​BOOK REVIEW: ALEXEI KUVSHINNIKOV’S “THE DEEP-SPACEODDITY PROJECT” (PRINCE2® FICTION)

​BOOK REVIEW: ALEXEI KUVSHINNIKOV’S “THE DEEP-SPACE
ODDITY PROJECT” (PRINCE2® FICTION)

It’s straightforward to get excited and obsessed with one thing so new and distinctive.
However is it match for function wanting from a undertaking supervisor’s perspective?

In my lifetime, I’ve reviewed a mound of books on undertaking administration, and there
was none that had any resemblance to it. Therefore, I do imagine that “The Deep-House

Oddity Undertaking” is new and distinctive in its idea. The writer referred to as it “PRINCE2
Fiction” and not less than I’m not conscious of something remotely related present on the
market.

It’s a novella, which means a narration of a fictional plot populated with invented
characters. On the identical time, it goals to remain very near the real-life struggles and frustrations of undertaking managers. In idea, I may see it going again to the novels by Arthur Hailey – bear in mind, “Airport”, “Resort”, “Wheels”, all vastly profitable of their time – that I’d outline as industrial fiction.

“The Deep-House Oddity Undertaking” is, after all, a lot thinner on the plot, it’s only a
170-page novella. Nonetheless, it revolves in a similar way across the work of a gaggle of mprofessionals who on this case have totally different roles in a PMO. They’re responding to a risk of cosmic proportions utilizing PRINCE2 to run their undertaking.

The plot focuses on issues and challenges that undertaking managers routinely
encounter of their jobs. In my expertise, describing easy methods to meet these
issues and challenges is one thing that actually resonates with the readers.

In essence, “The Deep-House Oddity Undertaking” is a mammoth case research that
incorporates a couple of third of the PRINCE2 syllabus. However in distinction to many others (which might be additionally much less detailed and complete), this one is written in a full of life and conversational language the place dynamic dialogues mingle with a spattering of “battle tales”. In addition to the plot performs out towards a finely detailed backdrop of the Vienna Worldwide Centre and an observatory on a mountain high in Turkey, providing a peep behind the curtains of worldwide politics and human intrigues.

I readily admit that I used to be hooked by the characters’ wry humour and plentiful wit
oozing from the pages and browse the ebook from cowl to cowl, reluctant to place it
down.

OK, all that’s superb – however does it provide something helpful for the undertaking
administration career?

For one factor, “The Deep-House Oddity Undertaking” gives an engagingly crisp
description of easy methods to begin a undertaking and easy methods to accurately shut it. If it doesn’t appear
like lots, recall the initiatives which have miserably failed as a result of they weren’t arrange in the precise manner. Or those who went on and on with none function as a result of nobody bothered to cease them. Bear in mind, a undertaking is a brief organisation created for the aim of delivering a number of enterprise merchandise in response to an agreed Enterprise Case.

For an additional, this novella explains the mechanics of two true game-changers in
undertaking administration launched by PRINCE2 – making the provider accountable for the standard of undertaking merchandise and making the consumer accountable for profit
realisation. And if that was not sufficient, it additionally gives an illuminating walk-through of easy methods to resolve an entangled case of tolerance breach.

 So, what’s the enterprise advantage of studying “The Deep-House Oddity Undertaking”? 

For PRINCE2 undertaking managers, notably these employed within the UN system, it
gives some sound recommendation and sensible steering concerning easy methods to arrange and run a PRINCE2 undertaking in that organisational setting.

For these occupied with enrolling in a PRINCE2 course, “The Deep-House Oddity Undertaking” can function a delicate nudge to make the leap, and an amazing pre-course studying, too. PRINCE2 accredited course supplies and the official steering on “Managing profitable initiatives with PRINCE2®” are notoriously dry. It makes reasonably good sense to begin your acquaintance with PRINCE2 with some extra partaking studying.

For CIOs, CEO and executives of every kind, this can be a compelling introduction to the PRINCE2 mind-set and the advantages it could deliver their organisations.
And for all these in our career who’re merely interested by the way in which issues work on the planet of structured undertaking administration, “The Deep-House Oddity Undertaking” gives sufficient reality and fable to fulfill their curiosity and depart them enticed to discover a brand new avenue {of professional} growth.

Developing subsequent: An insightful Q&A with the writer, Alexei Kuvshinnikov, about his experiences from twenty years of doing undertaking administration, causes for penning this ebook and views about PRINCE2. In case you have questions you’d prefer to ask him, let me know.