Sidestep Complexity: Project Management for Small- and Medium-sized Organizations

Diab PhD PMP BE (Hons), Philip R.

ISBN 10: 1935589288 / ISBN 13: 9781935589280

Published by Project Management Institute, 2011

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Sidestep Complexity: Project Management for Small- and Medium-sized Organizations
• Publisher: Project Management Institute
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1935589288
• ISBN 13: 9781935589280
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Far more than just a process-oriented tactical competency, project management increases project success rates, creates efficiencies, improves alignment with organizational strategies, and ultimately increases competitive advantage.  Leading companies like IBM, SAP, Accenture, Bank of America, BAE, Boeing, Citigroup, HP, Deloitte, Oracle, Procter & Gamble, and many more have all come to value project management and attribute their success to its practices.  They also recognize the strategic importance of the project manager's role.

While these organizational giants have established themselves as early adopters of project management as a strategic competency, however, many small- and medium-sized businesses still face a learning curve.

Using a narrative style, Philip R. Diab, PMP, past Chairman and PMI and Board of Directors member, provides a framework that helps inform leaders of small- and medium-sized organizations of the benefits of project management and how easy it can be to tailor the body of knowledge to meet their unique needs.

Sidestep Complexity's focuses on 10 principles for achieving success in implementing project management in small- and medium-sized organizations.  Each chapter addresses a key group of lessons learned that together form the foundation for the 10 principles:

• Know Your Culture
• Get Your Mind Straight
• Champion the Vision
• Establish the Buy-in
• Build Unconventional Leadership
• Master the Basics
• Tool Time
• Define Success
• Understand Your Stakeholder's Needs
• Focus on the Big Picture

Small- and medium-sized organizations' adoption of best practices in project management are critical not only to the growth of the profession, but also to financial and economic stability. Sidestep Complexity outlines key critical factors and demonstrates that leadership in project management is at the heart of achieving organizational success.

About the Author

Philip R. Diab has extensive experience in project, program, and portfolio management spanning several industries and organization types. Having led global teams across 4 continents and in 10 countries, Philip has developed in depth expertise in the area of strategy and transformation.

As a tireless advocate and a recognized leader in project management, Philip travelled to more than 30 countries in North America, Latin America, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia representing the profession and the Project Management Institute (PMI). Philip is a two term PMI Board Member who served on PMI's Governance Committee for 4 years and as PMI Chairman in 2008. During that time Philip met with thousands of practitioners and established a solid understanding of the nuanced approach of project management in the in the field, in particular as it applies to small- and -medium sized businesses.

Philip is a compelling speaker who is able to energize audiences large and small while using real-life examples on leadership from his career in organizations such as IBM in the United states and others throughout the world. Philip is currently an executive consultant, senior trainer, and speaker offering strategic counsel and facilitation to organizational leaders.

Philip has an MBA in International Management from Thunderbird School of Global Management and is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP)