Preface xiii Background: What Inspired This Book xvii Section I Experience-Driven Innovation with Portfolio of Projects 1 Section Overview 1 Section Learnings 1 Introduction 2 1 Innovation in the World of Projects 5 1.1 The Holistic View 5 1.2 Portfolios of Projects Matter 8 1.3 The Speed of Innovating 9 1.4 Managing Transformation Matters 10 1.5 The New Strategist 14 1.6 Collaborating Across Diverse Views 15 1.7 Aligning Stakeholders 17 1.
8 Championing Innovation 18 Reference 20 2 Creating Experiences 23 2.1 The Changing Ways of Working 24 2.2 Experiences Matter 26 2.3 Innovation Labs 28 2.4 Creating a Connected Ecosystem 29 2.5 Thinking Culture 34 Reference 36 3 Driving Integration 39 3.1 The Portfolio, Program, and Project Link 40 3.2 The Portfolio Management Professional 51 3.
3 The Value Focus 52 3.4 Integrating with Simplicity 53 3.5 Integrating Stories 59 Reference 61 Section II Essential Skills to Lead Experience-Driven Cultures 63 Section Overview 63 Section Learnings 63 Introduction 64 4 Project Impact Muscle 65 4.1 The Future of Work 66 4.2 Leading Projects 67 4.3 Impact Matters 72 4.4 Building Project Muscles 77 Reference 79 5 Effective Experiencing 81 5.1 Experience-Driven Features 82 5.
2 Continual Adapting 103 5.3 Social Leadership 104 5.4 Creating a New Mindset 106 5.5 Sustaining Creativity 107 Reference 109 6 Human Connection 111 6.1 The Power of Bridging 112 6.2 Communicating with Impact 117 6.3 The Portfolio Success Link 119 6.4 Experience-Driven Mastery 120 6.
5 The Inspiring Leader 122 References 128 7 Digital Fluency 131 7.1 AI Has Many Edges 131 7.2 The Digital Experience 133 7.3 Innovating with Intelligence 139 7.4 Creating the New Human 141 7.5 The New Human Attributes 148 7.6 Achieving Balance 149 Reference 160 Section III Creating Experience-Driven Cultures with Enterprise Portfolio Management Muscles 163 Section Overview 163 Section Learnings 163 Introduction 164 8 Building the Experience-Driven Culture 165 8.1 Success Ingredients 166 8.
2 Tone Matters 167 8.3 Value-Based Decision-Making 172 8.4 Building Momentum 176 References 177 9 Sustaining Cultural Excellence 179 9.1 Simplicity of Powerful Culture Ethos 179 9.2 Resiliency in Leadership 181 9.3 The Ownership Culture 182 9.4 Trust Foundation Building 189 9.5 Sustaining Supporting Behaviors 191 10 Enterprise Portfolio Management Muscles 207 10.
1 The Portfolio Management Ecosystem 208 10.2 The Critical Skills for Portfolio Management 210 10.3 Aligning the Enterprise 215 10.4 Decision-Making Excellence 217 References 228 10.5 Portfolio Management Maturity 229 11 The Adaptable Future Organization 235 11.1 The Dynamic State of Tomorrow's Organizations 235 11.2 The Future Organizational Attributes 236 References 251 11.3 The Adapting Value 251 11.
4 Balancing Steadiness with Change 260 11.5 Co-Created Execution Plans 263 11.6 Strategic Consistency 265 Section IV The Path Forward 269 Section Overview 269 S4.1 Strategic Opportunities 271 S4.2 Secrets for Leading and Driving 289 S4.3 Successful Transformations 295 References 304 S4.4 A Booz Allen Secret Sauce Example 306 S4.5 Innovation Excellence 311 Index 323.