Please join me and Terry Schmidt who was my guest on my WITS, What It Takes to Succeed, YouTube channel. Originally recorded on Sept. 28, 2017.

I had a pleasure to read Terry’s new revision of “Strategic Project Management Made Simple: Practical Tools for Leaders and Teams”, which is coming out on May 4, 2021. And I am thrilled to be part of it. So get the book for yourself, for your team, and for your boss.

In Terry Schmidt’s latest book “Strategic Project Management Made Simple: Practical Tools for Leaders and Teams” (Wiley). His methodology has been called a breakthrough approach and the book is recognized as one of the 8 best Project Management books on the market, along with noted authors Peter Drucker and Jim Collins. Terry is president of ManagementPro, a Seattle based consulting and training company. Terry is a recognized expert in Strategic Planning and Project Management who has helped over 25,000 people in industries of all types in 42 countries to solve business problems through his innovative Logical Framework Approach (LFA).

The Logical Framework captures key elements of a project in a 4×4 visual matrix that integrates key concepts from strategic thinking, project management, and the scientific method. Terry has identified four critical questions that populate the matrix and help teams to create their own strong strategic foundation. These questions are:

1. What are we trying to accomplish and why?

2. How will we measure success?

3. What other conditions must exist?

4. How do we get there?

The first question brings a clear understanding of the what and why of a project. The second and third questions clarify success measures and identify the risky assumptions that can later cause problems if not spotted early. The fourth questions helps to lay out the activities, budgets, and schedules. Most project approaches concentrate on the how without first adequately addressing the three other questions. Project managers of all skill levels can get outstanding results by using these four critical questions, the “LogFrame” matrix, and the embedded innovative concepts that help design better projects faster.

Terry is kind enough to offer additional free resources at https:bit.ly/Terry-WITS These include an article about the Logical Framework, plus a 12 minute “live” video filmed at a PMI conference, in which he guides a group developing a LogFrame project plan to save dogs from euthanasia. Both are useful and informative.

I hope you enjoy this deep dive conversation with Terry Schmidt on his Strategic Project Management Made Simple book.

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