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Thriving at the Edge of Chaos - Managing Projects as Complex Adaptive Systems (Paperback)
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Thriving at the Edge of Chaos - Managing Projects as Complex Adaptive Systems (Paperback)
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For many organizations, the way in which projects are managed is a
fundamental factor in how well they can prosper in today's
marketplace. Unfortunately, the current solutions available to
companies for managing projects are proving to be increasingly
ineffective in a complex world that is becoming more and more
dynamic and unpredictable. Organization's pay for this complexity
in delayed time-to-market, slow response to customer needs, and
decreased productivity. While tweaking the current project
management paradigm may provide some minimal gains, to have a real
impact requires a fundamental change in mindset. New business
models like Uber and AirBnB show us that the most efficient
operations in today's business environment behave like complex
adaptive systems (CAS) where self-managing participants, following
a set of simple rules, organize themselves to solve incredibly
complex problems. Instead of trying to function like a "well-oiled
machine" where things "work like clockwork", companies like Uber
function more like an organism that is alive and constantly
changing. They fully embrace the characteristics of a CAS. Viewing
an organization as a complex adaptive system drives a radically new
philosophy of project management that is much better suited to the
needs of the 21st-century organization and can provide the quantum
leap improvement in project production that we are looking for.
This book exposes the assumptions underlying the accepted paradigm
of project management, describes the common practices that are
based on those assumptions, analyzes why these practices are
unhelpful and even harmful, and proposes an alternative, sometimes
seemingly counter intuitive approach to project management based on
CAS thinking. By the end of the book, the reader will have a
completely new perspective on the way projects can be managed in
their organization, and how they can quickly start reaping the
benefits provided by a CAS-driven management methodology and
supporting toolset that is more in tune with today's business
demands - and that turns complexity into a competitive advantage.
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