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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457922303321

Autore

Cavanagh Michael <1949-, >

Titolo

Second order project management / / Michael Cavanagh

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Routledge, , 2016

ISBN

1-315-24357-1

1-283-36746-7

9786613367464

1-4094-1095-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (145 p.)

Collana

Advances in project management

Disciplina

658.4/04

Soggetti

Project management

Project management - Methodology

Technological complexity

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"A Gower Book"--cover.

First published 2012 by Gower Publishing.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Uncertainty, complexity and impact on projects -- What makes projects complex? -- 1st and 2nd order project management -- Leadership in an uncertain world -- Outcomes and ethics -- 2nd order tools and tactics -- The systems approach to project management -- Experiential learning -- Appropriate contracting -- Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

If you do what you've always done, you'll get what you've always got, and if what you've always got isn't good enough, you need to do something else. Second Order Project Management will help alleviate the frustration that every member of the profession has experienced when trying to gain approval for investment in process improvement from sponsors. Illustrated by extracts from a series of interviews with an international group of very senior managers responsible for managing highly complex projects, Michael Cavanagh explains there is nothing magical, or even complicated, about 2nd Order Proje