Intro
Preface to the Second Edition
Structure of This Book
Contents
About the Authors
1: Introduction
1.1 Project Management, What for?
1.1.1 The Taylor Tub
1.1.2 BANI Is the New VUCA
1.2 What are Projects?
Definition
1.2.1 Project Characteristics
1.2.2 Project Types
1.2.3 Emergence of Projects
1.3 What Is Project Management?
1.3.1 Hierarchies in Project Management
1.3.2 Dimensions in Project Management
1.3.2.1 Competence Area Perspective
1.3.2.2 Competence Area People
1.3.2.3 Competence Area Practices
1.3.3 Principles of Procedure

1.3.3.1 From a Rough Sketch to a More Detailed Depiction
1.3.3.2 Variant Formation
1.4 Process Models in Projects
1.4.1 Agile Approach
1.4.1.1 Scrum
1.4.1.2 Kanban
1.4.1.3 Scaled Agility
1.4.2 Traditional Approach: Phase Concept
1.4.2.1 The Project Commissioning Phase
1.4.2.2 The Initialisation Phase
1.4.2.3 The Concept Phase
1.4.2.4 The Realisation Phase
1.4.2.5 The Introduction Phase
1.4.2.6 The Utilisation Phase
1.4.3 Hybrid Project Management
1.4.4 Procedure in Change Projects
1.4.5 Further Process Models
1.4.5.1 V-Model

1.4.5.2 Simultaneous Engineering
1.4.5.3 Version Concept
1.4.6 Choice of a Process Model: Traditional, Agile or Hybrid?
1.5 Projects are Based on Teamwork
1.5.1 Content: Working in the System
1.5.2 Organisation and Relationship: Working on the System
1.5.3 Interactions
1.6 Projects are Social Systems
1.6.1 Taylorism in our Heads
1.6.2 Mechanistic and Systemic World View
1.6.3 People and Teams Are Non-Trivial Systems
1.6.4 Systemic Approach to Project Management
1.7 Versatility and Creativity
1.7.1 Versatility
1.7.2 Creativity as a Surplus of Attention

1.7.3 Interplay Between Human, Field and Domain
Example
1.7.4 Framework Conditions for Creativity
1.8 Standards and Certification Models in Project Management
1.8.1 IPMA: International Project Management Association
1.8.2 PMI: Project Management Institute
1.8.3 PRINCE2
1.8.4 Hermes
1.8.5 Scrum Alliance
1.8.6 DIN 69901 and ISO 21500
1.9 Project Portfolio, Multi-Project and Programme Management
References
Further Readings
2: Methodology
2.1 Introduction
2.1.1 Traditional, Agile and Hybrid
2.1.2 Accuracy of Estimates
2.1.3 Practical Examples

2.2 Project Commissioning Phase
2.2.1 What Is Important in the Commissioning Phase?
2.2.2 Project Factsheet
2.2.3 Business Case
2.2.4 Project Request
2.2.5 Checklist Completion Project Commissioning
2.3 Initialisation Phase
2.3.1 What is Important in the Initialisation Phase?
2.3.2 Setting Objectives
2.3.2.1 Setting Objectives Along the Project Phases
2.3.2.2 Global Objective and Detailed Objectives
Example: Practical Example BLS Project Sales Back-End
Example: Practical Example Metrohm OMNIS Titration System Project