Managing Projects in a World of People, Strategy and Change (eBook, PDF)

Redaktion: Dalcher, Darren

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This book brings together some of the best writing by leading authorities on topics including trust, ethics, psychology, project performance, strategic initiatives, governance, change and commercial management. The collection offers an invaluable resource for informed managers looking to engage with the latest thinking and research.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. September 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780429831607
• Artikelnr.: 54216350

Autorenporträt

Darren Dalcher is Honorary Professor of Project Management at the University of Kent. He has written over 200 papers and book chapters and published over 30 books. He is Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Software: Evolution and Process and of two established book series published by Routledge.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Figures and Tables
About the Editor
Notes on Contributors
Introduction
The challenge of change: Identifying new and improved theories for project management
Darren Dalcher
1. Ethics
It starts with trust: People
perspectives and relationship as the building blocks for sustainable success
Darren Dalcher
The project manager as a tightrope walker: dealing ethically with all affected parties
Douglas Long and Ngaire Hunt
2. People
What has Taylor ever done for us? Scientific and humane management reconsidered
Darren Dalcher
On the psychological aspect of management
Fred Voskoboynikov
3.0 Requirements
A primer on project requirements management
Darren Dalcher
4.0 Performance
Homing in on project performance
Darren Dalcher
Project performance audit - a methodology
Alexia Nalewaik
5.0 Anti fragility
Coming to terms with the unknown: Re-invoking Knightian uncertainty
Darren Dalcher
Are projects and project managers fragile
robust or anti-fragile? Tony Bendell
6.0 Strategic initiatives
We need to talk about strategy
Darren Dalcher
Managing strategic initiatives
Terry Cooke-Davies
7.0 Governance
Is it time for 'good enough' governance? Darren Dalcher
Project governance
Martin Samphire
8.0 Change
Who killed change? Reconsidering the relationship between projects and change
Darren Dalcher
The value of business change management in projects
Nicola Busby
9.0 Commercial management
Commercial management and projects-a long overdue match? Darren Dalcher
Commercial project management: Expands the body of knowledge into an essential domain
Robin Hornby
Conclusion
Responding to the challenge of change
Darren Dalcher. Index