Be a diligent, respectful, and caring steward
Project managers are entrusted with other people's resources, time, and trust, and stewardship is the duty to use them responsibly. In practice it means…
Explore principle 2Create a collaborative project team environment
Build the conditions — shared agreements, clear structure, and good processes — in which a diverse group becomes a real team. A collaborative environment…
Explore principle 3Effectively engage with stakeholders
Engage stakeholders proactively and to the degree each one needs — because they can advance or derail value at every turn. This is engagement…
Explore principle 4Focus on value
Keep the project pointed at value, not just outputs, and adjust as you learn. Value — the benefit to the customer or organization —…
Explore principle 5Recognize, evaluate, and respond to system interactions
Treat the project as a system that interacts with other systems, and stay alert to those dynamic interactions. A holistic view helps you act…
Explore principle 6Demonstrate leadership behaviors
Show leadership behaviors — and adapt them to people and situations — regardless of your title. Leadership is distinct from authority, and anyone on…
Explore principle 7Tailor based on context
Design the approach to fit this project's context — its objectives, stakeholders, and environment — using just enough process. Every project is unique, so…
Explore principle 8Build quality into processes and deliverables
Build quality into the processes and the deliverables rather than inspecting it in at the end. Quality means meeting acceptance criteria and satisfying stakeholders'…
Explore principle 9Navigate complexity
Continually spot and navigate the complexity that arises from people, interacting systems, uncertainty, and ambiguity. You cannot eliminate complexity, but you can reduce its…
Explore principle 10Optimize risk responses
Continually evaluate risk — threats and opportunities — and respond in a way that maximizes the upside and minimizes the downside. Good responses are…
Explore principle 11Embrace adaptability and resiliency
Build adaptability and resiliency into how the team works so the project can absorb shocks and keep moving. Adaptability is responding to change; resiliency…
Explore principle 12Enable change to achieve the envisioned future state
Prepare the people affected to adopt and sustain the new ways of working a project introduces. Projects create change, and change only delivers value…
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