FOREWORD xi

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xv

INTRODUCTION—A ONE-PAGE PROJECT MANAGER: IT MAY SEEM LIKE MAGIC—BUT IT IS VERY REAL xvii

CHAPTER 1—WHY THIS BOOK IS NEEDED 1

CHAPTER 2—WHAT IS THE ONE-PAGE PROJECT MANAGER? 7

CHAPTER 3—PROJECT OVERVIEW 15

What Is a Project? 15

What Is Project Management? 17

Benefits of Project Management 18

Aspects of Effective Project Management 20

CHAPTER 4—FIVE ESSENTIAL PARTS OF A PROJECT—AND THE ONE-PAGE PROJECT MANAGER 23

Ownership Is Remarkably Powerful 26

The Matrix 29

CHAPTER 5—TWELVE STEPS TO CONSTRUCTING THE ONE-PAGE PROJECT MANAGER 35

Constructing and Filling in the One-Page Project Manager 36

Step 1: The Header 37

Step 2: The Owners 45

Step 3: The Matrix—The Tool’s Foundation 49

Step 4: Project Objectives 50

Step 5: Major Project Tasks 55

Continuous Improvement 59

Step 6: Aligning Tasks with Objectives 61

Step 7: Target Dates 66

Step 8: Aligning Tasks to the Timeline 68

Step 9: Aligning Tasks to Owners 71

Step 10: Subjective Tasks 75

Step 11: Costs 79

Step 12: Summary and Forecast 81

CHAPTER 6—THE ONE-PAGE PROJECT MANAGER IN ACTION 109

Five Steps to Creating a Report Using the One-Page Project Manager 109

Examples of the One-Page Project Manager in Action 113

Meetings Are Better with the One-Page Project Manager 123

APPENDIX—VARIATIONS OF THE ONE-PAGE PROJECT MANAGER 125

ISO Implementation 125

Entrada 126

Finishing Cornerstone 127

Carrots Culture 128

INDEX 131