BOOK REVIEW
Book Title: Optimizing Project Work Management, and Delivery
Author: Gary L. Richardson and Brad M. Jackson
Publisher: CRC Press, Taylor & Francis
List Price: $69.95
Format: Paperback, 274 pages
Publication Date: September 2023
ISBN: 9781032493664
Reviewer: Jennifer Arroyo, PMP
Review Date: August 2024
Introduction
There are many useful frameworks for formulating successful business strategy and project delivery. The aggressive goal of this book is to describe an integrated decision architecture for project management that will fit all project types. Richardson and Jackson have researched the problem of project management for the past 50 years and suggested that projects are more complex than our current models support, and current techniques adequately dealt with.
The author team proposed a background theory of using an integrated decision & process structure to help guide a more coherent delivery approach to insure a successful project outcome.
Overview of Book’s Structure
SECTION 1 – PROJECT ENVIRONMENT
- Introduction
- Delivery Methods
- Project Profiles
- Evolution of Project Management
- Project Success Drivers
- Project Externals
SECTION II DELIVERY STRATEGIES
- Delivery Models and Processes
- The Classic Predictive Model
- The Iterative Development Model
- The Critical Chain Model
- Organizational Support Architecture
- Portfolio Management
- Integrated Model Design Components
- The Integrated Delivery Model
- Modified Management Processes
- Integrated Model Tutorial
- Model Background and Implementation
- Success Recipes
Highlights
This book starts by suggesting project management techniques related to agile, Scrum, and Kanban. The illustration shows how the delivery method of the Iterative Development model has evolved over a relatively short cycle. The iterative e development process works well in software projects based on the ability of the deliverable to be decomposed into chunks of usable output.
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How to cite this review: Arroyo, J. (2024). Optimizing Project Work Management, and Delivery, book review, PM World Journal, Vol. XIII, Issue IX, September. Available online at https://pmworldlibrary.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/pmwj145-Sep2024-Arroyo-Optimizing-Project-Work-Management-book-review.pdf
About the Reviewer
Jennifer Arroyo, MS Data Analytics, PMP
North Texas, USA
For more than 15 years Jennifer Arroyo has worked with individuals and project teams in Fortune 500 financial services business environments with emphasis on Credit Risk Assessment, Data Audit, and Policy & Procedure requirements. Achieving project success and subsequently improving organizational efficiency & operational performance are always aligned with her career goals.
She currently works for one of the top Mortgage origination and servicing companies in the U.S., Mr. Cooper, headquartered in Dallas. She enjoys reading and speed walking during her spare time. Jennifer can be reached @ jenniferarroyo@my.unt.edu
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