{"product_id":"leading-complex-projects-9781119382195","title":"Leading Complex Projects","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuantitative analysis of outcomes vs PMs at the individual level\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLeading Complex Projects\u003c\/i\u003e takes a unique approach to post-mortem analysis to provide project managers with invaluable insight. For the first time, individual PM characteristics are quantitatively linked to project outcomes through a major study investigating the role of project leadership in the success and failure of complex industrial projects; hard data on the backgrounds, education, and personality characteristics of over 100 directors of complex projects is analyzed against the backdrop of project performance to provide insight into controllable determinants of outcomes. By placing these analyses alongside their own data, PMs will gain greater insight into areas of weakness and strength, locate recurring obstacles, and identify project components in need of greater planning, oversight, or control.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe role of leadership is to deliver results; in project management, this means taking resp\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Authors xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction Executive Summary 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1 Getting Grounded 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart One\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2 Methodology and Data 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3 The Unique Demands on Complex Project Leaders 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4 The Traits and Skills of Effective Project Leaders 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5 From Personality to Practice 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Two\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6 Joseph Brewer 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7 Don Vardeman 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8 Nora’in MD Salleh and Dzulkarnain Azaman 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9 Jay Sexton 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10 Paul Harris 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11 David Young 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12 What Have We Learned and What Does It Mean? 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 233\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407042519383,"sku":"9781119382195","price":26.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781119382195.jpg?v=1730497976","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/leading-complex-projects-9781119382195","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}