Project Management Success - It is Within Your Reach

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The new book by Aaron Roll, SUCCESS IS THE ONLY OPTION, is a corporate management source book that comes to correct remarkable flaws in current Project Management methodologies. It brings a fresh, common-sense approach that has been significantly lacking across both academic and private-sector project management frameworks.

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Why do Half or More of Your Projects Fail?

To one degree or another, over half of all existing projects fail. But with the advent of professionaly-accredited project management institutions and their legions of students,
why is the failure rate still so staggeringly high?!

A study concluded in November 2004 by PricewaterhouseCoopers reveals that of all IT projects:

These conclusions correspond with past Gartner Group findings on the same issue. The implications of these facts are summarized in an annual loss of many billions of dollars across the business world!
  • 50% are a total failure
  • 2.5% are a total success
  • 47.5% hover between varying levels of success and failure


The Existing Professional Climate

It has been more then 10 years now since Project Management methodologies have been espoused, with many universities and private institutions granting certifications. You might have taken these courses and learned all the theory and the science. Yet evidently, projects are still failing in droves. Have you ever asked yourself WHY?

This situation is well known among professional circles for many years, yet no real effort has been made up to now to correct it. Several short articles can be found in trade magazines, complaining about different aspects of the high failure rate and the reasons for it. Still, however, no serious attempt has been made by one body to both determine the reasoning behind this unacceptable, mind boggling project failure rate, and to develop a remedy.

Don't be fooled by quick-fix approaches; achieving project success is a matter of following hundreds if not thousands of different points and processes

In browsing the world libraries, You will be astonished to find a complete lack of serious material written on this issue. Online sources will too reveal only sporadic articles promising miraculous results if only you were to follow a mere "10 Tips for Project Success". You should not be fooled by such quick-fix approaches; achieving project success is a matter of following hundreds if not thousands of different points and processes.

The Art & Science of Project Management

About the Author Aaron Roll is a seasoned senior Project Management professional with a breadth of experience spanning 25 years across a diverse array of industries.

     During this time he conducted numerous highly successful projects for Fortune 1000 companies all across Canada & the US, ranging in budget from $1 million to $150 million.
     Since 1999 Aaron Roll runs an independent consultancy firm based in Toronto, Canada, with expertise primarily in reviving failed projects using a notable and proven Project Management methodology: The AMR Methodology.

Have you ever found yourself stuck in the midst of a crucial project, knowing HOW to carry it out (with gantt charts, org charts and the like) but not knowing WHAT to do next (negotiating with stakeholders, controlling difficult team members, transversing a political minefield) to reach your objective?

The book SUCCESS IS THE ONLY OPTION analyzes in great detail the reasons for alarming project failure rates and will show you the path to a fool proof, sure shot, successful Project Management process.

The book differentiates itself from the current strictly "scientific" approaches to Project Management taught by many academic institutions, by strongly emphasizing the oft-neglected ARTISTIC side of Project Management. Only by combining the two approaches together is the chance for total project success secured.

The AMR Methodology

  • Are you a novice Project Manager in need of real-world, practical management guidance?
  • Are you a veteran in the field still struggling to successfully deliver your projects every time?
  • Are you ready to take the steps to reach a 100% success rate?
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SUCCESS IS THE ONLY OPTION will equip you with a foolproof, time-tested project management framework - The AMR Methology. In the book, you will discover for the first time a comprehensive & guaranteed approach to project management success. Topics covered in great depth, and with a strong emphasis on seamlessly weaving the art & science of Project Management include:

    You will find in this book hundreds of pieces of practical advice, hints and suggestions for managing project processes that have been tested in the trenches for over 25 years in conducting highly successful projects based on the AMR Methodology across many industries such as manufacturing, military, banking, retail, insurance, communications & telecommunications, and IT. The AMR Methodology works in conjunction with principles taught by PMI, Bates, ISO 9001, and Learning Tree methodologies.
  • The Project Manager's personality - essential traits you can't be without!
  • Principles of Team Management - learn the secrets to managing projects of any size and purpose
  • The Project Orgnanization
  • The Project Process
  • Requirements Gathering
  • Change Management
  • Risk Assessment & Management
  • Contingency Planning
  • And many more!

Methodology Comparison Chart

The AMR PM Methodology Leading PM Methodologies
1 Emphasizes the Project Manager personality as a key to project success Largely ignore the PM personality as a factor in project success
2 Emphasizing on the manager environmental behavior as a key in project success Largely ignoring manager need in acquiring environmental behavior knowledge
3 Emphasizes interpersonal skills as major factor in project success Ignore the need for people skills as major factor in project success
4 Emphasizes team management and leading skills as major factor in project success Recognize the need for team management skills but demote this as a key factor in Project success
5 Recognizes the need for rewarding and disciplining project personnel Ignore the “Stick and Carrot” factor in project Management
6 Project stages viewed as:
Planning stage -> Democratic stage
Execution stage -> Dictatorship stage
Wrap up stage -> Reconciliation stage		 Ignore the differences in project stages as essential human behavioral differences
7 Emphasizing on the PM essential managerial skills as first priority and positioning technical/ PM methodology skills as second The PM methodology knowledge and skills are primarily essential to project success
8 Suggests using HLPP (High Level Project Plan) as a possibility for usage in small to medium project’s initiation stage Are stiff in using a one-size-fits-all project plan, namely IDPP (In Depth Project Plan) only
9 Managing project by gathering of experts committees and teams for various project needs Faintly using this essential Committees tools in the project methodology
10 Largely simplifies project management tools, providing simple and easy to understand project management means for project personnel Using stiff methods such as Gantt Charts and the like in project management methodology. Openness for a variety of advanced means is weak
11 Emphasizes the importance of a “Common Language” in the project process The need for a “Common Language” is faintly mentioned in the traditional project methodologies
12 Emphasizes the use of visual, short, and understandable communication means in the project management process Concentrate on the written word in project management methodology
13 Hiring strategy of PM for the job is crucial factor No importance for this topic in traditional methodologies
14 Corporate Strategic Planning is essential part of a successful project No emphasis on the importance of Strategic Planning
15 Emphasizing on the Project Requirement as key to success So largely discussed, its key roll in project success is omitted
16 Creating the project organization as a “Circle within a circle” is essential for project success Faintly and sporadically mentioned in traditional project methodologies
17 Emphasizes Change Management tools as a major contributor to project success Mentioned as just another tool at the PM's disposal
18 Emphasizing on the Contingency planning either as calculation tool and as the end of project tool Very little mentioned concerning those essential tools
19 The importance of Training and documentation is strongly discussed Very little emphasized on these topics
20 Strongly emphasizes the support levels as contributing to success Just another item and not that important here
21 Emphasis on the measuring tools of project success Mentioned very faintly
22 Weaving project Art into Science is largely discussed Never mentioned
23 The need for ROI (Return on Investment) is largely discussed Faintly discussed, if at all
24 Creating the Project Base line as essential project implementation and success is largely discussed Project base line creation faintly discussed
25 Emphasizes the need for laboratory, prototype and Pilot stages prior to project implementation Sporadically and faintly mentioned
26 Emphasizes on the use of PIFO-Cookie-Cutter Repetitive Implementation tool Hardly mentioned, if at all
27 Involving users in the project planning and testing phases is highly favorable Barely mentioned, if at all

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