1st Edition

Mastering Project Uncertainty A Systems Thinking Approach

By Paul Cuypers Copyright 2024
204 Pages 91 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

204 Pages 91 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

204 Pages 91 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Uncertainty permeates every thinkable aspect of project work and mastering information awareness and availability is the key to controlling benefits, budgets, and timelines. This book offers a theoretical framework and practical guidelines to systematically minimize uncertainty, thereby increasing the chances of project success. To paraphrase Henry Ford, transitioning from traditional risk... Read more

INTRODUCTION. Chapter 1: Organizing for success. Chapter 2: Methodology. Chapter 3: Project uncertainty. Chapter 4: Assignment uncertainty. Chapter 5: Context uncertainty. Chapter 6: Decisions under uncertainty. Chapter 7: Method uncertainty. Chapter 8: Scenario uncertainty. Part II INTRODUCTION. Chapter 9: Raising information awareness. Chapter 10: Increasing information availability. Chapter 11: Improving information effectiveness. Chapter 12: Increasing information efficiency. POSTFACE

Biography

Paul Cuypers is an experienced and certified program-, project-, change-, and test manager, agile coach, and independent researcher working in Norway. Over the years, he has engaged in defense, industrial, banking, shipping, and IT-related projects. He is an international speaker and course instructor on project methodology, Power Kanban, agile rolling wave planning, capability thinking, and uncertainty management. He enjoys developing next-generation project management techniques and is passionate about creating the supporting theoretical models.