Project Management for Continuous Innovation (eBook)

Chapter 1 Corporate Innovation

T Section: Defining Corporate Innovation, Page 1

M Section: Measuring Corporate Innovation, Page 4

L Section: The Journey of Innovation, Page 9

Chapter 2 The Project Management Field

T Section: Project Management and Innovation, Page 19

M Section: Strategic Use of Project Management, Page 22

L Section: Project Management Approaches: Traditional, Agile and Extreme, Page 27

Chapter 3 Management by Project Mapping

T Section: The Concept of MBPM, Page 41

M Section: Strategic Elements of MBPM, Page 44

L Section: Categorizing and Mapping Projects, Page 50

Chapter 4 Building the Foundations for Innovation

T Section: Corporate System, Culture and Capability, Page 63

M Section: Key Ingredients for Innovation, Page 66

L Section: Building an Agile, Balanced and Open System; Establishing a Willing Corporate Culture; Creating Leading and Sustainable Capabilities, Page 73

Chapter 5 Project Information Management

T Section: Information Creation and Management, Page 103

M Section: From Ideation to Retrospective, Page 107

L Section: Ideation; Collaboration and Communication; Decision-making and Problem-solving, Page 114

Chapter 6 The New WBS for Task Management

T Section: The New First Step in Project Planning, Page 145

M Section: Breakdown versus Buildup, Page 148

L Section: Developing the Work Buildup Structure, Page 153

Chapter 7 Scheduling for Better Time Management

T Section: Managing Schedule without Managing Due Dates, Page 171

M Section: Eliminating Bad Behaviors in Time Management, Page 174

L Section: Developing and Managing Project Schedules, Page 180

Chapter 8 Managing Path-finding Projects

T Section: Vision from Passion, Page 203

M Section: Emerging Technology and Market, Page 208

L Section: Creating Value and Knowledge, Page 214

Chapter 9 Managing Core Projects

T Section: Prioritization and Focus, Page 235

M Section: Quality and Velocity, Page 239

L Section: Executing to Achieve Results, Page 244

Chapter 10 Managing Continuous Improvement Projects

T Section: Strategy for Participation and Engagement, Page 265

M Section: Inclusion, Coordination and Prioritization, Page 270

L Section: Autonomous Culture of Innovation, Page 276

Chapter 11 Epilogue

T Section: Overview of This Book, Page 297

M Section: Abridgment of This Book, Page 299

L Section: Practicing the Concepts of This Book, Page 318

Bibliography, Page 320