Projects and complexity / edited by Francesco Varanini, Walter Ginevri.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ginevri, Walter.

Varanini, Francesco.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Project management.

Management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (315 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton : CRC Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Helpful to those tasked with managing complex environments, Projects and Complexity introduces a new way of looking at projects and fostering the culture needed to achieve sustainable results. It brings together experts from the academic, military, and business worlds to explore project management in the context of complexity theory and organizations. These experts explore a systemic and organic approach to projects that widens the scope of a project manager's role as well as the tools and capabilities required.The book provides readers with an understanding of the

Contents:

Front Cover; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; About the Editors; About the Contributors; Introduction; Chapter 1: Complexity in Projects: A Humanistic View; Chapter 3: Testimonies and Complexity; Chapter 4: The Shared Vision as a Change Engine; Chapter 5: Self-Organized Project Management; Chapter 6: The Project beyond WBS; Chapter 8: The Propitious Time; Chapter 9: Leadership and Complexity; Chapter 10: Narrating to Believe; Chapter 11: Risk and Complexity; Chapter 12: The Value of Redundancy; Chapter 13: An Ongoing Journey; Back Cover

Notes:

An Auerbach book.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-4665-6232-3

0-429-06711-9

1-4665-0284-3

9780429067112

OCLC:

787843414