:Innovative Project Options to Solve Problems on Time and Under Budget
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/ Michael S. Dobson and Ted Leemann
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New York
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: McGraw-Hill
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, 2010.
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v, 261 p.
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Why do 70 percent of projects fail? - What we know and what we think - The most dangerous word is a premature "yes" - Good enough, barely adequate, failure - When the project appears impossible - Knowns and unknowns : the risk factor - Project : intelligence - It takes a village to wreck a project - Framing change - Salvaging project value - Appendix A. Questions for the creative project manager - Appendix B. Cognitive biases. 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