Book description
This important book focuses on one of the nine knowledge areas of A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®)-2000 Edition--namely, human resource management. Topics are far ranging and are divided into nine chapters ranging from Key Management Skills and Duties to Managing Change. People in Projects also highlights the importance of true leadership and challenges all project leaders to empower, coach and motivate their team to achieve unimaginable success.
Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Foreword
- Introduction
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Section 1—Key Management Skills and Duties
- Project Leadership Means Role Playing
- Attributes of the Successful Project Leader
- Are You a Project Manager/Leader or Just Managing Projects?
- Resource Managers: The Key to Your Success
- Duties of the Effective Resource Manager
- Project Leadership and the Art of Managing Involvement
- How can a Project Manager be an Effective Negotiator?
- Negotiating the Right Decision
- Handling Unpleasant Project Tasks
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Section 2—Organizational Planning: Identifying Roles, Responsibilities, and Relationships
- The Fourth Constraint: Relationships
- Relationship Building: A Key Technical Skill
- Anticipating Team Roles and Interactions When Planning a Software Development Project
- The Project Manager/Functional Manager Partnership
- Setting Expectations: Initiating the Project Manager/Client Relationship
- Engage! Involve the Customer to Manage Scope
- Enhancing Supplier Relationships
- Section 3—Human Resource Theory and Charts
- Section 4—Staff Acquisition and Kickoff
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Section 5—Team Development: Individual and Group Skills
- All Project Members should be Treated Equal!
- Project Teams: What have We Learned?
- Shared Vision Creates Strong Project Teams
- How to Run an Effective Meeting
- Leadership in Project Life Cycle and Team Character Development
- Learning with Style
- Mentoring in the Project Environment
- Establishing an Internal Mentorship Program
- If This is a Team, How Come We Never Practice?
- Section 6—Resolving Conflict
- Section 7—Closeout and Evaluation
- Section 8—Worldwide Teams and Cultural Issues
- Section 9—Managing Change
Product information
- Title: People in Projects
- Author(s):
- Release date: January 2001
- Publisher(s): Project Management Institute
- ISBN: 9781628251555
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