مدیر پروژه کارآفرین (بهترین شیوه‌ها در مدیریت پرتفوی، برنامه و پروژه)

Doing more with less is a skill mastered by entrepreneurs. Budgets are tight, deadlines are short, and time is of the essence. Entrepreneurial project managers use these parameters to their benefit. Hurdling over obstacles with the bare minimum of effort makes their projects and teams stand out. Focusing inward to develop the skills and mindset necessary to accomplish anything with anyone sets an entrepreneurial project manager apart from the group. This book builds on the basics of project management knowledge with tools and techniques to get you as well as your projects and teams performing on an advanced level. No matter your industry or experience level, this book gives you practical ways to improve any project. More importantly, it shows how you can improve your own performance. The biggest improvements a project manager can make are about him- or herself. Personal limitations can be the hardest obstacle to overcome, and this book explains how to overcome them. The techniques have been tried and tested by the author who shares them with you in this book. Whether in your projects or career, all the right things can be said and done, yet the results are always unpredictable. We all have little control over events. This book’s tools and techniques give you the ability to handle anything that may come your way. Entrepreneurs are constantly changing and adapting to the world around them. They must stay cutting-edge to make their businesses thrive. This book explains how to take a cutting-edge approach to project management. The goal is to take your technical skills as a project manager, add the elements of an entrepreneur, and create a high-powered team around you as well as become the best project manager you can be. Cover 1 Half Title 2 Series Editor 3 Title 4 Copyright 5 Contents 6 Preface 12 Acknowledgments 14 About the Author 16 Chapter 1: Introduction 18 1.1 Philosophy 22 1.2 Sales 25 1.3 Imposter Syndrome 27 Chapter 2: Traditional Mindset 30 2.1 The Midas Touch 34 2.2 Setting Goals Through Stoicism 35 2.3 Taoism 36 2.4 Sales 37 2.5 Belle the Dog 38 2.6 Importance of Trust 40 2.7 Low Friction vs. High Friction 41 2.8 Passion Without Purpose 42 2.9 Old School: Kicker and High Jumper 43 2.10 Waste in Traditional Organizations 45 2.11 Leadership Modeling 46 Chapter 3: Entrepreneurial Mindset 48 3.1 Stoicism 50 3.2 Taoism 51 3.3 Sales 52 3.4 Vertical Slices 54 3.5 Six Thinking Hats: Use Them 55 3.6 Five Actions of an Entrepreneur 58 3.6.1 Investing 58 3.6.2 Trading 59 3.6.3 Speculating 59 3.6.4 Betting 59 3.6.5 Gambling 60 3.7 New School: Kicker and High Jumper 60 3.8 Fixed and Growth Mindsets 62 Chapter 4: Organizational Strategy 66 4.1 The von Manstein Matrix 66 4.2 Stoicism 69 4.3 Taoism 70 4.4 Sales 71 4.5 Common Organizational Mistakes (and How to Avoid Them) 72 4.5.1 Ignoring the Slacker 73 4.5.2 Skipping the Initiating Phase 74 4.5.3 Skipping Risk Analysis 74 4.5.4 “Sugar-Coating” Status 74 4.6 Gym Teacher vs. Coach 75 4.7 Project Management Office Maturity 76 4.8 Followership 77 4.9 Execute Your Strategy 79 4.10 Relevance and Meaning 80 Chapter 5: Exploit Challenges 82 5.1 Stoicism 84 5.2 Taoism 85 5.3 Sales 86 5.4 Freeze-Thaw Your Challenges 87 5.5 What Do You See? 88 5.6 Problem Finders vs. Problem Solvers 92 5.7 Becoming an Insider 93 5.8 Five Strategies to Overcome Obstacles 94 5.9 Obstacle: Culture 95 5.10 Obstacle: Mindset 96 Chapter 6: Entrepreneurial Agile Management 98 6.1 S.C.A.M.P.E.R. 99 6.1.1 Substitute 100 6.1.2 Combine 100 6.1.3 Adapt 101 6.1.4 Modify 102 6.1.5 Put to Other Uses 102 6.1.6 Eliminate or Minimize 103 6.1.7 Rearrange 103 6.2 Stoicism 104 6.3 Taoism 105 6.4 Sales 106 6.5 Lean Construction Management 106 6.6 Not Your Grandparent’s To-Do List 108 6.7 How to Grow as an Agile Leader 108 6.8 “We Asked Questions. We Got Answers.” 