and portfolio objectives. This standard will: identify the core principles for risk management; describe the fundamentals of risk management and the environment within which it is carried out; define the risk management life cycle; and apply risk management principles to the portfolio, program, and project domains within the context of an enterprise risk management approach It is primarily written for portfolio, program, and project managers, but is a useful tool for leaders and business consumers of risk management, and other stakeholders. |
| brainstorming in project management: Making Things Happen Scott Berkun, 2008-03-25 Offers a collection of essays on philosophies and strategies for defining, leading, and managing projects. This book explains to technical and non-technical readers alike what it takes to get through a large software or web development project. It does not cite specific methods, but focuses on philosophy and strategy. |
| brainstorming in project management: Project Management for Humans Brett Harned, 2017-07-01 Project management—it’s not just about following a template or using a tool, but rather developing personal skills and intuition to find a method that works for everyone. Whether you’re a designer or a manager, Project Management for Humans will help you estimate and plan tasks, scout and address issues before they become problems, and communicate with and hold people accountable. |
| brainstorming in project management: Your Creative Power Alex Osborn, 2008-11 YOUR CREATIVE POWER How to Use Imagination BY ALEX OSBORJSf CHARLES SCRIMERS SOWS, MEW YORK CHARLES SCWBNERS SONS, Ltd., LONDON 1948 This book is dedicated to BRUCE BARTON in appreciation of our 30 years as partners and friends . . . A. F. O. ABOUT THE AUTHOR . . . by Samuel Hopkins Adams Hamilton College graduates have the habit of keeping an attentive eye upon their fellow alumni. Thus, although he graduated eighteen years after me, I knew of Alex Osborn long before he had any inkling of my interest. There was another Alex in that able class of 1909, Alex antler Woollcott, whom I had sponsored into a newspaper job upon his graduation. Only a few years thereafter he was a notable in the newspaper and theatre worlds. About the time of his early success, we met at the home of Laurette Taylor, where one met everybody. Aleck buttonholed me What do you know about my classmate Alex Osborn Nothing I answered. Weil, youd better. Why What am I supposed to do about this Osborn Nothing, Nobody has to do anything about him. Hell do it, himself AH right I said. Tm open to conviction. What is he doing Aleck was a bit vague about that. His friend and class mate had been teacher, reporter, had taken a shot at maga zine writing, had touched upon banking and a few other lines, and was something in factory management. It isnt what hes doing its what he fe Woollcott insisted. When the subject next came up between us, Alex Osborn was well on his way to becoming head of the great advertis ing firm of Batten, Barton, Durstine and Osbom, and I had come to know and admire him personally as one of the most versatile, vigorous, and provocative minds among my wide range of acquaintances, His classmate recalled tome our conversation of years before. What clo you think of Osbom now he demanded with rather the air of having patented, or, at least, invented him. You were right 1 admitted, I am always right, said Aleck Woollcott blandly ix ABOUT THE BOOK . . . hy Alex Osborn Ten years ago, the editor of a leading magazine invited me to lunch. I had been one of his contributors, but we had never met. lie broke the ice by asking, What is your hobby, Mr. Osbom Imagination, I replied. He paused, then wrote on the back of an envelope, u Mv HOBBY Is IMAGINATION. Mr. Osborn, he said, you must do a book on that. Its a job that has been waiting to be done all these years. There is no subject of greater importance. You must give it the time and energy and thoroughness it deserves. That remark started this book. Although I earned my masters degree in practical psy chology and have devotee most of my life to the psychology of advertising, I cannot claim to be a psychologist. Nor have I tried to write as a psychologist, I have felt free to take figurative liberties with academic concepts. For instance, I realize that imagination is an integral part of mans mind fxxly function and yet, for the sake of clarity and read ability, I refer to imagination as if it were an entity of itself. My frequent use of the term brainstorm may bother the reader at first. Although Chapter 33 will fully explain, an inkling of its meaning may be helpful here Brainstorm is used mainly to label the kind of conference where a few people sit clown together for an hour or so solely to use their creative imaginations solely to suggest ideas on a specific . subject right then and there. During the past ton years, in quest of material andinsight, -I have interviewed hundreds of people and have read hun dreds of books, speeches and articles, I am indebted to all who talked with me and to all whose writings I read. Many of their names will be found in the index, My .. special thanks go to those whose books were most helpful, and this list includes Julius Boraas Teaching to Think, Alexis Carrel Man the Unknown, James B, Conant xi xfi On C ndfer standing Science, Robert P... |
