Navigating Complexity.

Navigating Complexity.

Offering concrete examples of the best practices, this groundbreaking guide provides a relevant, applicable, and useful resource to help project management practitioners anticipate and comprehend complexity, and apply the appropriate tools and techniques for their organizations. --

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Bibliographic Details
Online Access: Full text (MCPHS users only)
Main Author: Institute, Project Management
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Newtown Square, PA : Project Management Institute, 2014
Subjects:
Leadership.
Communication in management.
Critical thinking.
Strategic planning.
Leadership
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; 1. Introduction; 1.1
  • Purpose and Structure of this Complexity Practice Guide; 2. Organizational Considerations; 2.1
  • Leadership; 2.2
  • Portfolio Management; 2.3
  • Collaboration for Successful Outcomes; 2.4
  • Performance Metrics; 2.5
  • Impact of Organizational Structures; 2.5.1
  • Leveraging PMO Support and Governance; 2.6
  • Resource Gap Analysis; 2.7
  • Senior Management, Practitioner, and Team Competency; 3. Encountering Complexity; 3.1
  • Three Categories of Complexity; 3.2
  • Human Behavior; 3.2.1
  • Individual Behavior.
  • 3.2.2
  • Group, Organizational, and Political Behavior3.2.3
  • Communication and Control; 3.2.4
  • Organizational Design and Development; 3.3
  • System Behavior; 3.3.1
  • Connectedness; 3.3.2
  • Dependency; 3.3.3
  • System Dynamics; 3.4
  • Ambiguity; 3.4.1
  • Emergence; 3.4.2
  • Uncertainty; 4. PMI Foundational Standards and Useful Practices; 4.1
  • PMI Foundational Standards; 4.1.1
  • Scope; 4.1.2
  • Communications; 4.1.3
  • Stakeholders; 4.1.4
  • Risk; 4.2
  • Useful Practices; 4.2.1
  • Optimize the Organizational Structures; 4.2.2
  • Establish Effective Governance.
  • 4.2.3
  • Diligently Research the Program or Project Prior to Approval4.2.4
  • Match the Manager and Key Team Members to the Program or Project; 4.2.5
  • Listen to Experts; 4.2.6
  • Manage Integration Effectively; 4.2.7
  • Focus on Change Management; 4.2.8
  • Encourage a Resilient Mindset; 4.2.9
  • Pay Attention to Small Signs that may Signify Major Changes; 4.2.10
  • Avoid Oversimplification; 4.2.11
  • Encourage Reflective Thinking; 5. Navigating Complexity: The Assessment Questionnaire; 5.1
  • Assessing and Navigating Complexity; 6. Complexity Scenarios and Possible Actions.
  • 6.1
  • Using the Complexity Scenarios6.2
  • Complexity Scenario Mapping Example; 7. Developing an Action Plan; 7.1
  • Apply Critical Thinking; 7.1.1
  • Review Sections 2 through 6; 7.1.2
  • Review Assessment Data; 7.1.3
  • Review Standards, Knowledge, and Experience; 7.1.4
  • Perform Critical Thinking; 7.1.5
  • Build Action Plans; 7.2
  • Implementing and Managing the Action Plan; References; Appendix X1. Contributors and Reviewers of Navigating Complexity: A Practice Guide; Appendix X2. Annotated Bibliography-A Literature Review; Appendix X3. Mapping Template for Navigating Complexity; Glossary.

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