Effects Based Projects: A Practical Guide that Puts Strategy-to-Task When Complexity and Uncertainty are High

Much of the project management training focus is on relationships that advance projects and most operations rush to results that create deliverables not properly aligned with the business. While relationships are important there is a need to provide framework that professionals can work within to reduce the need for the rush to results better focusing efforts. Expanding projects management deliverables from producing a thing to producing an effect that things and actions cause realigns projects and operations to an increased focus on the business.The author melds the effects-based process with Agile project management the applies methods of managing complexity and developing strategy so that operations and project managers can align tasks with strategy and resolve complex problem sets into viable and impactful projects. The author focuses on hip-pocket tools and the iterative process of discovery and solutions so that operations and project managers can work successfully in high complexity and high uncertainty.