2nd Edition
Lean and Agile Project Management How to Make Any Project Better, Faster, and More Cost Effective, Second Edition
Foreword. Preface. About the Author. 1 The Three Faces of Traditional Project Management. 2 A Lean History of Lean. 3 Agile Comprehensive with an Emphasis on Scrum. 4 Initiating the Project. 5 The Planning Process. 6 Project Execution. 7 Monitoring, Controlling, and Closing a Project. 8 Applying Lean and Agile Techniques to Project Management Areas of Knowledge Promoted in the PMBOK®. 9 A Leaner, More Agile Approach to the Project Management Life Cycle: SSD Project Life Cycle™. 10 Making the DMAIC Model Leaner and More Agile: Define. 11 Making the DMAIC Model Leaner and More Agile: Measure. 12 Making the DMAIC Model Leaner and More Agile: Analyze. 13 Making the DMAIC Model Leaner and More Agile: Improve. 14 Making the DMAIC Model Leaner and More Agile: Control. 15 Ethics and Social Responsibility. 16 The Lean and Agile Project Leader/Manager Model. 17 Change Management Basics: Lean and Agile Project Managers. 18 Lean and Agile Project Management: International Influences. 19 ISO 13053 International Standards for Six Sigma. 20 The Difference between Lean and Agile. Appendix A: Lean and Agile Project Management Body of Knowledge (SSD Global Solutions Version 4.2). Appendix B: Lean and Agile Project Management Terms. Appendix C: Lean Six Sigma Competency Models. Index.
Biography
Terra Vanzant Stern, PhD, PMP, SPHR/GPHR is a Six Sigma Master Black Belt and technical writer. Her publications include books, white papers, and articles in the areas of leadership development, ethics, critical thinking, project management, and Lean Six Sigma.
Dr. Vanzant Stern is the CEO of Simple, Smart Decision-Making, Inc. dba, SSD Global Solutions (SSD) and the inventor of Leaner Six Sigma (LrSS)™. LrSS™ is a methodology used to simplify the popular process improvement theory, Lean Six Sigma. SSD is a federal government contractor who is also a preferred vendor by the State of Colorado. SSD’s client list includes recognized names such as Southern California Edison, Tennessee Valley Authority, Fidelity Insurance, and Blue Cross/Blue Shield. SSD has an international presence working in countries such as Cameroon Africa.
Dr. Vanzant Stern served as the Chair of the ASQ Lean Enterprise Division as well as ASQ Denver Section. Prior board positions have also included the Director, Strategic Planning, for the Colorado Human Resource Association (CHRA) and the Ethics Committee for the State of Colorado Office of Economic Development. She currently is on the board of the Colorado Lean Network.
