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Acknowledgments | p. vii |
Foreword | p. xi |
Preface | p. xiii |
Biography | p. xvii |
Web Added Value™ | p. xix |
Why Multi-Project Environments are so Messed up | p. 1 |
Introduction-The Multi-Project Problem | p. 3 |
Resource Conflicts | p. 17 |
Poorly Defined Project Networks | p. 25 |
The Biggest Leverage Point for Improving | p. 31 |
Overview of the Permanent Multi-Project Solution | p. 39 |
Project Networks | p. 41 |
Strategic Buffering-Insulating Projects from Variability | p. 49 |
Controlled Project WIP-Aligning and Activating Multiple Projects | p. 55 |
Fast Execution, Single Priority System, Recovery | p. 63 |
Enterprise Resource Planning | p. 73 |
Multi-Project Software Requirements | p. 81 |
What Is It All Worth? | p. 95 |
Project Planning, Networks, and Risk Avoidance | p. 103 |
Level of Detail-Not the Lowest Level | p. 105 |
Step 1: The Project's Measurable Goals, Tangible Scope, and Sponsor Criteria | p. 111 |
Step 2: The Backbone | p. 119 |
Step 3: The Skeleton | p. 129 |
Step 4: Additional Dependencies-First Risk Avoidance | p. 137 |
Step 5: Checking against Project Goals and Scope-Second Risk Avoidance | p. 143 |
Step 6: Resourcing | p. 147 |
Step 7: Expert Scrutiny-Third Risk Avoidance | p. 155 |
Step 8: Time Estimates-Fourth Risk Avoidance | p. 159 |
Step 9: Duration Reduction without Compromise | p. 167 |
Step 10: Final Project Risk Assessment-Fifth Risk Avoidance | p. 175 |
Insulating Projects from Variability | p. 179 |
Three Points of Network Insulation | p. 181 |
Operations versus Project Responsibility-Resource Insulation | p. 191 |
Project-to-Project Insulation | p. 197 |
Common Cause versus Special Cause Insulation | p. 201 |
Aligning and Activating Multiple Projects | p. 205 |
Setting Project Priorities | p. 207 |
Two Different Ways to Align Multiple Projects | p. 211 |
"What If" Analyses on Timelines and Resources | p. 221 |
Finalizing the Project Schedule and Activation | p. 225 |
Multi-Project Execution | p. 229 |
Project Manager Execution Role | p. 231 |
Resource Manager Execution Role | p. 243 |
Senior Management Execution Role-Daily Fast-Track Meetings | p. 253 |
Senior Management Execution Role-Full-Kitting Projects | p. 257 |
Senior Management in Stage Gate-How to Avoid the Huge Damage | p. 265 |
Senior Management Execution Role-Portfolio Review Process | p. 275 |
Enterprise Project Resource Planning | p. 285 |
Distinguishing between Temporary Bottlenecks and Need to Hire/Contract | p. 287 |
Supervisor and Management Loads | p. 297 |
Increasing Load on Operations from Project Completion | p. 309 |
Short-, Medium-, and Long-Term Challenges | p. 317 |
Multi-Project Software Requirements | p. 325 |
Software Planning Requirements-Buffers, Global Resources, and Alignment | p. 327 |
Software Execution Requirements-Buffers Penetration, Project, and Resource Trends | p. 337 |
Role-Based Software Views | p. 347 |
Executive Buy-In and Conclusions | p. 351 |
Executive Buy-In and Simulations | p. 353 |
Conclusions | p. 363 |
Strategy and Tactics Approach for Multi-Project Management | p. 367 |
Success Stories and Videos References | p. 381 |
Sample Enterprise Resource Categories | p. 387 |
What about Agile? | p. 391 |
Complete Case Study on Project Planning | p. 395 |
Bibliography | p. 415 |
Index | p. 417 |
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