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Author: Ralph Kliem

Creative Efficient and Effective Project Management 1st Edition Table of contents:

Chapter 1 Creativity and Project Management

Introduction

Benefits of Creativity

Building Emotional Involvement

Generating New Ideas

Increasing Teaming

Leading to Competitive Advantage

Leveraging and Increasing Knowledge

Opening Minds

Stretching the Performance of People

Misperceptions about Creativity

Creativity Involves Some Degree of Mental Illness

Not Everyone Is Creative

Only Individuals, Not Groups, Are Creative

Creativity Is Restricted to Certain Fields

Only Certain Segments of the Population Are Creative

Downsides of Creativity

Cause of Anxiety and Fear

Challenge Authority

People May Leave

Upset Team

Upsetting the Status Quo

Waste of Resources

What Exactly Is Creativity?

What Is the Relationship between Creativity and Projects?

Conclusion

Endnotes

Chapter 2 Creative Thinking Abilities

Introduction

A Word about Brain Hemispheres

Creative Thinking Abilities

Cross-Domain Thinking

Having Fun

Listening to Your Intuition

Shifting Perspectives

Being an Iconoclast, Even Nihilistic

Unlearning and Relearning

Looking from the Outside In

Reverse Thinking

Conceptualizing

Embracing Ambiguity

Seeing Multiple Answers

Defining the Problem

Being Observant

Tinkering

Determining the Essence of Something

Being Self-Aware

Competing and Collaborating

Persevering

ShiftingThinking

Suspending Judgment

Communicating

Tools for Project Managers

Birkman Model

Hartman Color Code

Myers-Briggs

The Enneagram

Multiple Intelligences

Models of Creative Individuals

Creative Roles

Five Mental Skills of Creativity

Conclusion

Endnotes

Chapter 3 Groups and Creativity

Introduction

Characteristics of Creative Groups

Synergistic

Have a Diverse Membership

Care Less about the Physical Environment

Avoid “Noncontributory” Activities

Emotional and Logical

Collegial and Nonhierarchical

Have Facilitative and Supportive Leadership

Have Fun

Allow the Individual and Group to Coexist

Unafraid to Push Boundaries

They Are Small in Size

Seek Balance among Creating, Planning, and Implementing

View Failure as a Learning Experience

Know the Priorities

Share Tangible and Intangible Assets

Are Curious

Are True Believers

Have High Esprit de Corps

Adapt

Team Tools

Organizational Engineering

People Styles Typology

Six Thinking Hats

Conclusion

Endnotes

Chapter 4 Challenges and Constraints

Introduction

The List

Groupthink

Mores, Beliefs, Values

Fear

Mismatch

Lack of Tools

Lack of Data and Information

Too Much and Too Little Training

Start and Stop Workflow

Impatience

Specialization

Craving for Predictability

Inability to Adapt

Poor Communications

Poor Coordination

Leaping to Judgment

Faster, Better, Cheaper Philosophy

Stretching Resources Too Thin

Silos

Focusing on the Past or Future, Not the Present

Lack of Sharing

Compliant Workforce

Hierarchy

Not Listening to Inner Voice

Taking on Only What Is Known

Management’s Lack of Responsiveness

Success

Too Many Positive and Negative Incentives

Team Composition Imbalance

Dominance of Brain Thinking

Infighting

Conclusion

Endnotes

Chapter 5 Laying the Groundwork for a Creative Environment

Introduction

Necessary Actions

Establish a Receptive Audience

Make Training Available

Grant Necessary Access to Data and Tools

Concentrate Creative Energy

Encourage a Certain Degree of Anxiety and Tension

Establish Priorities

Encourage Diversity

Build and Maintain Trust

Support People’s Growth

Encourage Ownership

Stress Communications

Emphasize Coordination

Relax Rules and Procedures

Align Individual and Organizational Goals and Objectives

Allow for Risk Taking

Allow Time for Problem or Issue Definition

Provide Opportunities to Create

Broaden People’s Knowledge and Experience

Counter Groupthink

Encourage Transformational Leadership

Conclusion

Endnotes

