Mastering the leadership role in project management : practices that deliver remarkable results

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Laufer, Alexander, 1949-

Contributor:

Laufer, Alexander, 1949- Contributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Project management.

Leadership.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvii, 246 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] FT Press 2012

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

In this book, project management expert Dr. Alexander Laufer leads an all-star team of practitioners and thought leaders in presenting a powerful project leadership framework. Laufer’s framework addresses the toughest challenges of new product development: large, complex projects composed of many diverse, geographically distributed, and highly interdependent components; organizational change; and repeated and risky tasks. Laufer reveals core leadership principles that are crucial to successful project leadership in dynamic and complex environments, regardless of industry, project goals, or stakeholders. Then, together with his contributors, he presents eight chapter-length case studies covering exceptionally challenging projects in a wide spectrum of industries and products – from developing missiles to reorganizing companies, building spacecraft and dairy plants to flying solar-powered airplanes. Readers will discover new ways to unleash the power of autonomy and learning; adapt to change on a timely basis; “give up” control without “losing” control; use face-to-face interaction to maximize alignment; manage “no fun” missions in hostile environments; deliver on bold ideas through sheer preparation; learn from practice – and unlearn lessons that need to be unlearned. Mastering the Leadership Role in Project Management will be invaluable to executives, project leaders, and aspiring project leaders in all organizations – regardless of their project goals, backgrounds, or experience.

Contents:

Introduction: learning from the best practitioners / Alexander Laufer

Developing a missile : the power of autonomy and learning / Alexander Laufer, Dan Ward, Alistair Cockburn

Building of memory : managing creativity through action / Alexander Laufer, Zvi Ziklik, Jeffrey Russell

Flying solar-powered airplanes : soaring high on spirit and systems

Alexander laufer, edward hoffman, don cohen

Transferring harbor cranes : delivering a bold idea through meticulous

Preparations and quick responsiveness / Alexander Laufer, Zvi Ziklik, Jeffrey Russell

A successful downsizing : developing a culture of trust and responsibility / Alexander Laufer, Dan Ward, Alistair Cockburn

A peaceful evacuation : building a multi-project battalion by leading

Upward / Alexander Laufer, Zvi Ziklik, Dora Cohenca-Zall

Exploring space : shaping culture by exploiting location / Alexander Laufer, Edward Hoffman, Don Cohen

Building a dairy plant : accelerating speed by splitting and harmonizing / Alexander Laufer, Jeffrey Russell, Dora Cohenca-Zall

Epilogue: take-home practices / Alexander Laufer.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9780132620369

0132620367

9780132620352

0132620359

9780132620345

0132620340

OCLC:

798669699