No Wishing Required

No Wishing Required is the story of a project team navigating the complex world of enterprise software implementations in their quest for project success. Led by Jenny, the ambitious, yet sometimes naïve project manager, No Wishing Required takes the reader through her journey as she struggles with a major system implementation that is on the brink of failure to the challenges of the company's latest project: a complex multi-step system upgrade/transformation project. Through the...
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No Wishing Required is the story of a project team navigating the complex world of enterprise software implementations in their quest for project success. Led by Jenny, the ambitious, yet sometimes naïve project manager, No Wishing Required takes the reader through her journey as she struggles with a major system implementation that is on the brink of failure to the challenges of the company's latest project: a complex multi-step system upgrade/transformation project. Through the guidance of her manager and mentor, Bill Parker, Jenny discovers that there is a way to assure project success that really works: collaborative intervention. While it is fiction, the experiences and characters in No Wishing Required will resonate with anyone who has ever participated on a large business systems implementation project team. Through the story of Jenny, Bill and the project team, you'll discover the power of collaborative intervention - what it is and how to use it. You'll find a step-by-step process complete with tools and techniques for proactive and effective project leadership. Short of a Genie, collaborative intervention is the only methodology designed to help you avert project failure before it occurs. And best of all, there's no wishing required.