Project Management Leadership: Building Creative Teams - Softcover

Burke, Rory; Barron, Steve

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1118674014 ISBN 13: 9781118674017

Publisher: Wiley, 2014

Synopsis

Project Management Leadership is a comprehensive guide to the human factors involved in Project Management, in particular the leadership skills required to ensure successful implementation of current best practice.  It provides the latest insights on team building, motivation, collaboration, and networking skills, and the way these can be harnessed to manage a successful project.  Exercises and worked examples are provided throughout.

About this title

From the Inside Flap

'Rory Burke and Steve Barron have created an important resource for students of Project Management and practicing Project Managers alike. This well-crafted volume covers a number of important issues and techniques in leadership, not commonly treated in a didactic manner and specifically not linked so well to Project Management in other textbooks. This book is a good point of reference for ALL project managers, whatever their field.'
John Colville, Proportion, Chicago

'Project management and project leadership may both be processes but they are people-dependent - and they often imply change. The value of this book - and its distinctive approach - is that it explores important aspects of manager and leader motivation and behavior, as well as team building, alongside the process themes.'
John Thompson, Emeritus Professor of Entrepreneurship, University of Huddersfield, UK; Professor of Social Entrepreneurship, Anglia Ruskin University, UK

'This is a book that should be read by anyone leading a project, or aspiring to lead one. It combines a broad review of all the best theory in project leadership with lots of practical advice on how to lead a project to success. It recognizes the increasingly complex world in which project managers must operate and will encourage readers to think deeply about the role of the project leader. It is well laid out and easy to read, and the text is complemented with excellent diagrams and models.'
Eric Woodcock, CEng FRSA, Project expert and teacher

From the Back Cover

Project Management Leadership: Building Creative Teams is a comprehensive guide to the human side of project management. It addresses the key leadership skills and managerial styles needed to effectively manage a project team, encompassing a number of key topics:

• Team building.
• Project governance.
• Negotiation and networking.
• Empowerment and collaboration.

Project Management Leadership will help you master the fundamental knowledge needed to become a project leader. The wealth of information, examples and exercises will teach you the best ways to effectively manage teams, stakeholders and participants, whilst hitting targets throughout the project lifecycle.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1118674014
• ISBN 13: 9781118674017
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 384