Project Leadership - Softcover

Briner, Wendy; Geddes, Michael; Hastings, Colin

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Softcover

ISBN 10: 056607785X ISBN 13: 9780566077852

Publisher: Gower, 1996

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The bestselling first edition of this book broke new ground by focusing on the leadership aspects of project management rather than the technical. This radically revised edition is substantially reorganized, to introduce much new material and experience and bring the applications up to date. Project leaders now exist in many different types of organizations, and they and their projects extend far wider than the construction work where traditional project management began. This edition begins by explaining why the project way of working has been so widely and enthusiastically adopted, and provides new material on the role and key competences of project leaders in a wide range of different organizations. The authors provide invaluable guidance to senior managers struggling to create the context within which project work can thrive as well as be controlled. In this edition a section on ’Preparing the Ground’ reflects their increased emphasis on getting projects off to the right start, with new insights into the scoping process designed to ensure all parties agree on objectives. It also demonstrates the importance of understanding the organizational and political factors involved if the project is to succeed in business terms. Part III shows how to handle the issues that arise at each stage of the project’s life including a whole new section on the critical process of project team start up. The final section contains a thought-provoking 'action summary' and a guide to further sources of information and development. Project leadership and the project way of working has moved on. This book will provide both a conceptual framework and a set of practical tools for all those who find themselves permanently or occasionally in the project leader role, as well as an invaluable guide to setting up and maintaining project activity.

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About the Author:

Wendy Briner's experience includes internal consultancy with Hewlett-Packard and a spell at Ashridge Management College. With Colin Hastings, she founded New Organisation Consulting, which combines teamworking, individual development and project-based work to help organizations to improve their performance. Colin Hastings is a co-founder of New Organisation Consulting. After nine years as a manager with the Delta Metal Group he joined the faculty of Ashridge Management College, subsequently starting the College’s first consultancy unit. Michael Geddes is Executive Secretary of the Milton Keynes Economic Partnership, formed to promote strategic development in North Buckinghamshire. From 1984 to 1990 he was a Director of the Ashridge Trust, which included Ashridge Management College.

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'A useful guide for those who find themselves increasingly in the project leader's role' Chartered Secretary 'The book is well structured in that it follows the subject from concept to post-implementation' Building '...a positive, well written and structured book with clear, well referenced diagrams and a very useful action summary.' Manufacturing Engineer 'a very useful overview of project management and the ingredients necessary to ensure success.' Executive Engineer 'readable and thought-provoking.' The Structural Engineer 'A valuable handbook for anyone involved in or improving their project leadership skills.' Aslib Book Guide 'The book nicely mixes theory with practical 'how to' information and the figures are excellent, clear and very much to the point ... Good value for money and well worth reading by anyone involved in managing any sort of project.' Training Officer 'The book is very clearly written and structured, and has telling diagrams and other illustrations ... There is little doubt that it will continue to fill an important niche. Strongly recommended for senior and middle managers in any sort of organisation.' Electronic Library, Volume 18, No 2, 2000

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