{"product_id":"project-delivery-playbook-step-by-step","title":"Project Delivery Playbook, Step by Step for 2027","description":"\u003cp class=\"bsbs-lead\"\u003eKeep an approved project on track and deal with slippage early, with seven plays covering the kick-off, a backwards plan, a weekly rhythm, honest tracking, recovery, change control and go-live.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWho it's for\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProject leads, team leaders and managers who have an approved project and must now deliver it: on time, without surprises and without wearing out the team. The playbook starts where planning ends and stops at handover, and each play works as a single team session or a week of short ones.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat you'll learn\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAgree a one-page Delivery Agreement with a definition of done (a term borrowed from Scrum), trade-off sliders for date, budget, scope and quality, and a clear escalation route\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlan backwards from a fixed deadline, mark the critical chain and pool hidden task margins into one project buffer, following Eliyahu Goldratt's Critical Chain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSet up a three-level rhythm of daily huddle, weekly delivery review and monthly sponsor check-in, with red, amber and green defined by the action each one needs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrack progress by finished, accepted deliverables and a weekly record of forecast dates, with a rule that two slips in a row trigger a root-cause session\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRecover a slipping project in one week: measure the gap, find the root cause, cost every option with Brooks's law in mind and get a decision from the sponsor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eControl change with approval thresholds agreed in advance, an impact assessment within 48 hours and a change log\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGo live on evidence with a go\/no-go review, an hour-by-hour cut-over plan, a staffed hypercare period and a signed handover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's inside\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e44 pages, 7 plays\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvery play sets out its objective, when to use it and when not to, the time, people and materials it needs, numbered steps, a diagram, a ready-to-use template, an illustrative example from a fictional UK organisation and common mistakes to avoid\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne template per play: Delivery Agreement, Backwards Milestone Plan, Weekly Delivery Review Agenda, Milestone Trend Tracker, Recovery Options Table, Change Request and Impact Form, and Go\/No-Go Readiness Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA closing action plan, Your First Four Weeks of Delivery, with a one-page checklist that sets up Plays 1 to 4 and keeps Plays 5 to 7 ready for when you need them\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePDF in A4 format — read on screen or print\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInstant download after purchase\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eContents\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKick Off With a Delivery Agreement\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlan Backwards From the Deadline\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRun a Weekly Delivery Rhythm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrack Progress With Evidence, Not Optimism\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRecover a Slipping Project\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eControl Change Without Blocking It\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGo Live and Hand Over Cleanly\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePart of The Business Library\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis playbook is one of the 55 ebooks in \u003ca href=\"\/products\/the-business-library\"\u003eThe Business Library\u003c\/a\u003e, available together for £109 (worth £1,437 if bought separately: the total of the individual prices of the included titles in our store). It is also included in \u003ca href=\"\/products\/the-ultimate-business-bundle\"\u003eThe Ultimate Business Bundle\u003c\/a\u003e, which adds 8 checklists and toolkits and 10 workbooks — all 73 products for £147.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Business Step by Step","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59143576355148,"sku":"BSBS-47","price":29.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1101\/3147\/8860\/files\/bsbs-47-project-delivery-playbook-step-by-step-3d.jpg?v=1791672226","url":"https:\/\/businessstepbystep.co.uk\/products\/project-delivery-playbook-step-by-step","provider":"Business Step by Step","version":"1.0","type":"link"}