Chapter 6 Common Creativity Tools and Techniques

Introduction

Common Approaches and Techniques

Brainstorming

Role Playing

Tree Diagram

Delphi Technique

Fishbone Diagram

Brainwriting

Affinity Diagramming

Trend Chart

Statistical Process Control Chart

Offsite

Force Field Analysis

Pareto Chart

Benchmarking

Nominal Group Technique

Modeling

Mind Mapping

Imagineering

Lateral Thinking

Workflow Analysis

Matrices

Reengineering

PDCA Cycle

Scatter Gram

Crawford Slip Technique

Hypothetical Scenario

Synectics

Storyboarding

Problem Solving

Compare and Contrast

Analogies, Metaphors, and Similes Thinking

Literature Reviews

Devil’s Advocate

Checklists

Observation

Interviewing

Field Trip

Idea Bulletin Board

Conclusion

Endnotes

Chapter 7 Creativity Life Cycle Models

Introduction

Models

Incubation, Illumination, and Stage Gates

Creative Problem Solving Model

Behavioral Model

Traditional Creativity Model

Conclusion

Endnotes

Chapter 8 Creativity and the Defining Process

Introduction

Benefits

Consequences of Failure

Deliverables

Ideal State

Context

Challenges and Constraints

Creative Abilities

Groundwork for Creative Environment

Groundwork for Individual Creativity

Groundwork for Team Creativity

Relevant Tools and Techniques

Traditional Creativity Life Cycle Model

Preparation Phase

Concentration Phase

Incubation Phase

Illumination Phase

Verification and Production Phase

Conclusion

Chapter 9 Creativity and the Organizing Process

Introduction

Benefits

Consequences of Failure

Deliverables

Ideal State

Context

Challenges and Constraints

Creative Abilities

Groundwork for Creative Environment

Groundwork for Individual Creativity

Groundwork for Team Creativity

Relevant Tools and Techniques

Traditional Creativity Life Cycle Model

Preparation Phase

Concentration Phase

Incubation Phase

Illumination Phase

Verification and Production Phase

Conclusion

Chapter 10 Creativity and the Planning Process

Introduction

Benefits

Consequences of Failure

Deliverables

Ideal State

Context

Challenges and Constraints

Creative Abilities

Groundwork for Creative Environment

Groundwork for Individual Creativity

Groundwork for Team Creativity

Relevant Tools and Techniques

Traditional Creativity Life Cycle Model

Preparation Phase

Concentration Phase

Incubation Phase

Illumination Phase

Verification and Production Phase

Conclusion

Chapter 11 Creativity and the Executing Process

Introduction

Benefits

Consequences of Failure

Deliverables

Ideal State

Context

Challenges and Constraints

Creative Abilities

Groundwork for Creative Environment

Groundwork for Individual Creativity

Groundwork for Team Creativity

Relevant Tools and Techniques

Traditional Creativity Life Cycle Model

Preparation Phase

Concentration Phase

Incubation Phase

Illumination Phase

Verification and Production Phase

Conclusion

Chapter 12 Creativity and the Monitoring and Controlling Process

Introduction

Benefits

Consequences of Failure

Deliverables

Ideal State

Context

Challenges and Constraints

Creative Abilities

Groundwork for Creative Environment

Groundwork for Individual Creativity

Groundwork for Team Creativity

Relevant Tools and Techniques

Traditional Creativity Life Cycle Model

Preparation Phase

Concentration Phase

Incubation Phase

Illumination Phase

Verification and Production Phase

Conclusion

Chapter 13 Creativity and the Closing Process

Introduction

Benefits

Consequences of Failure

Deliverables

Ideal State

Context

Challenges and Constraints

Creative Abilities

Groundwork for Creative Environment

Groundwork for Individual Creativity

Groundwork for Team Creativity

Relevant Tools and Techniques

Traditional Creativity Life Cycle Model

Preparation Phase

Concentration Phase

Incubation Phase

Illumination Phase

Verification and Production Phase

Conclusion

Chapter 14 A Baker’s Dozen of Takeaways

Conclusion

Endnotes

Glossary

References

Index

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