Digital Project Practice

Managing Innovation and Change

The management of digital projects is an activity that requires a high level of professionalism and knowledge of appropriate tools and techniques. Decision-makers and practitioners should be well educated and always informed about new business ideas and have the latest methods in their ‘bag of tricks.’ Still, you might think that there are already many books and courses that aim to address this need. Why read another book in this domain?

We started this book project because we felt that many books about digital innovation and project management are either very theory-heavy, outdated, or just want to ‘sell’ a particular method. We wanted to prepare a book that introduces the methods, but also covers the practical aspect, critically acclaims existing approaches and practices, and shows the limitations. I.e., the book touches appropriate methods as well as human/social aspects. In fact, the human aspect is one of the running themes in this book. It also addresses issues that may not be covered by ‘classical or agile project management literature’. You can regard it as a contribution to the ongoing discussion on business practices and methods. It also aims to nourish and stimulate dialogue in the professional community.

It is a pleasure for the to present to you a truly international book. Authors from almost all around the globe contributed to this book. I want to thank all the contributors for the effort to share their experiences and ideas. The collaboration with all the authors was a great pleasure and very inspiring for me.

In short, this book is about practice, experience, and opinions from experts in the field. I hope you enjoy reading it and that it can help you to reflect on the current practice in your organisation.

With best regards,

Dr. Tobias Endress   
Rikitea, 30^th June 2020

Preface	Dr. Tobias Endress	p. 7
Why Projects Fail	Dr. Stephan Meyer	p. 10-23
Manage the Perception of Project Success	Dr. Anton Pussep	p. 24-36
DIY Agile: How to Re-think Your Own Method	Beatriz Alzate Richter	p. 37-44
Scaling Agile	Ralf Dick	p. 45-66
Stakeholder Management in an Enterprise	Aditya Chandak	p. 68-77
Knowledge Creation by Practitioners and Designers: From Tacit to Explicit	Dr. Majid Dadgar	p. 78-88
Ideas and Requirements for Digital Innovations	Dr. Tobias Endress	p. 89-107
Legal Advice on Innovative Technologies and Business Models	Dr. Marc Nathmann	p. 108-142
Time-Management: Why Are Results “Just in Time” so Hard?	Guenter Jeschke	p. 143-162
Team and Project Management Values	Elena Dinman	p. 144-177
Talent Challenges in the Age of Digitalization and Globalization	Dr. Bernd Thommes	p. 178-192
Implementing Change: a Review of International Best Practices	Patric Zeier	p. 193-219
Managing Massive Moments of Change	Girish Ramachandra	p. 220-234
Appendix		p. 236-244

I’m very delighted to present you a truly international book. We have co-authors from all over the world, and many of them have gained experience in international environments and with heterogeneous teams distributed all around the globe.

Let me introduce them to you:

Aditya Chandak		Group Product Manager at Walmart eCommerce
Dr. Majid Dadgar		Assistant Professor of Business Analytics & Information Systems at University of San Francisco
Ralf Dick		Freelance Agile Consultant
Elena Dinman		CEO / Founder at Myfreedom IT School
Dr. Tobias Endress		Freelance Business Consultant
Günter Jeschke		Consultant at 1st solution consulting
Dr. Stephan Meyer		Consultant Digital Transformation at www.denkstelle.com
Dr. Marc Nathmann		Legal Counsel and Attorney at Law, ING Germany
Dr. Anton Pussep		Project Leader IT at VNR Press
Girish Ramachandra		Senior Manager at Wipfli LLP
Beatriz Alzate Richter		Senior Product Owner at Yara Digital Lab
Dr. Bernd Thommes		Managing Partner at Antal Germany
Patric Zeier		Consultant, Mediator, Coach, Senior Project Manager

The book is available as hardcover, paperback, and ebook.

You can order your book directly from the publisher Tredition in Hamburg (Germany) or Amazon.de. The shipping within Germany is free and usually quite fast. The ebook even quicker. 😀

If you want to order a print version for delivery to another country (e.g. Australia, Canada, France, Italy, Spain, UK, US, etc.), it may be quicker and economical to order from Amazon or check with your local bookstore.

ISBN:

Hardcover	978-3-347-09723-0
Paperback	978-3-347-09722-3
e-Book	978-3-347-09724-7