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Strategic Project Management Made Simple: Solution Tools for Leaders and Teams

Strategic Project Management Made Simple: Solution Tools for Leaders and Teams

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  • Create Date：2021-05-19 09:19:34
  • Update Date：2025-09-07
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  • Author：Terry Schmidt
  • ISBN：1119718171
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Reviews

Katja ，

For those of us who need the Big Picture and a sense of purpose in their workLet me start with the negatives， for a change。。This book is not ideal， far from it。 As most authors of a new or particularly interesting concept， Terry Schmidt preaches that his LogFrame is a miraculous gift upon humanity with the potential to solve world hunger and bring peace to Middle East。 *eyeroll*Come on， we get it that it's great！ More so， I am absolutely convinced that the LogFrame is an almost perfect framework For those of us who need the Big Picture and a sense of purpose in their workLet me start with the negatives， for a change。。This book is not ideal， far from it。 As most authors of a new or particularly interesting concept， Terry Schmidt preaches that his LogFrame is a miraculous gift upon humanity with the potential to solve world hunger and bring peace to Middle East。 *eyeroll*Come on， we get it that it's great！ More so， I am absolutely convinced that the LogFrame is an almost perfect framework for tying individual activities into an overreaching strategy。 I don't need a million examples of varying relatability， I believed you after the first two！Also， the later chapters about emotional intelligence and ramping up a project watered down the positive impression the first two thirds of this book left on me。 The whole chapter on managing people / emotional intelligence was unnecessary， in my opinion。 The book's focus is the LogFrame， so stay with it。 Don't try to be another Ultimate 360° All-inclusive Guide on project management， especially not with a 200-page booklet。 If you have a unique idea to present - stick with it and keep it to the point。As for the positives， I still loved this book。 As mentioned， I do believe in the concept of the LogFrame and I will be applying the methods in my daily work。 It is not a magic cure for all your project pains， but it is an effective tool to pinpoint the lack of coherence and alignment between different activities within one company， department or even team。 I am a big sucker for "big pictures"， I am one of those people who need to see beyond their immediate task to be able to do it right。 And I've been in my share of projects where no one was quite sure what we were doing and why。So， despite my rambling above， I really recommend this book to everyone who needs to find the link between strategy and purpose in their daily work。 Everyone else would at least benefit from being able to make the connection for their stakeholders。Just manage your expectations going in and don't expect a panacea。 4/5 。。。more

Jonatan Billiau ，

I found this one really challenging to get through， even though it is a quick read。 There is a lot of common sense that I felt was forcibly squeezed in his own trademarked tool the "LogFrame"。 Personally I did not get any value from it， but I could see people in different parts of their journey getting more out of it。 Since the book focuses mostly on purpose and planning， I think I would mostly recommend it for leaders who are overseeing projects or portfolios， rather than the project managers r I found this one really challenging to get through， even though it is a quick read。 There is a lot of common sense that I felt was forcibly squeezed in his own trademarked tool the "LogFrame"。 Personally I did not get any value from it， but I could see people in different parts of their journey getting more out of it。 Since the book focuses mostly on purpose and planning， I think I would mostly recommend it for leaders who are overseeing projects or portfolios， rather than the project managers responsible for execution。 。。。more

Esin ，

this book helps you to convert strategies into operation

Paulo ，

Segundo o autor， o "mais bem guardado segredo da administração": o LogFrame。 Merecia figurar no título。 Segundo o autor， o "mais bem guardado segredo da administração": o LogFrame。 Merecia figurar no título。 。。。more

Petrov ，

Very practical and interestingI found this book very interesting。 It covers an area in project management that often lacks proper attention irl: why are we doing projects and how we understand when we done。 A suggested framework is very simple and stimulates to see blind spots in project environment。

Scott Rappaport ，

Practical and logicalI recommend this book to project managers new or seasoned。 The logical framework is a great way to think for projects but also most if not all problem solving tasks。 I also loved all of the questions to ask for each step and function of the process。

dv ，

Useful and clear resource to manage project using a focus on clear objectives。

Jennie Snyder ，

This book includes an excellent framework and practical tools for managing projects。 Highly recommended for practitioners in any field。

Franck Chauvel ，

This book is about planning， and to a lesser extent about management。 Good plans results from four questions — what are we trying to achieve？ What are the success criteria？ What assumptions are we making？ And finally How to get there？ In addition， a matrix， which opposes the objectives to the success criteria and the assumptions， permits to convey the key aspects of the plan。 Although the arguments are convincing， the practice will tell me whether this approach turns out to be as effective as de This book is about planning， and to a lesser extent about management。 Good plans results from four questions — what are we trying to achieve？ What are the success criteria？ What assumptions are we making？ And finally How to get there？ In addition， a matrix， which opposes the objectives to the success criteria and the assumptions， permits to convey the key aspects of the plan。 Although the arguments are convincing， the practice will tell me whether this approach turns out to be as effective as described。 。。。more

Stacey ，

I read this as part of my MBA program。 Terry Schmidt offers some very good information regarding the strategic management of projects。 He had some good insight and there are some accompanying YouTube videos that can help the reader grasp and apply the concept。 I would recommend this for project management teams。

Julia McBride ，

Served useful， I think， in the kick off of a new project team I'm leading。 We shall see how the work pans out， but the framework helped me to frame how we went about initial planning and we left with a clearer sense of our purpose， desired outcomes and our immediate next steps to strive towards them。 Served useful， I think， in the kick off of a new project team I'm leading。 We shall see how the work pans out， but the framework helped me to frame how we went about initial planning and we left with a clearer sense of our purpose， desired outcomes and our immediate next steps to strive towards them。 。。。more

Alayne ，

I should've stopped reading the book in the first chapter。 I should've stopped reading the book after the fourth instance of the author boasting about the amazing things he made happen （e。g。， reduced hunger， built 747s） all because of a project management tool he invented。 I'm sure this is an excellent book full of insights， but unfortunately because of the writing style， I found myself more annoyed than inspired。 I should've stopped reading the book in the first chapter。 I should've stopped reading the book after the fourth instance of the author boasting about the amazing things he made happen （e。g。， reduced hunger， built 747s） all because of a project management tool he invented。 I'm sure this is an excellent book full of insights， but unfortunately because of the writing style， I found myself more annoyed than inspired。 。。。more

E ，

Purposeful project management toolsHave you ever been part of a project that seemed to be an empty exercise in chart maintenance？ Terry Schmidt shows you how to avoid that pitfall by designing your project to provide real strategic value to your company。 He also provides excellent tools you can use on every project to make sure that its work is meaningful， that your logical design for the project is sound and that you have organized its work in purposeful chunks。 Since project management depends Purposeful project management toolsHave you ever been part of a project that seemed to be an empty exercise in chart maintenance？ Terry Schmidt shows you how to avoid that pitfall by designing your project to provide real strategic value to your company。 He also provides excellent tools you can use on every project to make sure that its work is meaningful， that your logical design for the project is sound and that you have organized its work in purposeful chunks。 Since project management depends on people， Schmidt shows you how to involve your colleagues， team members and stakeholders。 He organizes his chapters for clarity and ends them with summaries of the main points。 He provides the forms you need， and explains how to adapt and use them。 Schmidt illustrates his principles with real-world examples drawn from his long experience consulting with companies and governments。 He even throws in some nice humor and a few quite funny cartoons。 getAbstract recommends this helpful， thoughtful look at project management。 Schmidt goes beyond explaining the right techniques to focus on doing projects in a way that provides strategic value。 。。。more