| brainstorming in project management: Consensus-Oriented Decision-Making Tim Hartnett, 2011-04-01 A step-by-step guide to the most efficient and effective method for participatory group decision-making Are you frustrated by that common challenge called group decision-making? Consensus-Oriented Decision-Making can help! Clearly written and well organized, keep this book by your side and refer to it often. Groups you are part of will function better as a result. -- Peggy Holman, author, Engaging Emergence: Turning Upheaval into Opportunity For any group or organization to function effectively, it must be able to make decisions well. Consensus-Oriented Decision-Making is the first book to offer groups (and group facilitators) a clear and efficient path to generating widespread agreement while fostering full participation and true collaboration. Poised to become the new standard for group facilitation, Consensus-Oriented Decision-Making combines: Deep insight into complex group dynamics Effective conflict resolution techniques Powerful communication skills Groups using this simple, step-by-step approach experience increased cohesion and commitment and stronger relationships as a result of their successful cooperation. Incorporating the principles of collaboration, inclusion, empathy, and open-mindedness, the consensus-oriented decision-making (CODM) process encourages shared ownership of group decisions. The method can be used in any group situation, regardless of whether the final decision-making power rests with a single person or team, a vote of members, or unanimity. Business, government, nonprofit, social, and community organizations can all benefit from Consensus-Oriented Decision-Making . Whether you are a designated facilitator or an active participant, understanding this powerful framework will help you contribute to the success of your group through achieving maximum participation and efficiency, a clearer decision-making process, better decisions, and improved group dynamics. Tim Hartnett, PhD, is a group facilitator and mediator who blends extensive knowledge of non-violent communication with insightful understanding of group dynamics and effective techniques for conflict resolution. |
| brainstorming in project management: Presto Sketching Ben Crothers, 2017-10-19 Do you feel like your thoughts, ideas, and plans are being suffocated by a constant onslaught of information? Do you want to get those great ideas out of your head, onto the whiteboard and into everyone else’s heads, but find it hard to start? No matter what level of sketching you think you have, Presto Sketching will help you lift your game in visual thinking and visual communication. In this practical workbook, Ben Crothers provides loads of tips, templates, and exercises that help you develop your visual vocabulary and sketching skills to clearly express and communicate your ideas. Learn techniques like product sketching, storyboarding, journey mapping, and conceptual illustration. Dive into how to use a visual metaphor (with a library of 101 visual metaphors), as well as tips for capturing and sharing your sketches digitally, and developing your own style. Designers, product managers, trainers, and entrepreneurs will learn better ways to explore problems, explain concepts, and come up with well-defined ideas - and have fun doing it. |
| brainstorming in project management: Fundamentals of Project Management James P. Lewis, 2002 Updated concepts and tools to set up project plans, schedule work, monitor progress-and consistently achieve desired project results.In today's time-based and cost-conscious global business environment, tight project deadlines and stringent expectations are the norm. This classic book provides businesspeople with an excellent introduction to project management, supplying sound, basic information (along with updated tools and techniques) to understand and master the complexities and nuances of project management. Clear and down-to-earth, this step-by-step guide explains how to effectively spearhead every stage of a project-from developing the goals and objectives to managing the project team-and make project management work in any company. This updated second edition includes: * New material on the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) * Do's and don'ts of implementing scheduling software* Coverage of the PMP certification offered by the Project Management Institute* Updated information on developing problem statements and mission statements* Techniques for implementing today's project management technologies in any organization-in any industry. |
| brainstorming in project management: Brainpower Networking Using the Crawford Slip Method H. William Dettmer, 2019-06 The author provides step-by-step guidance for anyone to mobilize collective brainpower to identify and solve problems at any level, from the personal to the highest levels of large organizations. |
| brainstorming in project management: Creative Project Management Michael S. Dobson, 2010-08-06 The seven essential tools for keeping projects on time and under budget You're executing risk management, leadership, and planning--all hallmarks of outstanding project management. And yet you're still having trouble keeping your projects on schedule. Creative Project Management adds two new elements to the mix: creativity and innovation. Internationally renowned project management consultants Michael Dobson and Ted Leemann combine traditional project management skills, such as risk evaluation, decision-making, and human dynamics, with outside-the-box thinking and business creativity. They provide seven new tools and approaches you can apply to any project. The methods discussed inside Creative Project Management show you how to: Realistically imagine the outcome of your decisions Work with--and around--the realities and constraints that affect your decisions Read and predict trends Manage the long- and short-term ramifications of your decisions Evaluate the impact of present and future technologies on your decisions Imagine new choices you didn't think you had Creative Project Management provides an invaluable new set of tools for any project management professional tasked with making difficult decisions in these uncertain times. |
| brainstorming in project management: Project Management Roel Grit, 2021-07-08 Project Management introduces students in a unique and accessible way to projectbased working as a means to tackle projects successfully. Not only in business circles, but also in the field of education, increasingly more activities are performed using a projectbased approach. Consider for example comprehensive study assignments, internal projects and projects during work placement and the fi nal stages of a degree. The line of approach of this book is practiceoriented. Based on assignments, groups of two to three students work on a project plan and an executive summary. Students can also opt for a ‘real’ assignment for a company or for one of the cases of the accompanying website. Added to this fifth edition are examples and illustrations, new sections about various subjects and a chapter about the flexible project approach Scrum. |
