Book StructureThe contents of this book are set out in a dual structure of six Parts, labeled "GAPS", plus a concluding Part 7, all of which contain 12 chapters plus an Appendix. The chapters and GAPS are:
GAP 1: Common Understanding |
| | 1. | Understanding the Problem |
GAP 2: Alignment between Corporate Goals and Projects |
| | 2. | Creating and Maintaining Corporate Alignment | GAP 3: Engages Executive Sponsors |
| | 3. | Challenges in Executive Sponsorship |
| | 4. | A Model for Engaged Executive Sponsors | GAP 4: Adoption and Change Management |
| | 5. | Adoption and Change Management |
| | 6. | Organization Change Management and Projects | GAP 5: Effective Governance |
| | 7. | Lean Project Governance |
| | 8. | Value Driven PMOs | GAP 6: Project Leadership |
| | 9. | Leadership's Relationship to Projects |
| | 10. | The Project's Leadership Structure |
| | 11. | Leadership Traits and Actions | PART 7: Pulling it all Together |
| | 12. | Filling the Six Gaps | Appendix A: Endnotes |
Interestingly, a detailed list of "learning points" is included under the heading of each chapter in the table of Contents. That results in a Table of Contents of 9 pages. Every chapter concludes with two brief summaries titled Project and Middle Manager Takeaway and Executive Takeaway. These are followed by three sets of questions under the general title of Applying These Concepts. These sets are Organization Wide Questions, Project and Middle Manager Centric Questions, and Executive Centric Questions. The book has a total of 356 tightly packed pages with frequent illustrations throughout. Responses to the three sets of questions mentioned above are not answered in the book because they depend heavily on the relevant experiences of each respondent. The intent is for extensive discussion and exchange of ideas, views and experiences. Therefore, the book is best suited for presentation in a classroom setting to mature learners with relevant backgrounds. Appendix A: Endnotes lists the copious references quoted in each chapter. The book does not have a Glossary of Terms.
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Introduction
