Lean and agile project management : how to make any project better, faster, and more cost effective

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Author -- SECTION I: UNDERSTANDING PROJECT MANAGEMENT THEORY -- 1: The Three Faces of Traditional Project Management -- Project Initiation -- Project Planning -- Project Execution -- Project Monitoring and Controlling -- Project Closing -- PRINCE2, Change Management -- Roles and Responsibilities -- Project Team -- Project Manager -- Sponsor -- Steering Committee -- Customer -- Stakeholders -- Vendors or Service Providers -- Common Project Management Challenges -- Cost -- Time (Schedule) -- Scope -- Managing Project Success -- 2: A Lean History of Lean -- Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt -- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt -- Lean Six Sigma Black Belt -- Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belts -- Five Laws of Lean -- Value -- Value Stream Mapping -- Flow -- Push/Pull -- 3: Agile Comprehensive -- Earned Value Management -- Recognized Certifications in Agile -- Agile Basic Tools and Techniques -- Scrum -- Sprints -- Sprint Retrospectives -- Agile Stages -- Agile Manufacturing -- Agile Change Management -- Agile Project Management -- Agile Challenges -- SECTION II: APPLYING LEAN AND AGILE TO THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT LIFE CYCLE -- 4: Initiating the Project -- Project Selection Using the Lean Six Sigma Method -- Stakeholder Analysis -- Process Map -- CTQ Factors -- CTQ Tree -- Suppliers, Input, Process, Output, Customer -- Voice of the Customer -- Affinity Diagram -- SWOT Analysis -- Develop a Business Case -- Feasibility Study -- Project Charter -- Setting Up a Project Management Office -- Forming the Team -- Training the Team -- 5: The Planning Process -- Work Breakdown Structure -- The Project Plan -- Models for Planning -- Structured Problem Solving When Planning -- PDCA Model -- DMAIC Model -- 3Ps Method -- 6Ms Method -- 6Ws Approach -- A3 Format: Lean and Agile