TY - BOOK AU - Dobson,Michael Singer AU - Leemann,Ted TI - Creative project management : innovative project options to solve problems on time and under budget: innovative project options to solve problems on time and under budget SN - 9780071739337 (alk. paper) : AV - HD69.P75 D626 2010 U1 - 658.404 DOB 22 PY - 2010/// CY - New York PB - McGraw-Hill KW - Project management KW - Creative ability in business N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-249) and index; Why do 70 percent of projects fail? -- What we know and what we think -- The most dangerous word is a premature "yes" -- Good enough, barely adequate, failure -- When the project appears impossible -- Knowns and unknowns : the risk factor -- Project : intelligence -- It takes a village to wreck a project -- Framing change -- Salvaging project value -- Appendix A. Questions for the creative project manager -- Appendix B. Cognitive biases N2 - The seven essential tools for keeping projects on time and under budget You're executing risk management, leadership, and planning--all hallmarks of outstanding project management. And yet you're still having trouble keeping your projects on schedule. Creative Project Management adds two new elements to the mix: creativity and innovation. Internationally renowned project management consultants Michael Dobson and Ted Leemann combine traditional project management skills, such as risk evaluation, decision-making, and human dynamics, with outside-the-box thinking and business creativity. They provide seven new tools and approaches you can apply to any project UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1012/2010009826-b.html UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1012/2010009826-d.html UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1012/2010009826-t.html ER -