The Facilitating Project Performance Improvement

<p><strong><em>Facilitating Project Performance Improvement </em>is based on in-depth studies of 20 project organizations and combines cutting-edge practices in lean and agile software development with practical multi-level learning tools to help any project-based organization realize drastic and consistent improvements within and across projects.</strong></p><p>Emphasizing the need for reflection as a continuous process the book describes learning opportunities throughout the strategic process and project levels of your organization's portfolio. The multi-level approach empowers teams at each of these three levels providing a framework for real-time problem solving and continuous improvement while initiatives are in-flight rather than relying on project postmortems or lessons learned databases that go unused or forgotten.</p><p>Specifically the book explains how to deploy multi-level learning to: </p><ul><li>Accelerate the delivery of value eliminate waste and reduce risk at the project program and strategy levels</li><li>Migrate from the traditional red light learning cycle to a continuous learning environment without having to fully rebuild your existing project methodology</li><li>Improve group processes to incorporate new insights resolve conflicts and make better cross-functional decisions</li><li>Avoid the pitfalls associated with conventional project management approaches</li><li>Capture and implement action items that improve team performance</li><li>Deliver cross-project improvements that create a multiplier effect across the project portfolio</li></ul><p>If your projects and programs include multi-level learning you can stay on top of unexpected challenges take better-informed risks and seed continuous improvements that bring maximum value to your organization or your client--today and well into the future.</p>