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Project Management: Achieving Competitive Advantage, Fifth Edition
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Project Management: Achieving Competitive Advantage, Fifth Edition

by Jeffrey K. Pinto
January 2018
Intermediate to advanced
480 pages
33h 56m
English
Pearson
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  1. 6.1 Understand the steps involved in project team building. The first step in project team building is the selection of personnel to staff the project team. This process can be complicated, particularly due to the high potential for conflict and negotiation with functional managers who may retain effective control over project team members. Following an analysis of skill requirements and staff availability, the team-building process typically involves matching the best people to the identified project tasks, while at the same time understanding the need to make these staffing decisions in collaboration with other top managers or departmental heads.

  2. 6.2 Know the characteristics of effective project teams and why teams fail. High-performing ...

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ISBN: 9780134730332