{"product_id":"the-project-meeting-facilitator-isbn-9780787987060","title":"The Project Meeting Facilitator","description":"Have you ever been involved in a project that didn’t require a meeting? Neither have we. Well-run project meetings allow teams to get through the maze of distractions and obstacles to achieve results. Unfortunately, many project meetings aren’t well-run—they are viewed, by team members, as unproductive, tedious, wastes of precious time. But you can change that. \u003ci\u003eThe Project Meeting Facilitator\u003c\/i\u003e contains practical techniques and practices that will help you facilitate our meetings more effectively, transforming them into well-planned, well-managed journeys that engage the team while achieving the intended goals.  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  Introduction.  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection I PROJECT FACILITATION BASICS.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1\u003c\/b\u003e What Is a Project Meeting Facilitator?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProfile of a Project Meeting Facilitator.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAre You the Right Facilitator for the Meeting?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAssessing Your Skill Level.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eApplying Your Skills.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSumming It Up.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2\u003c\/b\u003e The Basics of Project Meeting Facilitation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen to Meet—and When Not to Meet.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProfile of a Productive Meeting.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTypes of Project Meetings.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSumming It Up.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3\u003c\/b\u003e Facilitation Tools for Keeping Meetings on Target.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTools for Meeting Preparation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTools for Managing Momentum and Focus.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTools for Clarifying Communication.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIf It’s a Virtual Meeting.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIf There Are Telephone Participants in Your Meeting.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTools for Sharing Meeting Results.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSumming It Up.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4\u003c\/b\u003e Facilitation Tools for Keeping Everyone Engaged.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMeeting Engagement Tools.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMeeting Management Tools.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSumming It Up.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection II FACILITATING MEETINGS WITHIN EACH PHASE OF THE PROJECT.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5\u003c\/b\u003e Facilitating Project Initiation Meetings.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOverview of the Initiation Phase.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProject Initiation Meetings.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTroubleshooting Guide.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6\u003c\/b\u003e Facilitating Project Planning Meetings.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOverview of the Plan Phase.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProject Planning Meetings.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTroubleshooting Guide.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7\u003c\/b\u003e Facilitating Project Execution Meetings.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOverview of the Execute Phase.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProject Execution Meetings.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTroubleshooting Guide.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8\u003c\/b\u003e Facilitating Project Control Meetings.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOverview of the Control Phase.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProject Control Meetings.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTroubleshooting Guide.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9\u003c\/b\u003e Facilitating Project Close Meetings.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOverview of the Close Phase.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProject Close Meetings.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTroubleshooting Guide.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection III RESOURCES AND REFERENCES.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResource A: Recommended Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResource B: Recommended Websites.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResource C: Recommended Organizations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Authors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTammy Adams, B.S., CPF, CQM; Jan Means, M.S., CPF; and Michael S. Spivey, M.A., CPF, PMP, are independent consultants and certified professional facilitators with years of experience in guiding project teams to produce key project deliverables. They combine their years of experience in hands-on project management, process design, supporting technology design, and group facilitation to bring proven practical assistance to companies who need to improve their ability to execute and internalize change.\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003eThe Project Meeting Facilitator\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHave you ever been involved in a project that didn't require a meeting? Neither have we. Well-run project meetings allow teams to get through the maze of distractions and obstacles to achieve results. Unfortunately, many project meetings aren't well-run—they are viewed by team members as unproductive, tedious, and a waste of precious time. But you can change that. The Project Meeting Facilitator contains practical techniques and practices that will help you facilitate your meetings more effectively, transforming them into well-planned, well-managed journeys that engage the team while achieving the intended goals.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"For anyone thrown into the stormy world of managing project meetings?and herding humans, The Project Meeting Facilitator provides the definitive survival kit to enable the preparation, management, and successful achievement of results from the necessary evil of project meetings. Tammy Adams, Jan Means, and Michael Spivey have combined their years of experience in real-world facilitation and teaching to provide any facilitator with a 'Who, What, When, and When Not' guide, supported by real tools, examples, and pitfalls.\"\u003cbr\u003e —Dale Carr, manager, Business Analysis\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The Project Meeting Facilitator is focused on traditional project meeting facilitation techniques but is easily applied in more iterative approaches like Agile, Lean, or Design-Build methodologies.\"\u003cbr\u003e —David Spann, certified professional facilitator, past MBA director at Westminster College, Salt Lake City, Utah; president, Agile Adaptive Management\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Simply the most useful reference book available today for project managers.