| brainstorming in project management: Managing successful projects with PRINCE2 Great Britain. Office of Government Commerce, 2009-06-08 This book provides a universally applicable project management method - the principles, processes and techniques that enable individuals and organisations successfully to deliver their projects within time, cost and quality constraints. This new edition has been designed to place more emphasis on the principles that underpin successful project management and to provide clear guidance on how to apply these principles to the organisational context within which projects are operating. |
| brainstorming in project management: Developing a Business Case Harvard Business Review, 2010-12-02 How do you decide on the best course of action for your company to take advantage of new opportunities? By building a business case. This book provides a framework for building a business case. You'll learn how to: Clearly define the opportunity you'll want to address in your business case Identify and analyze a range of alternatives Recommend one option and assess its risks Create a high-level implementation plan for your proposed alternative Communicate your case to key stakeholders |
| brainstorming in project management: The Art of Creative Thinking John Adair, 2009-02-03 The Art of Creative Thinking provides clear, practical guidelines for developing your powers as a creative thinker. Using examples of entrepreneurs, authors, scientists and artists, John Adair illustrates a key aspect of creativity in each chapter. Stimulating and accessible, this book will help you to understand the creative process, overcome barriers to new ideas, learn to think effectively and develop a creative attitude. It will help you to become more confident in yourself as a creative person. The Art of Creative Thinking gives you a fresh concept of creative thinking and it will guide you in developing your full potential as a creative thinker. New ideas are the seeds of new products and services, and this book will open the door to them. |
| brainstorming in project management: Digital Project Management Taylor Olson, 2016 The digital world is growing and changing at a rate that can seem overwhelming to those project managers who have to keep up with it to build customer-facing solutions and applications. It's rare for project managers working in this field to be provided with much direction or a process by which to carry out a project, and there has been almost nothing available specific to these types of projects in the literary marketplace. Digital Project Management: The Complete Step-by-Step Guide to a Successful Launch was developed to fill this gap by providing the knowledge, best practices, and proven steps to successfully manage digital projects from end-to-end and was created to be easily adaptable to different project types and technological advances. |
| brainstorming in project management: The Standard for Portfolio Management Project Management Institute, 2006 |
| brainstorming in project management: Effective Project Management Garth G.F. Ward, 2018-06-19 A practical and accessible guide to managing a successful project Effective Project Management is based around an activities and action check list approach to project management. It provides a guide to the basic principles and the disciplines that managers need to master in order to be successful. The author’s check lists approach (based on his years of practical experience on projects) ensure that project managers are following valid processes, helping them to be innovative in their approach to developing plans and resolving problems. In addition, the author’s check list pick and mix format is designed to be flexible in order to meet the individual needs of the reader. Effective Project Management also contains some information on the theories underpinning project management. Knowledge of the theory helps in the understanding of how project management works in practice. In addition to the book’s check lists of what activities need to be performed, the author offers suggestions on how tasks could be carried out. This important resource: Covers a wide range of project management topics including the project management process, programme and portfolio management, initiating and contracting a project, personal skills and more Offers a highly accessible guide to the author’s verified check list approach Presents flexible guidelines applicable for a wide range projects Includes guidance for project managers at all levels of experience Written for project managers working on engineering or construction projects, Effective Project Management reviews all aspects of a project from initiation and execution to project completion together with the specialist topics and personal skills needed to manage projects effectively. |
| brainstorming in project management: Thinking In New Boxes: A New Paradigm for Business Creativity Alan Iny, 2020 Creativity is paramount if you are to thrive in times of accelerating change or crisis. Learn how to foster the creative mindset that will help you overcome missed opportunities and stay ahead of the competition. In this audio course, Luc de Brabandere and Alan Iny, bestselling authors of Thinking In New Boxes and strategic innovation experts at The Boston Consulting Group, offer a revolutionary framework for sustainable business creativity. Their short lessons teach you ingenious ways to challenge your current perspectives, explore and generate exciting new ideas and solution, and then select and implement the best ones that will drive breakthrough results. This audiobook was created by Penguin Random House. We are pleased to host this content in our library. |
