Goal Directed Project Management: Effective Techniques and Strategies [Paperback]

Erling S. Andersen (Author), Kristoffer V Grude (Author), Tor Haug (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0749441860 | ISBN-13: 978-0749441869 | Publication Date: April 2004 | Edition: 3rd

"Well argued and authoriative . . . a very helpful approach to a subject which is central to the business of managing change in modern organizations." -- The Industrial Society

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"Continues in presenting the author's Goal Directed Project Management (GDPM) as a means of enabling organizations to develop their systems, organizations and people through a process to deliver projects." Leadership and Organisation Development Journal

About the Author

Erling S. Andersen is Professor of Information Systems and Project Management at the Norwegian School of Management.

Kristoffer V Grude is a former managing director and partner of Coopers and Lybrand Consulting, Norway.

Tor Haug is an independent consultant.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Kogan Page Business Books; 3rd edition (April 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0749441860
• ISBN-13: 978-0749441869
• Product Dimensions: 1 x 6.2 x 9.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,152,848 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Best projectmanagement philosophy ever, March 4, 2005

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This review is from: Goal Directed Project Management (Paperback)

GDPM is the best tool for planning organisational change projects. It is not suitable for technical projects. GDPM is both a philosophy and a method and exactly that is what makes it so powerfull. Apart from adressing the five pitfalls in the beginning of the book it introduces layered planning. GDPM is about planning the WHAT and making people responsible (the WHO) for results before the project starts. After that the planning of the HOW is a cascade. In an organisational change project you can't plan activity 216 at the beginning of the project. You should only plan the activities of the first 3-5 milestones. GDPM forces you to organise your communication as well and makes sure you communicate (the 2way street) and not inform (the 1way street). The nice thing is that you need only two A4 forms to plan your project which makes it not only an effective method but also an efficient one.

Buy it, use it and get hooked to it.

4.0 out of 5 stars Practical tips and a good apprach to delegation in projects, April 4, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Goal Directed Project Management (Kogan Page Professional Paperback Series) (Paperback)

The book presents good materials on the pitfalls at the beginning of projects and how to balance organizational aspects with the actual tasks of a project. I found a lot of value in the approach to milestones as a way to delegate responsibilities and accountabilities in a project. This breaks the cycle where the project manager is responsible for the results, and everyone else in the team is accountable for tasks but not outcomes. Can be recommended for all practicians, even very seasoned ones will find some good hints.