Jonathan Sapir

Thriving at the Edge of Chaos

Managing Projects as Complex Adaptive Systems

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book exposes the assumptions underlying the accepted paradigm of project management, describes the common practices that are based on those assumptions, analyzes why these practices are unhelpful and even harmful, and proposes an alternative, sometimes seemingly counter intuitive approach to project management based on CAS thinking.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 264
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. November 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 468g
• ISBN-13: 9780367404642
• ISBN-10: 0367404648
• Artikelnr.: 58342183

Autorenporträt

JONATHAN SAPIR has over thirty years' experience helping clients leverage information technology to build their businesses. Jonathan is the founder and CEO of SilverTree Systems, Inc., a mid-size global software development company. SilverTree clients include Adobe, Docusign, CNA, LifeFitness, and Taco Bell. Jonathan started his career as a systems engineer for IBM South Africa where he was responsible for implementing emerging technologies. Jonathan is also the founder and CEO of Work-Relay, an innovative Enterprise Work Management System built on the Salesforce platform. Work-Relay has been implemented across a wide range of industries from startups to Fortune 100 companies.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface. Acknowledgements. About the Author. Overview. Introduction. Part
1: Understanding Complexity. 1.The Current Paradigm. 2.The Paradigm Shifts.
3.Complex Adaptive Systems (CAS) Theory. 4.A Sense-making Framework for
Project Management. 5.The DNA of Projects. Part 2: Project Management as a
Complex Adaptive System. 6.Design.7.Estimates. 8.Scheduling. 9.Execution.
10.Resources. 11.Monitoring. 12.Optimization. 13.Implementation. 14.
Benefits. Conclusion. Bibliography. Index.