Christian's Topic Wishlist

As a part of the ongoing development of our basic course on project management I am looking for wiki articles on specific tools and concepts within each of the four perspectives: Purpose, People, Complexity, and uncertainty. Some of the topics are already covered in the ConceptBox but not all live up to our expected standards in terms of content, references and use of “own” figures. I thus particularly welcome wiki contribution on the following topics:

PURPOSE	PEOPLE	COMPLEXITY	UNCERTAINTY
1. Defining scope: a. The golden circle b. Goal hierarchy c. Work break down structures d. SMART goals e. FAST goals f. The paradox of project planning g. The rolling wave	1. Understanding teams a. Group vs teams b. High performing teams c. Cohesiveness d. Diversity e. Roles f. Social loafing	1. Scoping: What to do? a. Pooled, Sequential & Reciprocal dependence b. work break down structure (WBS)	TO BE DEFINED
2. Engaging stakeholders: a. Identification b. Assessment of stakeholders (analysis) c. Managing stakeholders	2. Designing teams a. Project management competencies (IPMA) b. Belbin's team roles c. The big five (OCEAN)	2. Estimating: ? a. Top-down vs ground up estimations b. Estimation Techniques c. Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT) d. Reference class forecasting	TO BE DEFINED
3. Realizing impact: a. Outputs, outcomes and benefits b. Benefit realization management c. Impact (sustainability)	3. Developing teams: a. Tuckmans model for Team Development	3. Scheduling: When to do it? a. Double diamond b. Kanban c. SCRUM d. GANTT e. Milestone plan f. Location based scheduling g. Temporal dependencies h. Lag & Lead i. Network planning j. Parkinson’s Law	TO BE DEFINED
4. Understanding the context: a. Temporal context of projects b. Organizational context c. Project based organisations d. Matrix organisations e. Project organization	4. Communicating a. Perception filters b. Choosing the appropriate medium (oral – written – hybrids) c. Managing “emails”	4. Resourcing: Who does what? a. Type of resources b. Critical chain	TO BE DEFINED
5. Riding the life cycle: a. Stage gate model b. Waterfall model c. Agile (Adaptive) model d. SCRUM e. Concurrent models f. Over the wall (Chinese whispers)	5. Mediating a. Conflicts and controversy b. Sources of conflicts c. Conflict ladder d. Constructive communication	5. Costing: How much? a. Cost build up b. Cost planning c. Cash flow	TO BE DEFINED
6. Investing in projects: a. Business cases b. Net Present Value (NPV) - Discounted cash flow c. Internal Rate of Return (IRR)	6. Listening: a. Active listening b. Self-Awareness!	6. Improving: Can we do it better? a. Multi-tasking b. Resources levelling and crashing c. Lean construction d. Last planner system e. Value added work	TO BE DEFINED
7. Assessing project success: a. Iron triangle b. Project Success vs. Project Management Success c. Conformance vs. Performance d. Efficiency and Effectiveness	7. Motivating a. Scientific management b. The Hawthorne studies c. Theory X&Y d. Maslow‘s Hierarchy of Needs e. Extrinsic motivation f. Intrinsic motivation	7. Contracting: Make or Buy? a. Types of contracts b. fee-based contracts c. fixed-price contracts d. incentive contracts e. Adversarial Relations f. Integrated project delivery	TO BE DEFINED
8. Connecting the dots: a. (sustainable) project management	8. Leading a. Management vs leadership qualities b. Blake-Mouton Managerial Grid c. Situational leadership - Hersey and Blanchard	8. Connecting the dots a.When – the scientific secrets of perfect timing	TO BE DEFINED
	9. Self-management a. Getting Things Done (GTD) b. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People c. Emotional Intelligence d. Stress		TO BE DEFINED
	10. Connecting the dots a. Rework by google “Psychological Safety”		TO BE DEFINED