Stand Back and Deliver: Accelerating Business Agility
“InStand Back and Deliver, the authors provide strong, practical guidance on how to leverage the strengths of your entire team to get the right job done. Their experience in the trenches shines through with clear examples of how their approach can be applied to make your projects successful, regardless of the domain.”–Jim Brosseau, author of Software Teamwork: Taking Ownership for Success “A book rich with content, practical tools that can be easily adopted, and great examples that relate to the common workplace!”–Lisa Shoop, software director at Sabre Holdings “For those new to project management,Stand Back and Deliveroffers the voice of experience. Its message is clear: Understand the value you must deliver, understand and manage the project’s complexity, trust in your people, and above all, have the courage to do the right thing.”–Patrick Bailey, Department of Computer Science and Information Systems, Calvin College “With most business books I am happy if I learn one or two key things that I want to put to use. This book is full of such concepts and tools and provides enough detail and examples that I’m confident I’d not just want to use them but would be able to do so successfully.”–Terri Pitcher, IT manager “Today’s postmodern organizational environment requires a new approach, and this book will provide many insights to the reader. You will learn how to detach and stand back, and yet passionately engage and deliver.”–Greg Githens, managing partner at Catalyst Management Consulting, LLC