Chapter 29. Communities of Practice and Project Management

CONNIE L. DELISLE, PHD, CONSULTING AND AUDIT CANADA

KIM ROWE, P.ENG, ROWEBOTS RESEARCH INC.

A great deal of effort has been invested in understanding the value of knowledge and, when applied, its role in shaping society. But few organizations have consistently translated knowledge about the human and technical aspects of successful projects into successful delivery of new projects.

Navigation through a project life cycle often results in project failure, despite application of best-ever tools and technology. Yet the human behavior aspect of project management continues to be the poor cousin to technical solutions. What organizational structures or patterns can optimize human behavior on projects? ...

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