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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Foreword | |
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| Preface | |
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| Biography | |
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| Web Added Value™ | |
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| Why Multi-Project Environments are so Messed up | |
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| Introduction-The Multi-Project Problem | |
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| Resource Conflicts | |
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| Poorly Defined Project Networks | |
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| The Biggest Leverage Point for Improving | |
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| Overview of the Permanent Multi-Project Solution | |
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| Project Networks | |
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| Strategic Buffering-Insulating Projects from Variability | |
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| Controlled Project WIP-Aligning and Activating Multiple Projects | |
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| Fast Execution, Single Priority System, Recovery | |
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| Enterprise Resource Planning | |
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| Multi-Project Software Requirements | |
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| What Is It All Worth? | |
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| Project Planning, Networks, and Risk Avoidance | |
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| Level of Detail-Not the Lowest Level | |
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| Step 1: The Project's Measurable Goals, Tangible Scope, and Sponsor Criteria | |
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| Step 2: The Backbone | |
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| Step 3: The Skeleton | |
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| Step 4: Additional Dependencies-First Risk Avoidance | |
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| Step 5: Checking against Project Goals and Scope-Second Risk Avoidance | |
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| Step 6: Resourcing | |
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| Step 7: Expert Scrutiny-Third Risk Avoidance | |
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| Step 8: Time Estimates-Fourth Risk Avoidance | |
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| Step 9: Duration Reduction without Compromise | |
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| Step 10: Final Project Risk Assessment-Fifth Risk Avoidance | |
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| Insulating Projects from Variability | |
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| Three Points of Network Insulation | |
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| Operations versus Project Responsibility-Resource Insulation | |
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| Project-to-Project Insulation | |
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| Common Cause versus Special Cause Insulation | |
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| Aligning and Activating Multiple Projects | |
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| Setting Project Priorities | |
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| Two Different Ways to Align Multiple Projects | |
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| "What If" Analyses on Timelines and Resources | |
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| Finalizing the Project Schedule and Activation | |
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| Multi-Project Execution | |
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| Project Manager Execution Role | |
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| Resource Manager Execution Role | |
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| Senior Management Execution Role-Daily Fast-Track Meetings | |
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| Senior Management Execution Role-Full-Kitting Projects | |
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| Senior Management in Stage Gate-How to Avoid the Huge Damage | |
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| Senior Management Execution Role-Portfolio Review Process | |
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| Enterprise Project Resource Planning | |
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| Distinguishing between Temporary Bottlenecks and Need to Hire/Contract | |
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| Supervisor and Management Loads | |
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| Increasing Load on Operations from Project Completion | |
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| Short-, Medium-, and Long-Term Challenges | |
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| Multi-Project Software Requirements | |
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| Software Planning Requirements-Buffers, Global Resources, and Alignment | |
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| Software Execution Requirements-Buffers Penetration, Project, and Resource Trends | |
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| Role-Based Software Views | |
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| Executive Buy-In and Conclusions | |
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| Executive Buy-In and Simulations | |
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| Conclusions | |
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| Strategy and Tactics Approach for Multi-Project Management | |
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| Success Stories and Videos References | |
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| Sample Enterprise Resource Categories | |
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| What about Agile? | |
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| Complete Case Study on Project Planning | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Index | |