Mastering Complexity

Table of contents

1. Cover
2. Half Title
3. Title Page
4. Copyright Page
5. Table of Contents
6. Preface
7. Acknowledgments
8. Section 1 Work Has Structure
   1. Chapter 1 What Is Structure?
   2. Chapter 2 Why a Structural Model?
   3. Chapter 3 DSM Spreadsheet Process Model
   4. Chapter 4 DSM Spreadsheet Shows a Plan
   5. Chapter 5 Putting on My Shoes
   6. Chapter 6 Reducing Cycle Time
   7. Chapter 7 Reviews That Add Value
9. Section 2 Business Process Structures
   1. Chapter 8 Visualizing a Business
   2. Chapter 9 Cross-Organizational Collaboration
   3. Chapter 10 Representing Complexity
10. Section 3 Building Dependency Maps
    1. Chapter 11 What Depends on What?
       1. 11.1 Introduction
       2. 11.2 Some Dependency Types
       3. 11.3 Direct Dependencies
    2. Chapter 12 Projects and Structure
    3. Chapter 13 Making Assumptions
    4. Chapter 14 Manipulating Assumptions
    5. Chapter 15 Active Risk Management
    6. Chapter 16 Unwrapping Circuits
11. Section 4 Exposing Logical Structure
    1. Chapter 17 Topological Order
    2. Chapter 18 Partitioning
    3. Chapter 19 Tearing Circuits
       1. 19.1 Introduction
       2. 19.2 What Tearing Does
       3. 19.3 Problem-Solving Advice
    4. Chapter 20 Structural Components
    5. Chapter 21 Configuration Testing
    6. Chapter 22 Control Dependencies
    7. Chapter 23 Breakthrough Thinking
12. Section 5 Putting DSM Spreadsheets to Work
    1. Chapter 24 Understanding Structure Essentials
13. Section 6 Tools
    1. Chapter 25 Microsoft Excel®-Based Free Software
    2. Chapter 26 Problematics PSM 32
    3. Chapter 27 Lattix Architect and Lattix Analyst
14. Index
15. About the Author