International project management : leadership in complex environments / Thomas W. Grisham.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Grisham, Thomas W.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Project management.

Leadership.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (415 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The theory, practice, and example projects of international project management A Singaporean corporation builds a manufacturing facility in Cambodia, with a Chinese partner, a Cambodian government agency, and value chain organizations in Germany, Morocco, Vietnam, and Brazil. A Russian charity operates in the Balkans and the Persian Gulf. Pharmaceuticals and food come from ten different countries, physicians are from the EU and Russia, and donations are from Central Asia and the subcontinent. A transnational organization markets through divisions in eighty-two countries. The produ

Contents:

INTERNATIONAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT: LEADERSHIP IN COMPLEX ENVIRONMENTS; Contents; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Framework; 2.1 INTERNATIONAL PROJECT MANAGER; 2.2 STANDARDS; 2.3 INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENT; 2.3.1 Globalization; 2.3.2 Sustainability; 2.3.3 International Ethics; 2.3.4 Laws and Regulations; 2.3.5 Competition and Value Chains; 2.3.6 Virtual Environment; 2.3.7 Multiple Cultures; 2.3.8 Human Resources; 2.4 INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES; 2.4.1 Collaborative Project Enterprise; 2.5 MANAGING CHANGE; 2.6 KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; 2.7 INTERNATIONAL PROJECT STRUCTURES

2.8 FINANCING2.9 SUMMARY; Chapter 3: Project Basics; 3.1 PARTICIPANTS; 3.1.1 International Project Manager; 3.1.2 Stakeholders; 3.1.3 Society and Government; 3.2 PROJECT LIFE CYCLE; 3.2.1 Selection; 3.2.2 Initiation and Planning; 3.2.3 Execution and Control; 3.2.4 Close-out; 3.2.5 Warranty and Operations; 3.3 CONTRACTING ENVIRONMENTS; 3.4 PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS; Chapter 4: Leading Diversity (Human Relations and Communications); 4.1 CROSS-CULTURAL LEADERSHIP INTELLIGENCE; 4.1.1 XLQ Model; 4.1.2 Trust; 4.1.3 Conflict Management; 4.1.4 Power; 4.1.5 Empathy; 4.1.6 Transformation

4.1.7 Communication4.1.8 Culture; 4.1.9 Virtual Teams; Chapter 5: Integration Management; 5.1 CPE STRUCTURE; 5.1.1 Partnerships, Joint Ventures, and Alliance Agreements; 5.2 CPE PROJECT CHARTER; 5.2.1 Lead Project Manager; 5.2.2 Stakeholder Analysis; 5.2.3 Customer Goals and Objectives; 5.2.4 Initial Project Budget and Duration; 5.3 GOVERNANCE AND ETHICS; 5.4 CPE PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN; 5.4.1 Disputes; 5.4.2 Cultural Norms for the Project; 5.5 JOINT PROJECT PLANNING MEETINGS; Chapter 6: Scope Management; 6.1 DEVELOPING A PROJECT SCOPE; 6.2 DEVELOPING A WORK BREAKDOWN STRUCTURE

6.2.1 Step 1: Organizational WBS6.2.2 Step 2: Value Chain WBS; 6.2.3 Step 3: Partner WBS; 6.2.4 Step 4: CPE WBS; 6.3 SCOPE CHANGE CONTROL; Chapter 7: Cost and Progress Management; 7.1 COST AND CURRENCY STANDARDS; 7.2 PROJECT CONTINGENCY; 7.3 ACCURACY OF EAC; 7.4 CPE WORK PACKAGES; 7.5 COST UPDATING AND CHANGE CONTROL; 7.6 PHYSICAL PROGRESS; Chapter 8: Risk Management; 8.1 ORGANIZATIONAL PROJECT RISK PLAN; 8.2 PROJECT RISK IDENTIFICATION AND ANALYSIS; 8.2.1 Organizational Risk Register; 8.2.2 Partner Risk Register; 8.2.3 Value Chain Risk Register; 8.2.4 CPE Risk Register

8.3 PROJECT RISK FUND AND MONITORINGChapter 9: Time Management; 9.1 SOME ESSENTIALS; 9.2 FLOAT, ETHICS, AND LEADERSHIP; 9.3 DEVELOPING A CPE SCHEDULE; 9.3.1 Step 1: Organizational Schedule; 9.3.2 Step 2: Value Chain Schedule; 9.3.3 Step 3: Partner Schedule; 9.3.4 Step 4: CPE Schedule; 9.3.5 CPE Example; 9.4 SCHEDULE UPDATES AND CHANGE CONTROL; 9.4.1 Getting the Project Started; 9.4.2 Changes in Logic; 9.4.3 Changes in Performance Calculation; 9.4.4 Scope Changes; Chapter 10: Quality Management-Customer Satisfaction; 10.1 WHAT IS QUALITY?; 10.2 PROJECT MANAGEMENT QUALITY STANDARDS

10.3 PROJECT MANAGEMENT QUALITY PLAN

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613403964

9781118276525

1118276523

9781283403962

128340396X

9781118217795

1118217799

9781118276570

1118276574

9780470624395

0470624396

OCLC:

768731762