Aspects of complexity : managing projects in a complex world

Presents advice on using project management techniques to successfully identify and manage complex processes or events which could impact project timelines and costs.

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors Cooke-Davies, Terry, 1941-, Crawford, Lynn
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Newtown Square, Pa. : Project Management Institute, [2011]
Subjects
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781628700398
9781935589303
Physical Description1 online zdroj (xii, 201 pages) : illustrations.

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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : managing projects in a complex world / Chris Stevens, John Patton, and Terry Cooke-Davies
  • Complexity in project management and the management of complex projects / Terry Cooke-Davies
  • pt. 1. With practitioners and their managers in mind
  • Managing projects with high complexity / Stephen Hayes and Daniel Bennett
  • Tools for complex projects / Kaye Remington and Julien Pollack
  • Strategic management : developing policies and strategies / Christoph Loch and Frederick C. Payne
  • Fear of flying / Stephen Carver and Harvey Maylor
  • The impact of complexity on project cost and schedule estimates / Dale Shermon
  • Beyond competence : developing managers of complex projects / Lynn Crawford and Ed Hoffman
  • pt. 2. With researchers and students in mind
  • Human behavior and complexity / Terry Cooke-Davies
  • Controlling chaos? The value and the challenges of applying complexity theory to project management / Kaye Remington and Roxanne Zolin
  • Systems thinking and the systems movement / Peter Checkland and Terry Williams
  • Systems engineering and project management / Andrew Daw
  • Summary. Toward a coherent research agenda / Terry Williams
  • Toward project management 2.0 / Terry Cooke-Davies.