Charles Smith

Making Sense of Project Realities (eBook, ePUB)

Theory, Practice and the Pursuit of Performance

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Charles Smith's groundbreaking book Making Sense of Project Realities offers convincing explanations as to why project management theory and practice have become disconnected and describes the kind of complex, human skills that are required to deliver successful projects. Several MBA Courses use this book and the tutor feedback is encouragingly positive, including: can be used from day one to change the mindset of the students concerning projects and their management.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. November 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781351153508
• Artikelnr.: 50403824

Autorenporträt

Charles Smith runs Charles Smith Consulting Ltd and has over 30 years' industry experience, holding management and consulting positions in engineering, structural dynamics, safety and risk management, project management, business improvement and organisation change. Charles was recently coordinator for the EPSRC funded network Rethinking Project Management. Originally qualifying in engineering, Charles also has a degree in psychology. He is a Chartered Engineer and a Founder Member of the Association of Business Psychologists.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents:
Projects - the opportunities and shortfalls
Making sense of projects
Projects and complexity
Tribalism and rituals
The tyranny of projects
Managing multiple projects
Fraudulent projects
The language of projects
Creating project sense
Personal engagement
Delivering value
Business transformation
Dealing with uncertainty
Quests for value and accountability
ProjectCraft
The business of project management
Index.