Situational project management: the dynamics of success and failure

Content: The Situational View on Project ManagementIntroductory QuestionsThe Purpose of This BookA Primer on Project ManagementProject Management TodayHow We Are Seen by OthersThe Complex Dynamics of Success and FailureStandardization and Certification in Project ManagementTerminology TrapsNavigating between MonstersDigging DeeperIntroductory QuestionsA Major DistinctionWhat Is the Matrix?The Economics of AttentionHow Project Managers LearnGame Theory for Project Managers-A Brief IntroductionA Typology of ProjectsIntroductory QuestionsBest Practice Approaches vs. SitPMA Research ProjectMark 1 Projects and Mark n ProjectsGreenfield Projects and Brownfield ProjectsSiloed Projects and Solid ProjectsBlurred Projects and Focused ProjectsHigh-Impact Projects and Low-Impact ProjectsCustomer Projects and Internal ProjectsStand-Alone Projects and Satellite ProjectsPredictable Projects and Exploratory ProjectsComposed Projects and Decomposed ProjectsFurther Types of ProjectsPractices for SitPMIntroductory QuestionsLifecycle ApproachesAgile ApproachesWaterfall ApproachesRolling Wave ApproachesConnective Leadership and Achieving StylesManagementFavorable and Detrimental PracticesSome Basic Tools for SitPMIntroductory QuestionsStakeholder Force-Field Analysis (StaFFA)Benefit EngineeringPressure-Free EstimatingProtective Change Request Management ProcessRegistersMeetingsScrumPDM Network DiagrammingSituational Project SchedulingStaged Response Diagram (SRD)The Stakeholder Attitudes Influence ChartTurturism, Private Settings and LeadershipLeadership and the Dynamics of Success and FailureSo, What Is Leadership?As Project Leaders, What Should We Do?AppendicesGlossaryReferences