The Extreme Project Management approach - Revision history

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	Nowadays, many methodologies and tools <ref>Link: http://www.tutorialspoint.com/management_concepts/project_management_methodologies.htm Retrieved November 24, 2014.</ref> are available when it comes to project management, such as Traditional Project Management, Agile Project Management, Critical Path method and Event Chain Methodology. Some of them have been applied throughout the years but since society develops extremely fast, new approaches need to be taken to successfully handle contemporary projects.		Nowadays, many methodologies and tools <ref>Link: http://www.tutorialspoint.com/management_concepts/project_management_methodologies.htm Retrieved November 24, 2014.</ref> are available when it comes to project management, such as Traditional Project Management, Agile Project Management, Critical Path method and Event Chain Methodology. Some of them have been applied throughout the years but since society develops extremely fast, new approaches need to be taken to successfully handle contemporary projects.

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- Description of XPM, tools and techniques

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	#Business aspects of a project and technical issues have to be differentiated during the process, therefore the project manager must focus just on understanding the project’s organizational context. His role should include ensuring that processes are in place to achieve deliverable’s technical quality instead of reviewing the quality directly.		#Business aspects of a project and technical issues have to be differentiated during the process, therefore the project manager must focus just on understanding the project’s organizational context. His role should include ensuring that processes are in place to achieve deliverable’s technical quality instead of reviewing the quality directly.
	#Tracking and reporting mechanisms after the project are more important than what happens during the project itself. This way, evidence of the value added after the implementation process can be noticed.		#Tracking and reporting mechanisms after the project are more important than what happens during the project itself. This way, evidence of the value added after the implementation process can be noticed.
	#Key stakeholders and related projects must be identified and the planning process has to be undertaken in an open and collaborative manner among the group members.This can be achieved via RAP (Rapid Planning), a session used by XPM following the concept of RAD (Rapid Application Development). It invites disagreeing stakeholders to gather and put conflicts on the table for discussion through a participative and intensive process. What’s more, it reduces the risk of failing the project because of the project manager taking all decisions on his/her own.		#Key stakeholders and related projects must be identified and the planning process has to be undertaken in an open and collaborative manner among the group members. This can be achieved via RAP (Rapid Planning), a session used by XPM following the concept of RAD (Rapid Application Development). It invites disagreeing stakeholders to gather and put conflicts on the table for discussion through a participative and intensive process. What’s more, it reduces the risk of failing the project because of the project manager taking all decisions on his/her own.
	#XPM gives more importance to the context of the project, which is represented by the business case, than the content.		#XPM gives more importance to the context of the project, which is represented by the business case, than the content.
	#Success sliders’ technique is used to fulfill stakeholders’ needs and expectations.[[File:ProjectValueChain.jpg\|350px\|thumb\|right\|The project value chain.]] It is applied to meet both budget and deadlines as well as achieve more value, quality and functional requirements.		#Success sliders’ technique is used to fulfill stakeholders’ needs and expectations.[[File:ProjectValueChain.jpg\|350px\|thumb\|right\|The project value chain.]] It is applied to meet both budget and deadlines as well as achieve more value, quality and functional requirements.

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CONCLUSION

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	==CONCLUSION==		==CONCLUSION==

	Extreme project management changes what had been strictly defined so far and turns it into a new way of working,<ref>Book: '''Effective Project Management: Traditional, Agile, Extreme.''' ''Author: Robert K. Wysocki.'' Retrieved November 24, 2014.</ref> where meeting specific short deadlines and, obtaining results that will gradually define the final result are the rule.		Extreme project management changes what had been strictly defined so far and turns it into a new way of working, <ref>Book: '''Effective Project Management: Traditional, Agile, Extreme.''' ''Author: Robert K. Wysocki.'' Retrieved November 24, 2014.</ref> where meeting specific short deadlines and, obtaining results that will gradually define the final result are the rule.

	Therefore, moving from traditional approach to extreme approach is not easy since XPM tasks can’t be defined with conventional definitions. The method had to be built from scratch with solely the guideline of project management’s fundamentals.		Therefore, moving from traditional approach to extreme approach is not easy since XPM tasks can’t be defined with conventional definitions. The method had to be built from scratch with solely the guideline of project management’s fundamentals.

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	Nowadays, many methodologies and tools are available when it comes to project management, such as Traditional Project Management, Agile Project Management, Critical Path method and Event Chain Methodology. Some of them have been applied throughout the years but since society develops extremely fast, new approaches need to be taken to successfully handle contemporary projects.		Nowadays, many methodologies and tools <ref>Link: http://www.tutorialspoint.com/management_concepts/project_management_methodologies.htm Retrieved November 24, 2014.</ref> are available when it comes to project management, such as Traditional Project Management, Agile Project Management, Critical Path method and Event Chain Methodology. Some of them have been applied throughout the years but since society develops extremely fast, new approaches need to be taken to successfully handle contemporary projects.

	As a consequence of these modern requirements, a refreshing method that allows dealing with constant change and turbulent working environments was introduced. Being named Extreme Project Management due to its nature, it became the main recent approach utilized in project management; especially in the big software industry, where the fact that it could reply to business needs and rapid variation in technology helped keeping projects on track.		As a consequence of these modern requirements, a refreshing method that allows dealing with constant change and turbulent working environments was introduced. Being named Extreme Project Management due to its nature, it became the main recent approach utilized in project management; especially in the big software industry, where the fact that it could reply to business needs and rapid variation in technology helped keeping projects on track.

