How to manage any project on just one piece of paper The New One-Page Project Manager demonstrates how to efficiently and effectively communicate essential elements of a project's status. The hands of a pocket watch reveal the time of day without following every spring, cog, and movement behind the face. Similarly, an OPPM template reduces any project no matter how large or complicated to a simple one-page document, perfect for communicating to upper management and other project stakeholders. Now in its Second Edition, this practical guide, currently saving time and effort in thousands of organizations worldwide, has itself been simplified, then refined and extended to include the innovative AgileOPPM . This Second Edition will include new material and updates including an introduction of the ground-breaking AgileOPPM and an overview of MyOPPM template builder, available on-line Includes references throughout the book to the affiliated sections in the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK ) Shows templates for the Project Management Office (PMO) This new and updated Second Edition will help you master the one-page approach to both traditional project management and Agile project management. (PMBOK is a registered marks of the Project Management Institute, Inc.)

How to manage any project on just one piece of paperThe New One-Page Project Manager demonstrates how to efficiently and effectively communicate essential elements of a project's status. The hands of a pocket watch reveal the time of day without following every spring, cog, and movement behind the face. Similarly, an OPPM template reduces any project--no matter how large or complicated--to a simple one-page document, perfect for communicating to upper management and other project stakeholders. Now in its Second Edition, this practical guide, currently saving time and effort in thousands of organizations worldwide, has itself been simplified, then refined and extended to include the innovative AgileOPPM(TM).* This Second Edition will include new material and updates including an introduction of the ground-breaking AgileOPPM(TM) and an overview of MyOPPM(TM) template builder, available on-line* Includes references throughout the book to the affiliated sections in the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®)* Shows templates for the Project Management Office (PMO)This new and updated Second Edition will help you master the one-page approach to both traditional project management and Agile project management.(PMBOK is a registered marks of the Project Management Institute, Inc.)

Foreword by Eric Verzuh ixAcknowledgments xvIntroduction xviiChapter 1--The Necessity of Simplicity and the Power of Visuals 1Chapter 2--OPPM is all About Communication 15Chapter 3--What is the One-Page Project Manager? 25Chapter 4--A Traditional Project 37Chapter 5--The 12 Construction Steps for a Traditional OPPM 53Chapter 6--The Five Reporting Steps for a Traditional OPPM, or OPPM in Action 101Chapter 7--An Agile Project: Five Essential Parts of an Agile Project 119Chapter 8--The 12 Construction Steps for an Agile OPPM 133Chapter 9--The Seven Reporting Steps for an Agile OPPM 155Chapter 10--Thinking about Projects 165Chapter 11--The Project Management Office 179Chapter 12--Consulting and Marketing with the OPPM 197Appendix A--The One-Page OPPM 207Appendix B--OPPM and the PMBOK 211Index 219