Zachary Wong

Human Factors in Project Management

Concepts, Tools, and Techniques for Inspiring Teamwork and Motivation

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Produktbeschreibung

Written by a senior Chevron executive, this book delivers key team leadership tools that Zachary Wong has used in corporate training and popular UC-Berkeley classes for project managers. This book uncovers the human factors that can undermine the process orientation in project management.

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Praise for Human Factors in Project Management

"This book will be a benchmark for those of us seriously striving to make the most of self-managed teams. Read this one with your notepad at hand."
--Norm Szydlowski, president and CEO, Colonial Pipeline Company

"An essential business guide for those committed to improving teamwork. Dr. Wong evaluates management styles, leadership skills, and conflict resolution, emphasizing the critical importance of positive, mutually beneficial interactions among team members as they pursue a common goal."
--Elizabeth M. Whelan, president, American Council on Science and Health

"Practical, insightful, and enlightening--a great resource for how teams should work and what to do if they don't."
--Carol J. Henry, vice president, Industry Performance Programs, American Chemistry Council

"This book is a great synthesis of many useful concepts and a must-read for anyone from the first-line supervisor to a CEO."
--Jeet S. Bindra, president, Global Refining, Chevron

"The days of the true autocrat are behind us. Here's today's how-to guide about leading and inspiring a team that cares about effort--and results!"
--Stephen A. Lundin, president and CEO, Alta Bates Summit Foundation

"Instead of a complex psychological methodology, Human Factors in Project Management is easy to follow with techniques that are instantly useful in furthering personal influence and improving project outcomes."
--Jim O'Donnell, vice president, MSI Learning; project management instructor, UC Berkeley Extension and San Francisco State University

"Human factors are too often overlooked as the 'soft skills' that are actually essential to develop and grow high-performance project teams--not anymore according to the words of wisdom espoused by Dr. Zachary Wong."
--Ray Ju, vice president programs, PMI Diversity SIG; leadership architect, Get IT LLC

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 368
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Juni 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 196mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 770g
• ISBN-13: 9780787996291
• ISBN-10: 0787996297
• Artikelnr.: 22541675

Autorenporträt

Zachary Wong, Ph.D., is a manager at the Chevron Energy Technology Company in Richmond, California. He is a highly acclaimed instructor of human factors and team dynamics at the University of California at Berkeley Extension.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments. The Author. Introduction. Chapter ONE: Emergence of Human
Factors. Chapter TWO: Human Factors and Team Dynamics in Project
Management. Chapter THREE: Key Elements of Team Performance: Content.
Chapter FOUR: Key Elements of Team Performance: Process. Chapter FIVE: Key
Elements of Team Performance: Behavior. Chapter SIX: Secrets of Managing
the Three Key Elements. Chapter SEVEN: Key Stages of Team Development.
Chapter EIGHT: Moving the Team Forward: Facilitation Techniques. Chapter
NINE: Personal Space. Chapter TEN: Team Conflicts. Chapter ELEVEN: How
Conflicts Affect Personal Space. Chapter TWELVE: Expanding Your Space.
Chapter THIRTEEN: Managing Good and Bad Behaviors. Chapter FOURTEEN:
Raising Your Game. Chapter FIFTEEN: Those Who Break Through Will Never Go
Back. Chapter SIXTEEN: Hearts and Minds of Human Factors. Chapter
SEVENTEEN: Personal Leadership: Putting It All Together. Epilogue.
References. Index.