A Systematic Guide to Project Management: A modern, multi-disciplinary and community-centric perspective (The Systematic Guide Series) - Softcover

Thompson, Ken; Hookham, Mr Paul

9781719069823: A Systematic Guide to Project Management: A modern, multi-disciplinary and community-centric perspective (The Systematic Guide Series)

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ISBN 10: 1719069824 ISBN 13: 9781719069823

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2018

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In this volume the authors, both experienced project managers, suggest an important new perspective on the topic of Project Management. They suggest that instead of fixating on the tasks and outputs of projects, as we have done historically, the focus should be on the three communities which the projects were conceived to transform. The authors argue that this new community-centric and multi-disciplinary perspective can address many of the high-profile failures of project management we experience and read about today. The book examines the three key communities of project management- Leadership, Users and Project Teams. It then describes in detail, with lots of practical examples, four key project management practices needed to effectively engage with each of these communities. The book also addresses the important and challenging issue, how is Project Management practised, improved, learned and up-skilled? The book closes by offering suggestions on using project management simulations for effective experiential learning on the topic. This is illustrated using examples of real business simulations currently used by major organizations.

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About the Author

This book is authored by Ken Thompson and Paul Hookham. Ken Thompson is an expert practitioner, author and speaker on collaboration, high performing teams, change management, game-based learning, experiential learning and social learning. Ken’s work has featured in major publications including The Guardian Newspaper, Wired Magazine, The Huffington Post and The Henry Ford Magazine. Ken has also spoken at many international events including TEDx, the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), Learn Tech (London) and NASA. Paul Hookham is a highly experienced and successful business and IT delivery executive with an outstanding track record working for some of the world’s most demanding customers. Paul is passionate about quality and believes that people do their greatest work in an empowered, blame-free, supportive and learning environment. Paul is also a Master Practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), an NLP Master Coach, a published author and experienced speaker.

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