This is in reality two books! The novella describes an idiot to Project/Programme Manager that I probably would fire for being unable to grasp basic concepts that any PM course addresses (and of course his "mysterious" mentor, who is even worse than the idiots described in The Goal, etc.)

The more formulaic second half, that are supposed to build on the first part, feels like a poor-mans guide, and lacks most important concepts in Project/Programme as well as being totally incoherent on how to implement them.

A book to be avoided, as I regret the time I spent reading it!