{"product_id":"rethinking-project-management-9780273715474","title":"Rethinking Project Management","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eList of figures\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eList of tables\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePreface\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublisher's acknowledgements\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1        The project concept and the organisational perspective\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1       Projects and perspectives\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2       The task perspective\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2.1    Definition and main ideas\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2.2    Theoretical base\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2.3    Criticisms of task perspective\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3       The organisational perspective\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3.1    Definition and main ideas\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3.2    Theoretical base\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4       A universal project management theory or several contingency theories? \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4.1    Types of project\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4.2    Life cycle models\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4.3    How this affects what follows\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5       The project assignment\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5.1    The rationale of the project – stability and change at the same time\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5.2    Dividing responsibilities between the project and base organisation\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5.3    What sort of changes is possible in a base organisation? \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5.4    Pursuing different types of change at the same time – PSO\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5.5    Evolutionary development\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5.6    Resistance to change\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5.7    The evolving task\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.6       Projects and time\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.6.1    Cyclical, linear and alternating time\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.6.2    Temporal focus and temporal depth\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.6.3    Polychronicity and monochronicity\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.6.4    Scheduling of activities – entrainment of processes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.6.5    Coping with stress\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.7       A project management theory based on the organisational perspective\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.7.1    Concepts, theories and methods\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.7.2    A project management theory\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.7.3    Theory elaboration\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes to Chapter 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2        The foundation of the project\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1       Strategies affecting projects\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1.1    Change strategy: punctuated equilibrium\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1.2    Change strategy: event pacing or time pacing\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1.3    Positioning strategy\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1.4    Implementation strategies\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2       Project uncertainty\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2.1    The concept of uncertainty\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2.2    Attitudes to uncertainty\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2.3    Uncertainty management strategies\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3       Project stakeholders\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3.1    Salience\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3.2    A strategy for dealing with stakeholders\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3.3    Constructing a coalition – the contribution\/reward model\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4       Establishing the project\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4.1    Business case\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4.2    Project mandate\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5       Project mission, goals and success criteria\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5.1    Missionand goals\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5.2    Elaborating the mission – mission breakdown structure\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5.3    Project success criteria\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5.4    Moving targets\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.6       Project scope and delimitations\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.6.1    Freedom of action\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.6.2    Project responsibilities\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.6.3    Project completion date\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.7 \u0026amp;\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pearson Education","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51017723707735,"sku":"9780273715474","price":77.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780273715474.jpg?v=1750774459","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/rethinking-project-management-9780273715474","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}