HBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing Projects and Initiatives (with Bonus Article the Rise of the Chief Project Officer by Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez) / Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nieto-Rodriguez, Antonio, author.

Series:

HBR's 10 must reads (Series)

HBR's 10 Must Reads Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Project management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (178 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Boston, Massachusetts : Harvard Business School Publishing Corporation, [2024]

Summary:

"Everyone leads projects. Learn how to manage them more effectively. If you read nothing else on leading projects large and small, read these 10 articles. We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you manage initiatives that will inspire your people, tackle your biggest challenges using agile, and prepare yourself and your organization for a world driven by projects. This book will inspire you to: Reap benefits from your initiatives more quickly Become a better project sponsor Kill initiatives that aren't performing Navigate the politics of innovation projects Keep AI and digital transformation on track Prepare for the next generation of project management tools This collection of articles includes ""The Project Economy Has Arrived,"" by Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez; ""Too Many Projects,"" by Rose Hollister and Michael D. Watkins; ""Increase Your Return on Failure,"" by Julian Birkinshaw and Martine Haas; ""How to Navigate the Politics of an Innovation Project,"" by Brian Uzzi; ""Cultural Change That Sticks,"" by Jon R. Katzenbach, Ilona Steffen, and Caroline Kronley; ""Agile at Scale,"" by Darrell K. Rigby, Jeff Sutherland, and Andy Noble; ""For an Agile Transformation, Choose the Right People,"" by Rob Cross, Heidi K. Gardner, and Alia Crocker; ""Discovery-Driven Digital Transformation,"" by Rita McGrath and Ryan McManus; ""Keep Your AI Projects on Track,"" by Iavor Bojinov; ""A New Approach for Strategic Innovation,"" by Haijian Si, Christoph Loch, and Stelios Kavadias; ""The Rise of the Chief Project Officer,"" by Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez; ""Make Megaprojects More Modular,"" by Bent Flyvbjerg; and ""What the Next Generation of Project Management Will Look Like,"" by Rachel Longhurst and Woojin Choi. HBR's 10 Must Reads paperback series is the definitive collection of books for new and experienced leaders alike. Leaders looking for the inspiration that big ideas provide, both to accelerate their own growth and that of their companies, should look no further. HBR's 10 Must Reads series focuses on the core topics that every ambitious manager needs to know: leadership, strategy, change, managing people, and managing yourself. Harvard Business Review has sorted through hundreds of articles and selected only the most essential reading on each topic. Each title includes timeless advice that will be relevant regardless of an ever‐changing business environment.".

Contents:

The project economy has arrived / by Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez

Too many projects / by Rose Hollister and Michael D. Watkins

Increase your return on failure / by Julian Birkinshaw and Martine Haas

Bonus digital article: How to navigate the politics of an innovation project / by Brian Uzzi

Cultural change that sticks / by Jon R. Katzenbach, Ilona Steffen, and Caroline Kronley

Agile at scale / by Darrell K, Rigby, Jeff Sutherland, and Andy Novle

For an agile transformation, choose the right people / by Rob Cross, Heidi K. Gardner, and Alia Crocker

Discovery-driven digital transformation / by Rita McGrath and Ryan McManus

Keep your AI projects on track / by Lavor Bojinov

A new approach for strategic innovation / by Haijian Si, Christoph Loch, and Stelios Kavadias

Bonus digital article: The rise of the chief project officer / by Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez

Make megaprojects more modular / by Bent Flyvbjerg

Bonus digital article: What the next generation project management will look like / by Rachel Longhurst and Woojin Choi.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

Includes index.

ISBN:

9781647826949

1647826942

OCLC:

1433226220