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REFERENCES

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	~~#Book: '''Effective Project Management: Traditional, Adaptive, Extreme.''' ''Author: Robert K. Wysocki, Rudd McGary.'' Retrieved November 22, 2014.~~
	~~#Book: '''Effective Project Management: Traditional, Agile, Extreme.''' ''Author: Robert K. Wysocki.'' Retrieved November 24, 2014.~~

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WHAT IS PROJECT MANAGEMENT?

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	Finally, a closing report is needed to summarize the entire process methodology, findings and constraints to learn and improve in future projects.		Finally, a closing report is needed to summarize the entire process methodology, findings and constraints to learn and improve in future projects.

	XPM is, therefore, a new project management method which includes projects with high speed, elevated change and uncertainty in their characteristics.		XPM <ref>Book: '''Effective Project Management: Traditional, Adaptive, Extreme.''' ''Author: Robert K. Wysocki, Rudd McGary.'' Retrieved November 22, 2014.</ref> is, therefore, a new project management method which includes projects with high speed, elevated change and uncertainty in their characteristics.

	Rather than using complex scheduling techniques and formalism; the main focus of XPM is on the human side of project management, such as managing project stakeholders. It uses the principles of human interaction management to deal with intricate human collaboration.		Rather than using complex scheduling techniques and formalism; the main focus of XPM is on the human side of project management, such as managing project stakeholders. It uses the principles of human interaction management to deal with intricate human collaboration.

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CONCLUSION

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	==CONCLUSION==		==CONCLUSION==

	Extreme project management changes what had been strictly defined so far and turns it into a new way of working, where meeting specific short deadlines and, obtaining results that will gradually define the final result are the rule.		Extreme project management changes what had been strictly defined so far and turns it into a new way of working,<ref>Book: '''Effective Project Management: Traditional, Agile, Extreme.''' ''Author: Robert K. Wysocki.'' Retrieved November 24, 2014.</ref> where meeting specific short deadlines and, obtaining results that will gradually define the final result are the rule.

	Therefore, moving from traditional approach to extreme approach is not easy since XPM tasks can’t be defined with conventional definitions. The method had to be built from scratch with solely the guideline of project management’s fundamentals.		Therefore, moving from traditional approach to extreme approach is not easy since XPM tasks can’t be defined with conventional definitions. The method had to be built from scratch with solely the guideline of project management’s fundamentals.

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	#Book: '''eXtreme Project Management, Using Leadership, Principles, and Tools to Deliver Value in the Face of Volatility.''' ''Author: Doug DeCarlo. Foreword by James P. Lewis. Afterword by Robert K. Wysocki.'' Retrieved November 22, 2014.
	#Book: '''Effective Project Management: Traditional, Adaptive, Extreme.''' ''Author: Robert K. Wysocki, Rudd McGary.'' Retrieved November 22, 2014.		#Book: '''Effective Project Management: Traditional, Adaptive, Extreme.''' ''Author: Robert K. Wysocki, Rudd McGary.'' Retrieved November 22, 2014.
	#'''Synopsis XPM – from idea to realization. Critical approach to the concept of XPM.''' ''Author: Catrine M.Jakobsen.'' Retrieved November 23, 2014. Link: http://www.glyn.dk/download/synopsisXPM.pdf
	#Book: '''Effective Project Management: Traditional, Agile, Extreme.''' ''Author: Robert K. Wysocki.'' Retrieved November 24, 2014.		#Book: '''Effective Project Management: Traditional, Agile, Extreme.''' ''Author: Robert K. Wysocki.'' Retrieved November 24, 2014.

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MINDSET PLUS METHOD

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	Mindset consists of how people work and live according to their mental and emotional state, it conditions how surroundings are perceived.		Mindset consists of how people work and live according to their mental and emotional state, it conditions how surroundings are perceived.

	In order to succeed on an extreme project, the appropriate method and mindset should be applied <ref>Book: '''eXtreme Project Management, Using Leadership, Principles, and Tools to Deliver Value in the Face of Volatility.''' ''Author: Doug DeCarlo. Foreword by James P. Lewis. Afterword by Robert K. Wysocki.'' Retrieved November 22, 2014.<ref> by all workers involved in the process, in particular people who are in charge of it such as senior managers or project managers.		In order to succeed on an extreme project, the appropriate method and mindset should be applied <ref>Book: '''eXtreme Project Management, Using Leadership, Principles, and Tools to Deliver Value in the Face of Volatility.''' ''Author: Doug DeCarlo. Foreword by James P. Lewis. Afterword by Robert K. Wysocki.'' Retrieved November 22, 2014.</ref> by all workers involved in the process, in particular people who are in charge of it such as senior managers or project managers.

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MINDSET PLUS METHOD

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	Mindset consists of how people work and live according to their mental and emotional state, it conditions how surroundings are perceived.		Mindset consists of how people work and live according to their mental and emotional state, it conditions how surroundings are perceived.

	In order to succeed on an extreme project, the appropriate method and mindset should be applied by all workers involved in the process, in particular people who are in charge of it such as senior managers or project managers.		In order to succeed on an extreme project, the appropriate method and mindset should be applied <ref>Book: '''eXtreme Project Management, Using Leadership, Principles, and Tools to Deliver Value in the Face of Volatility.''' ''Author: Doug DeCarlo. Foreword by James P. Lewis. Afterword by Robert K. Wysocki.'' Retrieved November 22, 2014.<ref> by all workers involved in the process, in particular people who are in charge of it such as senior managers or project managers.

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