The Six Dimensions of Project Management :Turning Constraints into Resources

Publication subTitle :Turning Constraints into Resources

Author: Dobson Michael S.; Feickert Heidi A.  

Publisher: Berrett Koehler‎

Publication year: 2007

E-ISBN: 9781523096497

Subject: F224.5 CBA (Cost - Benefit Analysis)

Keyword: 经济计划与管理,工业企业组织与管理,企业生产管理,世界各国经济概况、经济史、经济地理

Language: ENG

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Description

Master the Six Dimensions of the Project Management Universe!
Learn how to turn constraints into resources to achieve project objectives! Through case studies and practical exercises, The Six Dimensions of Project Management demonstrates the six possible combinations (or dimensions) of the “hierarchy of constraints"" (time, cost, and performance existing in a hierarchy of driver, middle and weak constraint) and the specific set of challenges and opportunities associated with each. Project managers will learn how to recognize a project's dimension and, by understanding its set of problems and resources, get the job done on time, on budget, and to spec!

You will uncover hidden flexibility, unlock valuable new resources, discover threats before they turn into problems, and win the admiration of customers and projects sponsors alike. You'll learn:
•How to use the “inner purpose” of a project to empower project mangers and team players
•Why certain kinds of failure point the way to higher levels of success
•What creates opposition to your project—and how to leverage it for your benefit
•Where to look to find creative opportunities on every project

Chapter

Triple Constraints Principles

Ineffective Leverage: When Failure Is Failure

Triple Constraints Principles

CHAPTER 3 The Triple Constraints

Ways to Define Triple Constraint Categories

Triplets, Quadruplets, and More

Understanding Why

Triple Constraints Principles

CHAPTER 4 The Hierarchy of Constraints

Exploiting the Weak Constraint

Who Decides the Right Hierarchy of Constraints?

Strategies to Identify the Correct Hierarchy

Can You Have Two Drivers Simultaneously?

Can the Hierarchy of Constraints Change?

Triple Constraints Principles

SECTION 2 THE SIX DIMENSIONS

CHAPTER 5 Powers of Six

Time-Driven Projects

Performance-Driven Projects

Cost-Driven Projects

Six Dimensions, Seven Nights

CHAPTER 6 Strategies for Managing Time-Driven Projects

How Serious Is That Deadline?

Time-Driven Projects: Four Case Studies

Sweeping Out the Nation’s Attic

Triple Constraints Principles

Building a New Bomber

Triple Constraints Principles

To the Moon, Alice!

Triple Constraints Principles

Go Down, Moses

Triple Constraints Principles

Cost As the Weak Constraint

CHAPTER 7 Strategies for Managing Performance-Driven Projects

Features and Benefits

Diplomacy with the Addition of Other Means

Triple Constraints Principles

(I Did It) My Way

Triple Constraints Principles

If You Build It, Will They Come?

Triple Constraints Principles

Let’s Go to the Tape

Triple Constraints Principles

Time As the Weak Constraint

CHAPTER 8 Strategies for Managing Cost-Driven Projects

Money Makes the World Go ‘Round

Cost-Driven Projects: Four Case Studies

Pigs in Space

Triple Constraints Principles

Tilt!

Triple Constraints Principles

The Two Towers

Triple Constraints Principles

A Third-Rate Burglary

Triple Constraints Principles

Performance As the Weak Constraint

SECTION 3 ISSUES AND CONCLUSIONS

CHAPTER 9 Conflict Management and Multiple Stakeholders

When Elephants Fight

Negotiating Stakeholder Conflicts: Effective Resolution

Negotiating Stakeholder Conflicts: Ineffective Resolution

CHAPTER 10 The Power of Three

Bibliography

Index

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