This Guest paper was submitted for publication and is copyright to Mark A. Seely© 2016.
Published here March 2017

PART 2 | Editor's Note & Table of Contents
Chapter 4: Level 1 - Process Management | Level 1 Management | Performance
Chapter 5: Level 2 - Project Management | Level 2 Management | Performance
Chapter 6: Sociolytic Mindscaping  | Analysis of Analysis | Custom vs. the Standard Stereotype
Open System vs. a Closed System Stereotype | Governance versus Management
Level 2 in a Level 4 World - Much Simpler than Possible | Gaming Systems | PART 4

Editor's Note

In Part 2, Mark Seely De-constructed and then Reconstructed the Project Management Paradigm. In this Part 3 he will discuss Level 1: Process Management; Level 2: Project Management; and Sociolytic Mindscaping.

Table of Contents - Part 3

Chapter 4: Level 1 - Process Management

  • Process Management
  • How do I know I am at Level 1?
  • Level 1 Management
  • The Henry Ford Example
  • Performance

Chapter 5: Level 2 - Project Management

  • Project Management
  • How do I know I am at Level 2?
  • Level 2 Management
  • The Hoover Dam Example
  • Performance

Chapter 6: Sociolytic Mindscaping

  • Living the Dream
  • Death of the Dream
  • Analysis of Analysis
  • Sociolytics
  • Custom vs. The Standard Stereotype
  • Dynamic Complexity vs. the Detail Complexity Stereotype
  • Open System vs. Closed System Stereotype
  • Government vs. Management
  • Public Culture vs. a Private Culture Stereotype
  • Level 2 in a Level 3 World - Simpler than possible
  • Level 2 in a Level 4 World - Much simpler than possible
  • Gaming Systems

Other chapters to follow:

Chapter 7: Finding Levels 3 and 4
Chapter 8: Level 3 - Program Management
Chapter 9: Level 4 - Program Governance
Chapter 10: Level 5 - Public Governance
Chapter 11: DBM Implementation
Chapter 12: Conclusion

Appendix A: DBM Complexity Diagnostic
Appendix B: The Performance Dashboard
Appendix C: Human Characteristics
Appendix D: Contracting Considerations

PART 2  PART 2

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