| brainstorming in project management: International Project Management Kathrin Köster, 2009-10-29 With project management becoming an increasingly global endeavour, a comprehensive and international student text that reflects this reality is essential. International Project Management does just that, systematically linking the key elements of cross-cultural management and the particularities of an international context, with the tools and techniques of project management. Key features include: - A wide variety of examples and illustrations, including an in-depth, end-of-chapter case study with case questions; - Student exercises and review questions; - Detailed further reading - The full support of a Companion Website, featuring a Teacher′s Manual |
| brainstorming in project management: Proactive Project Management Morten Fangel, 2018-05-23 One mindset is that the project management process itself should be lead. You promote proactive project management by planning and evaluating relevant management initiatives – and by adapting the level of effort and the tools for the project’s degree of complexity. The entire book can be considered as a method with tools for such planning and evaluating the project management. Another mindset is that the project management is not only a task for the project managers. The project owners, the participants and other parties must also be proactively involved in the management process. Such co-management means that the analyses and plans created will become more relevant– and have more impact on the project process. The general tool for such an approach, as presented in this book, is to facilitate the management activities. The entire book is a supplement to the existing literature on project management. The new mindsets and methods promote the idea of being a more reflective project manager – and thereby gaining even more benefit from knowledge obtained from other books and from personal experiences. |
| brainstorming in project management: Managing Change in Organizations Project Management Institute, 2013-08-01 Managing Change in Organizations: A Practice Guide is unique in that it integrates two traditionally disparate world views on managing change: organizational development/human resources and portfolio/program/project management. By bringing these together, professionals from both worlds can use project management approaches to effectively create and manage change. This practice guide begins by providing the reader with a framework for creating organizational agility and judging change readiness. |
| brainstorming in project management: Project Management, Planning and Control Albert Lester, 2007 This fifth edition provides a comprehensive resource for project managers. It describes the latest project management systems that use critical path methods. |
| brainstorming in project management: Project Management 2.0 Harold Kerzner, 2015-01-27 Get connected and improve outcomes with a more modern approach to project management Project Management 2.0 tackles the new emerging approach and toolset for practicing project management in a virtual world. Author Harold Kerzner is recognized as the thought leader in project management, and in this book, he shows how PM 2.0 offers better outcomes with a focus on new tools, better governance, improved collaboration, and more meaningful reporting using KPIs, metrics, and dashboards. This full color guide explores the impact PM 2.0 changes are having on organizations around the world, and provides a detailed comparison with PM 1.0 to help practitioners adopt new techniques and tools to use within their existing project management approach. At its core, PM 2.0 recognizes that a new generation of workers grew up in a Web 2.0 world of web-based project management tools that allow virtual or distributed teams to work together much more closely than in the past. Advances in technology and information flow have shown that traditional project management techniques are ineffective for many of today's projects. This book offers an alternative with PM 2.0, an updated approach that aligns more closely with the modern workflow. Discover the new project management tools that are changing the workflow Learn how to improve collaboration with stakeholders Explore new ideas and processes for better project governance Achieve more meaningful information reporting with traditional tools Project management is an integral component of successful business operations. With today's technology, teams are no longer limited by distance or time zones – so why are they being managed with approaches that are? This book provides a framework more relevant to the way people work today. For the project manager looking to increase efficiency and improve outcomes, Project Management 2.0 provides the information and tools that can make it happen. |
| brainstorming in project management: Applied Imagination Alex F. Osborn, 1993 |
| brainstorming in project management: Effective Project Management Robert K. Wysocki, 2013-12-02 The popular guide to the project management body of knowledge, now fully updated Now in its seventh edition, this comprehensive guide to project management has long been considered the standard for both professionals and academics. With more than 32,000 copies sold in the last three editions, it has now been fully updated to cover the new PMBOK® Guide. Well-known expert Robert Wysocki has added more than 100 pages of new content based on instructor feedback, enhancing the coverage of best-of-breed methods and tools for ensuring project management success. With enriched case studies, accompanying exercises and solutions on the companion website, and PowerPoint slides for all figures and tables, the book is ideal for instructors and students as well as active project managers. Serves as a comprehensive guide to project management for both educators and project management professionals Completely updated to cover the new PMBOK® Guide Examines traditional, agile, and extreme project management techniques; the Enterprise Project Management Model; and Kanban and Scrumban methodologies Includes a companion website with exercises and solutions and well as PowerPoint slides for all the figures and tables used Written by well-known project management expert Robert Wysocki Effective Project Management, Seventh Edition remains the comprehensive resource for project management practitioners, instructors, and students. (PMBOK is a registered mark of the Project Management Institute, Inc.) |
