The Project Success Method: A Proven Approach for Achieving Superior Project Performance in as a Little as 5 Days

by Clinton M. Padgett

Overview

The ability to execute projects successfully has become an unparalleled source of competitive advantage and a vital business competency in a highly competitive, dynamic marketplace. Intended for project managers in any industry or field, The Project Success Method is designed to make planning and controlling projects simple and successful—and fast. For over twenty-five years, this proven methodology has been used successfully by a diverse group of companies in more than twenty-five countries on six continents.
Author Clinton Padgett, a project management expert, uses real-world case studies to identify and explain the core elements of great project management, providing the missing links between strategy and implementation. Padgett also clearly identifies and explains the essential core elements of project management, and how to plan and control projects successfully.
Even better, the Project Success Method is designed to be implemented fast. In less than a week, this proven methodology will put you and your teams in position for continued, long-term success. You’ll master all the essentials of world-class project management:

• Defining project scope and objectives
• Analyzing work content
• Organizing teams and assigning responsibilities
• Developing realistic, actionable schedules
• Building resource plans
• Designing useful budgets
• Monitoring and controlling performance

Many strategic initiatives fail, but it doesn’t have to happen to you. The Project Success Method gives you a blueprint to define, plan, and control your strategic projects for superior performance that leads to real competitive advantage. Straightforward and easy to implement, this is a proven system for project success—for any project, in any business.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781642258363
Publisher:	Advantage Media Group, Inc.
Publication date:	11/29/2022
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.75(d)

About the Author

CLINTON M. PADGETT is President and CEO of Project Success, Incorporated (PSI), a consultancy focused on helping clients develop excellence in project management. For over fifteen years, he has provided consulting and training to clients in a wide range of industries. For more information, please visit www.projectsuccess.com.

Table of Contents

Foreword Don Miller
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1 The Easier Way
Chapter 2 Master the Method
Chapter 3 Shift the Worry Curve
Chapter 4 Build a Real Project Team
Chapter 5 Charter for Clarity, Consensus, and Commitment
Chapter 6 Break It Down and Divvy It Up
Chapter 7 Network for Success
Chapter 8 Try to Be Normal
Chapter 9 Figure Out What's Critical
Chapter 10 Compress for Profit
Chapter 11 Monitor, Correct, and Update
Chapter 12 Build a System for Project Success
Chapter 13 Overcome the Objections
Chapter 14 Apply the Power of Project Success
Appendix A Developing Operating Procedures for Projects Involving Multiple Organizations Using a Linear Responsibility Chart
Appendix B Generalized Precedence Diagramming
Appendix C Schedule Calculations
Appendix D Anticipating and Resolving Resource Overloads
Appendix E How to Organize Project Budgets
Appendix F Why Track Actual Costs and Resource Usage?
Appendix G The Project Management Office
Appendix H Short Case Studies

About the Author
Index

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"I have used the Project Success Method for twenty years on all types of projects, including major acquisitions, global outsourcing, rapid product development, corporate system migrations, and green initiatives. Its top-down approach to planning and critical-issues focus during the control process provide you with a means to manage very complex projects in a relatively simple, straightforward manner. Whether you have a small project in a business start-up or a portfolio of projects in a Fortune 500 company, the Project Success Method will help you complete them on time, within budget, and to quality specifications."
—John Liddell
Senior Vice President, Corporate Project Management, CB Richard Ellis

“I’d just like to underscore the tremendous versatility of the Project Success Method. I've used it on 400-person projects and twelve-person projects. I've used it in Fortune 500 corporate environments and entrepreneurial start-ups. I've used it on highly technical projects and on business projects, such as rolling out a new advertising campaign or a new company benefits plan. Its worked for me time and time again, and I owe much of my success to PSI and the Project Success Method.”
—Don Miller
Northrop Grumman (retired)

“I have found the Project Success Method to be a very practical approach for managing IT-related projects. Clinton Padgetts book is a good reference guide on the Project Success Method.”
—Walt Hnyda
Director of Product Implementation, Global Payments Inc

“The Project Success Method has proven itself to be a valuable tool in managing a complex multigeneration product development program with 100+ design, development, manufacturing, and support teams providing input to the Motor Grader Monarch program. The ability to visualize the full scope of the program, identify the numerous dependencies, and understand the Critical Path was crucial to the success of the program. The periodic updates allowed management to anticipate constraints and then adjust priorities and resources to meet the demanding program schedule.”
—Don Stamberger
Motor Grader Product Manager (retired), Caterpillar Inc