| Autore |
Kusek Jody Zall <1952->
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| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa |
Washington DC : , : The World Bank, , [2013]
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| Descrizione fisica |
1 online resource (xii, 75 pages 24 cm)
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| Disciplina |
658.4/04
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| Altri autori (Persone) |
PrestidgeMarelize Görgens
HamiltonBilly C
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| Soggetto topico |
Project management
Business failures
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| ISBN |
9780821398975
0821398970
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| Formato |
Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione |
eng
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| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- Introduction -- What is project failure? -- Why study failure? -- Where do things go wrong? -- References -- Rule 1. Make it about the how -- If you don't know where you are going, ask the right questions -- Fail-safe management starts by getting the why and what right -- Make it about the how -- Forgetting the how can lead to failure -- Ask these key questions when using Rule 1 -- References -- Rule 2. Keep your champions close but your critics closer -- Stakeholders matter -- Mindful managers seek out champions -- Manage stakeholder groups according to their ability to affect the project's success or failure -- Manage relations with champions and opponents as a key project activity -- Ask these key questions when using Rule 2 -- Note -- References -- Rule 3. Informal networks matter-work with them -- Be aware of different formal and informal network structures -- Why formal structures? -- Types of organizational structures -- What role do informal networks play? -- Use informal networking to enhance development projects -- Analyze informal organizations to tap into their power -- Use informal networks in times of organizational crisis -- Ask these key questions when using Rule 3 -- References -- Rule 4. Unclog the pipes -- Blocked work processes can slow or stop work -- What is a process? -- A simple method to review a work process -- Process managers help work to get done -- Time is the enemy -- Ask these key questions when using Rule 4 -- References -- Rule 5. Build the ship as it sails -- Quick wins are important -- Be flexible during implementation -- Be willing to make mistakes and correct them -- Ask these key questions when using Rule 5 -- References -- Summary: Use the five rules to avoid project failure.
Findings were surprising to management but not to staff -- The fail-safe manager has a checklist for avoiding project failure -- Five rules to avoid project failure checklist -- Reference -- Afterword -- Back Cover.
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| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910967957803321 |