| brainstorming in project management: Creativity in Groups Elizabeth A. Mannix, Margaret Ann Neale, Jack A. Goncalo, 2009-11-12 Creativity is being recognized as an important source of competitive advantage because a single creative idea that is both novel and useful may take an organization in a profitable new direction. This work aims to promote the burgeoning interest in group creativity by identifying new questions that will drive future research in this area. |
| brainstorming in project management: Brilliant Project Management Stephen Barker, Rob Cole, 2015-01-06 The full text downloaded to your computer. With eBooks you can: search for key concepts, words and phrases make highlights and notes as you study share your notes with friends Print 5 pages at a time Compatible for PCs and MACs No expiry (offline access will remain whilst the Bookshelf software is installed. eBooks are downloaded to your computer and accessible either offline through the VitalSource Bookshelf (available as a free download), available online and also via the iPad/Android app. When the eBook is purchased, you will receive an email with your access code. Simply go to http://bookshelf.vitalsource.com/ to download the FREE Bookshelf software. After installation, enter your access code for your eBook. Time limit The VitalSource products do not have an expiry date. You will continue to access your VitalSource products whilst you have your VitalSource Bookshelf installed. |
| brainstorming in project management: Project Management 2.0 Harold Kerzner, 2014-12-31 PROJECT MANAGEMENT 2.0 MASTER PROJECT MANAGEMENT FOR A VIRTUAL WORLD In this full color guide, Project Management expert Harold Kerzner provides much needed guidance on today’s changing project management mechanics, especially the growing importance of value metrics and key performance indicators. In Project Management 2.0, Kerzner explains how PM 2.0 offers better outcomes with a focus on new tools, better governance, and improved collaboration. Kerzner also compares various methodologies and examines how PM 2.0 facilitates problem solving and decision making. You’ll find essential background on PM 2.0, as well as a detailed examination of web-based project management tools and how to use them. Improve project governance and collaboration with stakeholders Achieve more meaningful information reporting with KPIs, metrics, and dashboards Discover easier ways for teams to work together from different locations Gain an understanding of the project manager’s role in strategic planning and portfolio management Implement problem-solving and decision-making processes Understand how to implement effective methodologies Project Management 2.0 explains PM 2.0 tools and techniques that managers, project team members, engineers, and consultants can start using now for improved project outcomes. |
| brainstorming in project management: Creativity from Constraints Patricia D. Stokes, PhD, 2005-08-17 In this exciting new contribution to the study of creativity, psychologist, artist, and writer Dr. Patricia Stokes delves into the minds of famous creative artists and discovers the surprising source leading to their creative breakthroughs. From Picasso to Stravinsky, Kundera and Chanel to Frank Lloyd Wright, it is not boundary-less creative freedom that inspires new ideas, but self-imposed, well-considered constraints. Monet forced himself to repeatedly paint the way light broke on, between, and around his subjects, contrasting color instead of light and dark, and softening edges in the process. His constraints catapulted the art world from representational to impressionist art. Whatever your creative field--be you an artist, educator, or psychologist who studies creativity and problem solving--Stokes shows you how to think clearly about your creative development and design the vital constraints that will take you to breakthrough. |
| brainstorming in project management: How to Facilitate Productive Project Planning Meetings Rich Maltzman, Jim Stewart, 2018-11-13 This practical guide to facilitating planning meetings will enable you to effectively jump-start your projects and lead to success. Rigorous planning is vital to your project execution and success. Projects are often multifunctional, requiring input from various stakeholders. Project planning often tends to be done piecemeal or not at all, often leading to missing and/or incomplete information and correspondingly poor results. This book will show you how to do it right. How to Facilitate Productive Project Planning Meetings is a guide to help you plan your projects by showing you how to effectively facilitate productive face-to-face kickoff sessions (both in person and virtual) and ongoing planning meetings. Effective planning meetings will help you not only develop key artifacts but also provide continuous team building. You’ll also learn about the impacts of culture (organizational and global) on team dynamics and discover methods to ameliorate these impacts. A case study of building a sustainable house will help you understand the concepts and grasp the terminology. The book will also feature dozens of illustrative stories (from the authors as well as other practicing project managers) that will illustrate meeting techniques that went well (or not so well). Numerous templates, sample schedules, and checklists round out the value of this book in helping you facilitate effective meetings. |
