Tools for Project Management, Workshops and Consulting
A Must-have Compendium of Essential Tools and Techniques
1. Auflage
Erschienen am 15. Oktober 2008
Buch
290 Seiten
978-3-89578-302-9 (ISBN)
Beschreibung
Written by a professional consultant and executive coach, this book is a unique reference work and guide for those wanting to learn about or who are active in the fields of consulting, project management and problem solving in general. As such, it presents cookbook-style access to more than 100 most important skills.
Nicolai Andler's work differs from many other consulting and project management textbooks. While these primarily concern themselves with the art of running a consulting practice or managing a project, Andler's work focuses mainly on the tools and techniques of the trade. Its power lies in acknowledging that these form part of today's management competencies.
Each tool or technique is broken down into the following components:
- Intention: Why and when to use it?
- Purpose: What does the tool achieve?
- Instruction: How do I do it?
- Tips and suggestions
- Examples or ready-to-use templates
- Cross-reference to related tools described in the book
To make personal use of the tools as easy as possible, they are grouped into task-specific categories entitled Define Situation, Gather Information, Creativity, Goal Setting, Organisational Analysis, Technical Analysis, Strategic Analysis, Decision Making, Project Management, Checklists and Questions as well as Scenarios. In addition, Andler provides a rating of each tool in terms of applicability, ease of use and effectiveness.
Prof. Dr. Tom Sommerlatte: "This book is the kind you always wanted to have and didn´t think would and could ever exist: the universal field theory of problem solving."
Nicolai Andler's work differs from many other consulting and project management textbooks. While these primarily concern themselves with the art of running a consulting practice or managing a project, Andler's work focuses mainly on the tools and techniques of the trade. Its power lies in acknowledging that these form part of today's management competencies.
Each tool or technique is broken down into the following components:
- Intention: Why and when to use it?
- Purpose: What does the tool achieve?
- Instruction: How do I do it?
- Tips and suggestions
- Examples or ready-to-use templates
- Cross-reference to related tools described in the book
To make personal use of the tools as easy as possible, they are grouped into task-specific categories entitled Define Situation, Gather Information, Creativity, Goal Setting, Organisational Analysis, Technical Analysis, Strategic Analysis, Decision Making, Project Management, Checklists and Questions as well as Scenarios. In addition, Andler provides a rating of each tool in terms of applicability, ease of use and effectiveness.
Prof. Dr. Tom Sommerlatte: "This book is the kind you always wanted to have and didn´t think would and could ever exist: the universal field theory of problem solving."
Weitere Details
Auflage
1., Aufl.
Sprache
Englisch
Deutsch
Verlagsort
Weinheim
Deutschland
Zielgruppe
Für höhere Schule und Studium
Projektmanager, Coachs und Trainer, Unternehmensberater, Führungskräfte, Weiterbildungsakademien
Illustrationen
109
39 s/w Tabellen, 109 s/w Abbildungen
Illustrations
Maße
Höhe: 25 cm
Breite: 17.3 cm
Gewicht
853 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-89578-302-9 (9783895783029)
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Nicolai Andler
Tools for Project Management, Workshops and Consulting
A Must-Have Compendium of Essential Tools and Techniques
Buch
04/2011
2. Auflage
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Person
After working for BSG (Business Systems Group) and Gemini Consulting Nicolai Andler started working as a free consultant and executive coach in 2003. He lives in Roggebaai, South Africa, and works for enterprises in South Africa and Central Europe.
Inhalt
Brief contents/Overview of tools. Application areas of each tool. 1 Introduction. 1.1 Structure of this book. 1.2 How to use this book. 1.3 The target audience of this book. 1.4 The scope of this book. 1.5 Skills and competencies for your personal development. 1.6 Clarification on methodologies, models, tools and techniques. 2 The concept and application of this book. 2.1 Problem solving. 2.2 Categories of tools. 2.3 How to select the right tool. 3 Diagnosis. 3.1 Definition of situation/problem. 3.2 Information gathering. 3.3 Creativity and grouping of information. 4 Goals and objectives setting. Goal catalogue. 4.2 SMART goals. 4.3 Well-defined outcomes. 4.4 3 P statements. 4.5 Goal hierarchy. 4.6 Goal grid. 4.7 Charter. 4.8 SNAP. 5 Analysis and synthesis. 5.1 Organisational analysis. 5.2 Technical analysis (system, process, data, technology). 5.3 Strategic analysis. 6 Decision making (incl. evaluation, prioritisation). 6.1 Introduction to decision making. 6.2 Decision tree. 6.3 Perspectives. 6.4 Argument balance. 6.5 Cross of beliefs. 6.6 Polarities tool. 6.7 Utility analysis. 6.8 Nominal group tool. 6.9 100 Points. 6.10 Cartesian coordinates. 6.11 Vroom Yetton. 6.12 Risk analysis. 6.13 Prioritisation matrices. 7 Project management tools. 7.1 Project management skills radar. 7.2 Expectation review tool. 7.3 Roadmap. 7.4 Gantt chart. 7.5 Work breakdown structure (WBS). 7.6 Action steps and reviews. 7.7 Project management roles and responsibilities. 7.8 Accountability matrix (CIDA). 7.9 Project structure. 7.10 Project communication plan. 7.11 Workshop guideline tool. 7.12 De Bono thinking has (6 hats). 7.13 Booz ball evaluation. 8 Annex A - Check Questions. 8.1 Check questions for a project start. 8.2 Check questions to define the current situation - diagnostic. 8.3 Check questions to define goals and objectives. 8.4 Check questions during an analysis. 8.5 Check questions during decision making. 9 Annex B - Scenarios ('Shopping Lists' of tools). 9.1 Feasibility study. 9.2 System development. 9.3 Organisational restructuring. 9.4 Strategy workshop. 9.5 Business process improvements. 9.6 Project definition/scope. Bibliography. Application areas of each tool (in alphabetic order).