Are You a Cook or a Chef? Succeeding in the Contemporary World of Project Management

by Robert K. Wysocki

The project management landscape can be defined based on two variables: goal clarity and solution clarity. Allowing these variables to take on two values (clear or not clear) generates five project management lifecycle models: linear, incremental, iterative, adaptive, and extreme. In addition to discussing when to use these five models, this Executive Report by Robert K. Wysocki also discusses each model's strengths and weaknesses.

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Are You a Cook or a Chef? Succeeding in the Contemporary World of Project Management1 October 2008

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