| brainstorming in project management: Transform Your Project Leadership Naomi Caietti, 2019-01-07 An exceptional book that will give you the confidence to lead successful projects. A must-read for those who wish to learn key leadership behaviors and competencies, step into a leadership role to manage projects, programs, and portfolios and develop career goals by working with key advisors to begin your leadership journey. Just in Time Information - Advice on how to accelerate your leadership competencies and behaviors. Transformational Leadership Tips - Offers insights into leadership, how to transform and model your authentic leadership style, get unstuck and accelerate your career. Career Roadmap - Uncover the mystery of how to reflect, plan and act to establish your own personal career roadmap. Expert Advice - Eleven global experts sharing real stories, tips and advice. Secrets to Success - Learn the secrets other leaders have discovered to thrive personally and professionally. Leadership Competencies - Key leadership competencies shared in standalone chapters. i.e.: Brainstorming, Coaching and Mentoring, Conflict Management, Emotional Intelligence, Influencing, Interpersonal Skills, Listening, Negotiating, Problem Solving, and Team Building. Discover Your Purpose as a Leader - Learn how to deliver results through others; to develop more leaders and add value to your organization. |
| brainstorming in project management: Effective Complex Project Management Robert Wysocki, 2014-09-16 “Robert Wysocki does it again, and again. He has evolved from a project management expert and guru to the preeminent thought leader on managing complexity in the 21st century! Wysocki’s approach is to use an adaptive framework and decision-making tool which includes a robust project management methodology that seamlessly integrates change, and can be applied to all types of projects across industries. This adaptive complex project framework is aligned with the most contemporary principles of innovation, agility, and lean approaches to change, and represents the most advanced thinking in applied complex project management to date.” —Kathleen Hass, Project Management and Business Analysis Practice Leader, Consultant, and PMI award-winning author of Managing Complex Projects: A New Model With technology continuing to invade the business world and the convergence of complexity, uncertainty, and constant change, a whole new class of projects has emerged for which traditional project management models such as Waterfall are totally insufficient. These are called complex projects. Extreme Project Management models and a variety of Agile Project Management models such as Scrum, Rational Unified Process, Feature-Driven Development, and Dynamic Systems Development Method have emerged, but project failure rates have not been measurably reduced. Effective Complex Project Management offers a proven solution to managing any project that must succeed in the face of organizational complexity and market uncertainty, in the form of an adaptive complex project framework. Developed, refined, and validated through 20+ years of client experiences and feedback from project management thought leaders, this framework and robust methodology has demonstrated a favorable impact on project and program management success rates. Dr. Wysocki demonstrates that for program and project managers to be consistently successful in managing complex projects, they need to include in their project management portfolio of processes an adaptive framework that continuously analyzes and adapts to changing and modifying conditions even to the point of changing project management models mid-project. The author’s adaptive complex project framework is currently the only robust tool to offer an orderly approach to do just that. When applied and managed correctly, this intuitive framework that proceeds from ideation to set-up to execution has proven to deliver on the purpose of programs and projects without fail, in the form of desired business value. |
| brainstorming in project management: Ultimate Brainstorming Arthur Kaptein, 2014-12-12 Creating an environment where Brainstorming is the norm instead of the exception can be a hard task, because contrary to popular beliefs, brainstorming isn't THE SOLUTION. Truly productive brainstorming sessions are part of a complete process. Arthur Kaptein delivers on his promise by bringing you the ultimate resource for brainstormers and facilitators. From engaging top experts to giving you new techniques to lead the most productive and creative brainstorming sessions anywhere, you will refer to his book again and again for tips and guidance. It is a must-have reference that will ensure that you get practical results and that participants are engaged and see great value from the brainstorming sessions that you run. - Andrew Neitlich, Founder and Director, Center for Executive Coaching and author, Guerrilla Marketing for Coaches Ultimate Brainstorming looks at the basics of Brainstorming, and shares with you the views on Brainstorming of: Adam Sicinski, Andy Cohen, Bob Cother, Chris Griffiths, David Allen, Marshall Goldsmith, David Striker, Sunni Brown, and Shawn T. Coyne. I have recently become disillusioned by the number of people, including supposed experts, who really do not understand creativity in general and brainstorming in particular. Sessions get called 'brainstorming' but are anything but. At last, Arthur Kaptein has set the record straight in this detailed and highly practical book, stuffed full of wisdom and tools to make brainstorming work. If you follow the methods described here, it could make you millions. Really. - David Straker, author of creatingminds.org and (with Graham Rawlinson), How to Invent (Almost) Anything We take a look at the role of the facilitator by sharing with you 5 great tips by Sunni Brown, and a 9 step framework to organize your next brainstorming session. Ultimate Brainstorming is filled with clear, concise, and easy to use techniques, for facilitators, managers, and team leaders to get the best out of their Brainstorming Sessions. We collected 65 time tested techniques for facilitators, managers, and team leaders to get the best out of their Brainstorming Sessions. To help you Break the Ice, Brainstorm, and Evaluate Ideas during your next Brainstorming Session. |
