The people project triangle : balancing delivery, business-as-usual, and people's welfare / Stuart Copeland and Andy Coaton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Copeland, Stuart, author.

Coaton, Andy, author.

Series:

Portfolio and project management.

Business Expert Press Portfolio and project management collection

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Project management.

Job stress.

Leadership.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (150 pages).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Business Expert Press, 2020.

Summary:

The People Project Triangle refers to the trade-off between the project, the ongoing business, and the people working in them. Driven by rapid external change, the modern corporation is lean and cost conscious. A consequence is an increasingly common project management situation of a medium important, medium complex business change project that cannot justify a full-time team. Consequently, it is resourced by in-house staff working on the project as homework, meaning in addition to their normal responsibilities. The authors term this a composite project. This book postulates that composite projects are increasingly used to meet the demands of rapid business change. However, they are largely unrecognized as a separate organizational category of project, with particular characteristics, management needs, and risks. The People Project Triangle refers to the trade-off between the project, the ongoing business, and the people working in them. When pressure mounts it is often the people who bear the brunt, risking stress and burnout. The authors assert that with better recognition, clearer understanding and appropriate measures, many of the common problems with composite projects can be foreseen and avoided or mitigated.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

Prologue

Acknowledgment

Chapter 1: Introduction

Part I: The Changing ProjectEnvironment

Chapter 2: The Why and How of Projects

Chapter 3: The Changed Business Landscape

Chapter 4: The Changed Project Landscape

Part II: Implications

Chapter 5: Impact and the People Project Triangle

Chapter 6: Impact on People

Chapter 7: Impact on Business as Usual

Chapter 8: Impact on Projects

Chapter 9: Thesis and Problem Summarized

Part III: What To Do

Chapter 10: Categorizing Projects

Chapter 11: Executive Sponsor Is Key

Chapter 12: The Vision

Chapter 13: Team Selection

Chapter 14: The Stakeholder PM

Chapter 15: Start Right

Chapter 16: Involving People Effectively

Chapter 17: Dealing with People Day to Day

Chapter 18: Get the Important Stuff Done

Chapter 19: Summary

Epilogue

Glossary

About the Authors

Index

Ad-Page

Backcover.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-951527-61-5