110 Chapter 7: Pessimistic Optimist 114 7.1 Stoicism 115 7.2 Taoism 117 7.3 The Adversarial Ego 118 7.4 Sales 119 7.5 A Cautionary Tale 120 7.6 Illusion of Rationality 121 7.7 To the Film Room 122 7.7.1 Use If-Then Statements Negatively 124 7.7.2 Think for Yourself 124 7.8 Aristotle’s Golden Mean 125 7.9 Learning to Say “No” 126 7.10 Investing in Loss 127 Chapter 8: 80/20 Technique 130 8.1 Brief History 130 8.2 Application: Clients 131 8.3 Application: Team 132 8.4 Application: Yourself 134 8.5 Cost of Complexity 136 8.6 Removing Emotions from Decision Making 137 8.7 Stoicism 138 8.8 Taoism 139 8.9 Sales 140 8.10 KISS Principle: Keep It Simple, Stupid 142 8.11 Capacity 144 Chapter 9: Internalize Failure and Success 146 9.1 Stoicism 148 9.2 Taoism 149 9.3 Sales 150 9.4 Are You Lucky or Good? 151 9.5 Trust the System 152 9.6 Grow and Achieve 152 9.7 Celebrate the Wins 153 9.8 Can Both Parties Be Right? 154 9.9 Narcissistic Injury 155 9.10 Biases: What They Are and How to Use Them 156 9.10.1 Anchoring Bias 157 9.10.2 Framing Bias 157 9.10.3 Sunk Cost Fallacy 157 9.10.4 Regression to the Mean 158 9.10.5 Hot Hand Fallacy 158 9.10.6 Illusion of Control 159 Chapter 10: Speaking and Influencing 160 10.1 Stoicism 162 10.2 Taoism 163 10.3 Sales 165 10.4 Skimming Information 167 10.5 Speak Through Your Work 169 10.6 Increase Your Influence 170 10.7 Office Politics 172 10.8 Getting Back on the Horse 174 Chapter 11: It Is What It Is Not 176 11.1 Stoicism 179 11.2 Taoism 180 11.3 Sales 181 11.4 Problem Managers—Problem Solvers 182 11.5 A = B, B = C, Then A  C 185 11.6 Alchemy 186 11.7 Pride—Fool’s Gold 187 11.8 Social Intelligence 188 Chapter 12: Giving Back 192 12.1 Stoicism 194 12.2 Taoism 195 12.3 Sales 196 12.4 Happiness: It Is Simple Math 198 12.5 Gospel of Wealth 199 12.6 Recognition 201 12.7 Being Human 202 12.8 Show Me the Tools 202 References 204 Index 208 "This book provides project managers the tools, techniques, checklists, templates, and insight to be project entrepreneurs. Thus, projects are strategically aligned and successful. Adding entrepreneurial tools and techniques to the traditional framework gives project managers a more comprehensive approach to projects and business. This book provides real-world examples of how these tools and techniques can be applied and used in organizations today."--Provided by publisher Entrepreneurs must stay cutting-edge to make their businesses thrive. This book features a cutting-edge approach to project management that enables you to take your technical skills as a project manager, add the elements of an entrepreneur, and create a high-powered team around you as well as become the best project manager you can be. Content: Introduction. Traditional Mindset. Entrepreneurial Mindset. Exploiting Challenges as Opportunities. Entrepreneurial Agile Management. The Pessimistic Optimist. The 80/20 Principle: Pareto's Law. Giving Back .