| brainstorming in project management: Thinkpak Michael Michalko, 2006 Contains idea-triggering questions based on nine principles of creativity (substitute, combine, adapt, magnify or add, modify, put to some other use, eliminate, rearrange, reverse). Designed to stimulate creative thinking about problems and generate new ideas in business or other settings. |
| brainstorming in project management: Brainstorming the PMBOK Guide Muhamed Abdomerovic, 2004-01-01 The PMBOK®Guide is an American National Standard for Project Management and in fact the project management standard of the world. The most comprehensive analysis of the PMBOK®Guide 2000 Edition, containing 368 pages and over 140 figures, can be yours for just $85! Unique in its content, Brainstorming the PMBOK®Guide is an explanation of the PMBOK®Guides process relationships, process sequencing and process iterated loop in terms of items that can be documented. These items are process inputs and process outputs.Brainstorming the PMBOK®Guide contains: Over 100 pages identifying relationships between inputs or outputs of each process and inputs or outputs of other processes defined in the PMBOK®Guide. Over 100 pages identifying and describing the full chronological sequence of all outputs/inputs defined in the PMBOK®Guide. Over 100 pages describing the feed-forward and feedback flow of information between all inputs and outputs of the PMBOK®Guide.None of these important contributions was given anywhere until now. In addition, Brainstorming the PMBOK®Guide contains a 50 page, real-life project example using a unique step-by-step procedure for application of the PMBOK®Guide. Finally, Brainstorming the PMBOK®Guide provides dozens of templates for managing projects and dozens of questions designed to help reader learn the material presented in this book and in the PMBOK®Guide.Now, more than ever, successful project managers turn to the project management standard, the PMBOK®Guide. The PMBOK®Guide is fine, and text and figures from Brainstorming the PMBOK®Guide will wonderfully articulate what the PMBOK®Guide says and what it means. Brainstorming the PMBOK®Guide will help you reduce the gap between project management theory and practice. It will allow you to spend a minimal amount of time and effort on understanding how to turn the PMBOK®Guide into a powerful application engine. By reading Brainstorming the PMBOK®Guide, you will fully understand the intended practical value behind the PMBOK®Guide.For more information, please visit:www.pmpublications.net/brainstorm |
| brainstorming in project management: Head First PMP Jennifer Greene, Andrew Stellman, 2013-12-18 Now updated for the 2016 PMP exam Learn the latest principles and certification objectives in The PMBOK® Guide, (Fifth Version), in a unique and inspiring way with Head First PMP. This book helps you prepare for the PMP certification exam using a visually rich format designed for the way your brain works. You'll find a full-length sample exam included inside the book. More than just proof of passing a test, a PMP certification means that you have the knowledge to solve most common project problems. But studying for a difficult four-hour exam on project management isn't easy, even for experienced project managers. Drawing on the latest research in neurobiology, cognitive science, and learning theory, Head First PMP offers you a multi-sensory experience that helps the material stick, not a text-heavy approach that puts you to sleep. This book will help you: Learn PMP's underlying concepts to help you understand the PMBOK principles and pass the certification exam with flying colors Get 100% coverage of the latest principles and certification objectives in The PMBOK Guide, Fifth Edition Make use of a thorough and effective preparation guide with hundreds of practice questions and exam strategies Explore the material through puzzles, games, problems, and exercises that make learning easy and entertaining Head First PMP puts project management principles into context to help you understand, remember, and apply them—not just on the exam, but also on the job. |
| brainstorming in project management: Mind Maps for Effective Project Management Maneesh Dutt, 2015-05-25 Much progress results when different streams of human understanding are brought together. This book is about such an epiphany - that the traditionally left-brain working of industry can be greatly enriched by the creative potential of mind-maps. Our process-oriented industries need more creativity... so it is definitely worth investing some time to evaluate this book and its thesis for yourself! -Manas Fuloria, Co-founder and CEO, Nagarro Project management is typically associated with linear thinking with a beginning, a middle and an end. Mind Maps are associated with Creativity and non-linear thinking. When an expert in both areas - PMP, Scrum Master and a Thinkbuzan tutor- brings this expertise together in one book, it tickles the left and right side of the brain simultaneously. Maneesh has written a compelling thesis and is a must read for CXOs and project managers alike, to get the most out of projects! -Sameer Garde, President, South Asia, Philips India While solving complex problems we may have a difficulty in looking at all perspectives of the eventual solution. Mind Maps help in documenting our thoughts in a more structured way by aligning the creative thinking process with the analytical decision process. This expertise was so far not available in India and the initiative by Maneesh is a welcome and valuable contribution. This is especially useful for mid-level and senior people but can be used by all age groups. -Tushar Bhatia, Founder & CEO, EmpXtrack Just as the LEAN movement transformed the Manufacturing industry, Mind Maps can do the same to the field of Project Management. A Mind Map helps cuts across