\"\u003cbr\u003e —Bonnie Burkhardt, IT manager, KeySpan Corporation\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This is an excellent resource for everyone from the novice to expert project manager using a non-directive but comprehensively structured facilitative approach.\"\u003cbr\u003e —David A. Wayne, Ph.D., CEO, Four Seasons International Consulting, Inc.; past chair, International Association of Facilitators\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Every project manager should read this book—it provides clear, straightforward, easy-to-follow guidance for better meetings and more successful projects based on the sound project management and facilitation experience of the authors.\"\u003cbr\u003e —Gary Rush, certified professional facilitator, president, MGR Consulting\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A unique and practical approach to project facilitation mapped to the initiating, planning, executing, controlling, and closing phases of the project management life cycle. This book is practical in its application on projects and sets you up for success every time you facilitate a project meeting.\"\u003cbr\u003e —Kenneth Steiness, PMP, principal consultant, Statera\u003c\/p\u003e  “For anyone thrown into the stormy world of managing project meetings and herding humans, \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eProject Meeting Facilitator\u003c\/i\u003e provides the definitive survival kit to enable the preparation, management, and successful achievement of results from the necessary evil of project meetings. Tammy Adams, Jan Means, and Michael Spivey have combined their years of experience in real-world facilitation and teaching to provide any facilitator with a ‘Who, What, When, and When Not’ guide, supported by real tools, examples, and pitfalls.”--Dale Carr, manager, Business Analysis  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe Project Meeting Facilitator\u003c\/i\u003e is focused on traditional project meeting facilitation techniques but is easily applied in more iterative approaches like Agile, Lean, or Design-Build methodologies\u003ci\u003e.\"--\u003c\/i\u003eDavid Spann, certified professional facilitator, past MBA Director at Westminster College, Salt Lake City, Utah; and president, Agile Adaptive Management\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e  “Simply the most useful reference book available today for project managers.”--Bonnie Burkhardt, IT manager, KeySpan Corporation\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“This is an excellent resource for everyone from the novice to expert project manager using a non-directive but comprehensively structured facilitative approach.”--David A. Wayne, Ph.D., CEO, Four Seasons International Consulting, Inc., past chair, International Association of Facilitators\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Every project manager should read this book—it provides clear, straightforward, easy-to-follow guidance for better meetings and more successful projects based on the sound project management and facilitation experience of the authors.”\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e--Gary Rush, certified professional facilitator, president, MGR Consulting\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“A unique and practical approach to project facilitation mapped to the initiating, planning, executing, controlling, and closing phases of the project management life cycle. This book is practical in its application on projects and sets you up for success every time you facilitate a project meeting.”--Kenneth Steiness, PMP, principal consultant, Statera\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Jan, Tammy, and Michael have done it again!  Their previous masterwork, \u003ci\u003eFacilitating the Project Lifecycle\u003c\/i\u003e, was a must-have for every project manager. This time their focus is even sharper:  a whole book devoted specifically to the facilitator’s role—and to the skills and mindset required to execute that role effectively. This book is so loaded with tools, techniques and templates that even seasoned project managers will keep their copies close at hand.”--Sam Kaner, author, \u003ci\u003eFacilitator’s Guide to Participatory Decision Making \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e  “Ineffective meetings become a thing of the past when you put the ideas in \u003ci\u003eThe Project Meeting Facilitator\u003c\/i\u003e into practice. The authors not only offer a practical guide to every type of meeting in the project life cycle, they also let practitioners know when they have taken a wrong turn.”--William M. Ulrich, president, Tactical Strategy Group, Inc. and author, \u003ci\u003eLegacy Systems: Transformation Strategies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e  “At last—a practical guide to effective facilitation geared exclusively to the unique needs of project managers! Chock-full of easy-to-apply tools and tips, this book affirms that with proper planning and follow-through, project meeting facilitators really can play a critical role in helping teams accelerate time to results. Virtual project teams and those that work face-to-face will benefit equally.”--Nancy Settle-Murphy, president, Guided Insights\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“If we had to pay for every hour we spend in meetings, would we say they are worth it?  Not usually in my experience. Well-run meetings, however, are worth every penny. This book provides practical tools and, more importantly, some real insight for the reader to evaluate their personal skill set and target areas for improvement.”--Lynn McDonald, president, Greenlight Dynamics Inc.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Finally, a book that specifically addresses the unique facilitation skills required in project management meetings. PMs can easily match the different types of project management meetings with the skill levels and processes best suited for what they are trying to accomplish in each.”--Charles Tombazian, director, Global Strategic Planning Avnet, Inc.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“We know facilitators and facilitation help project teams to be more effective and efficient, but who helps the facilitators? Tammy Adams, Jan Means, and Michael Spivey do and the opportunity to connect to their knowledge and skill through this book is an important one.”--Cameron Fraser, IAF certified professional facilitator and chair, International Association of Facilitators\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Adams, Means, and Spivey have created a very accessible book for project managers and team leaders who want to improve their facilitation skills. There is a lot here for experienced facilitators, too. Having clearly presented the book in an organized format and a conversational tone, the authors demonstrate their own skills in facilitating (or making easy) the process of planning, running, and troubleshooting project meetings. The opening chapter includes a self-assessment of our project meeting facilitator skills—a quick way to help us pay attention to what we already know and what gaps the book can help close. I like the approach of looking at different types of meetings through the life cycle of a project from initiation to closure. This book is a great reference guide to keep dipping back into as we move through the various stages of a project.”--  Julia Young, vice president, Facilitate.com\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jossey-Bass","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990322659557,"sku":"NP9780787987060","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780787987060.jpg?v=1761787352","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-project-meeting-facilitator-isbn-9780787987060","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}