Complexity theory and project management [[electronic resource] /] / Wanda Curlee, Robert L. Gordon

• Autore: Curlee Wanda
• Pubblicazione: Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley, 2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (419 p.)
• Disciplina: 658.4/040117; 658.4040117
• Soggetto topico: Project management; Complexity (Philosophy)
• Altri autori: GordonRobert L
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Complexity Theory and Project Management; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I: Complexity Theory; Chapter 1: Introduction to Complexity Theory; Chapter 2: Going beyond the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) Guide; Chapter 3: Virtual Leadership and Complexity; Chapter 4: Successful Virtual Projects; Part II: How to Deploy Complexity Theory; Chapter 5: Successful Project Management Strategies of Complexity; Chapter 6: Virtual Leadership through Complexity; Chapter 7: How Organizational Culture is the Key to Applying Complexity ; Chapter 8: Cultural Conflict through the Lens of ComplexityChapter 9: Cultural Conflict Resolution Strategies; Chapter 10: Risk Management through the Lens of Complexity; Part III: Case Studies of Applied Complexity; Chapter 11: SEMCO (Organizational Complexity); Chapter 12: Web-based Universities (Multilevel Complexity); Chapter 13: Small Team Complexity; Part IV: Create Successful Project Communities; Chapter 14: Leadership of Complexity-Driven Organizations; Chapter 15: Communities; Chapter 16: Teams and Complexity; Chapter 17: Micro-Teams (Tribes) ; Chapter 18: Dealing Appropriately with ChangePart V: Advanced Tools for Managing Complexity; Chapter 19: Complexity Tools for Organizations with Virtual Teams; Chapter 20: Virtual Projects and Complexity Theory; Chapter 21: Using Complexity to Address a Troubled Project; Chapter 22: The Future of Complexity; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: An insightful view on how to use the power of complexity theory to manage projects more successfully Current management practices require adherence to rigid, global responses unsuitable for addressing the changing needs of most projects. Complexity Theory and Project Management shifts this paradigm to create opportunities for expanding the decision-making process in ways that promote flexibility-and increase effectiveness. It informs readers on the managerial challenges of juggling project requirements, and offers them a clear roadmap on how to revise perspectives and reassess
• Titolo autorizzato: Complexity theory and project management
• ISBN: 0-470-76974-2; 1-282-78271-1; 9786612782718; 0-470-94998-8; 0-470-76972-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910140794203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II