the noise in multiple situations, brings into focus the core issue and ignites creativity through whole brain thinking. Through this book Maneesh has provided a framework and examples to apply Mind Mapping to the practice of Project Management - a bold move that will encourage creative thinking and problem solving. A must read for organizational heads and all project managers. - Nitin Kulkarni, Founder & Principal Consultant, Elevo Consulting The book is a Project management and Mind Maps toolkit coming from a practicing professional and trainer Maneesh Dutt. It is a guide map for decision makers to enable project professionals become more creative and innovative in managing projects. Projects, today, are more like a hundred meter sprint than a marathon and deserve nimble techniques like Mind Maps to execute better. The book picks up the threads from project management fundamentals along with inspiration from nature and provides a rich array of Mind Map templates allowing organizations to kick start their journey towards better project management. A real boon to organizations that are involved in any Project activity! -Gaurang Joshipura, Managing Director, Zeppelin Systems India Pvt. Ltd. |
| brainstorming in project management: The Oxford Handbook of Methods for Public Scholarship Patricia Leavy, 2019 The Oxford Handbook of Methods for Public Scholarship presents the first comprehensive overview of research methods and practices for engaging in public scholarship. The handbook features a wealth of highly respected interdisciplinary contributors, as well as emerging scholars, and chapters include robust examples from real world research in varied fields and cultures. |
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| brainstorming in project management: Project Management Tools and Techniques Deborah Sater Carstens, Gary Richardson, Ronald B. Smith, 2016-04-19 A combination of art and skill that results in the balancing of project objectives against restraints of time, budget, and quality, effective project management requires skill and experience as well as many tools and techniques. Project Management Tools and Techniques: A Practical Guide describes these tools and techniques and how to use them, givi |
Brainstorming: definition, ground rules, and techniques - Atlassian
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While brainstorming can be exciting, staying within the boundaries of your business goals is best. You should only call a brainstorming session if there’s a.) something specific you’re trying to …
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Project management uses skills, tools, and techniques to plan, execute, monitor, and complete projects within their timeframes. Project management ensures that a team's work aligns with …
Brainstorming: Definition, Grundregeln und Techniken
Brainstorming ist eine Möglichkeit, um kreative Lösungen zu entwickeln. Lerne die verschiedenen Brainstorming-Techniken und Grundregeln kennen, um deinem Team die besten Ideen zu …
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Le brainstorming permet d'imaginer des solutions créatives. Découvrez les techniques et règles de base du brainstorming pour recueillir les nouvelles idées de votre équipe.
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With Confluence whiteboards, every worker is included in critical brainstorming meetings or workflow data to wonder where they fit in the jigsaw puzzle of each project. You can also use …
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Project management mind maps help teams visualize and organize all aspects of a project in one clear overview. This visual tool makes it easier to break down projects into smaller tasks, …
Brainstorming: definition, ground rules, and techniques - Atlassian
Brainstorming is a way to generate creative solutions. Learn the brainstorming techniques and ground rules to get the freshest ideas from your team.
Brainstorming Techniques: 5 Effective Techniques for Project | The ...
Brainstorming techniques are best practices for getting the highest-quality ideas out of a brainstorming session. You’ve put a brainstorming session on the calendar and you’re ready for …
How to run a brainstorming session - Atlassian
While brainstorming can be exciting, staying within the boundaries of your business goals is best. You should only call a brainstorming session if there’s a.) something specific you’re trying to …
What is Project Management? The Basics | The Workstream
Project management uses skills, tools, and techniques to plan, execute, monitor, and complete projects within their timeframes. Project management ensures that a team's work aligns with …
Brainstorming: Definition, Grundregeln und Techniken
Brainstorming ist eine Möglichkeit, um kreative Lösungen zu entwickeln. Lerne die verschiedenen Brainstorming-Techniken und Grundregeln kennen, um deinem Team die besten Ideen zu …
头脑风暴：定义、基本规则和技巧 | The Workstream - Atlassian
Construction project management . 施工项目管理软件 . 全面质量管理 . 用户移情图 . 企业规划 . 项目风险管理 . 项目风险管理 . Business Model Canvas . 意大利面条图 . 了解感知图 . 滞后期如何影响项目 …
Confluence Templates - Atlassian
This brainstorming template will help you host a productive and well-organized brainstorming session without stifling creativity and free thinking. Use it along with the visual brainstorming …
Brainstorming : définition, règles de base et techniques
Le brainstorming permet d'imaginer des solutions créatives. Découvrez les techniques et règles de base du brainstorming pour recueillir les nouvelles idées de votre équipe.
Brainstorming Using Confluence Whiteboards | The Workstream
With Confluence whiteboards, every worker is included in critical brainstorming meetings or workflow data to wonder where they fit in the jigsaw puzzle of each project. You can also use …
12 mind map examples for effective brainstorming - Atlassian
Project management mind maps help teams visualize and organize all aspects of a project in one clear overview. This visual tool makes it easier to break down projects into smaller tasks, assign …
