{"product_id":"the-management-of-complex-projects-9781405124317","title":"The Management of Complex Projects","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eValue is added to projects through the relationships surrounding the client; the focus of this book is therefore the client as project, rather than the building on the ground. It shows how to create and maintain effective relationships between the client and the project team, as well as intra-coalition relationships \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudents, academics and practitioners need to understand the changing nature of reforms from successive calls for change by the industry's various clients and client groups. Project team network relationships are a function of mindsets, behaviour and competencies of individuals and The Management of Complex Projects: a relationship approach:\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Explores the relationship at the project interface: client-design team-contractor, stakeholders and supply chain relations\u003cbr\u003e  Examines different concepts to the development and management of relationships; formation and maintenance issues\u003cbr\u003e  Highlights some of the key issues that require development, bot\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[This book] can be understood as one important contribution in mapping and ultimately also managing the modern complex project that is characterized by a rapidly growing diversity of cultures, institutions and actors that underlie its complexity.\" (\u003ci\u003eBuilding Research \u0026amp; Information\u003c\/i\u003e, March 2009)  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"It is a significant piece of work and should be viewed as a serious preface to study in this area.\" \u003ci\u003e(Building Engineer)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: Overview of book. \u003cp\u003eChapter 1: Scoping the subject in theory and practice.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection I: Mindsets, behaviour and competencies in project relations\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2: Risk and opportunity management in a changing world - a relationship-based approach.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3: Applying emotional intelligence in project working.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4: Project-based learning: how social relations create knowledge.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection II: Relations at the client, design team, contractor interface.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5: Relationship management; theories and tools.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6: Account handling models for continuity of service.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7: Applying team-working models to projects.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8: Measuring, developing and managing trust in the relationship.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection III: Relations across the project clusters and supply chain.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9: Projects as networks and the application of social network analysis as a diagnostic tool.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10: Relations in the supply chain; distance, decay and redress.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11: Communications and stakeholders.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12: Economics of relationships; managing opportunities and constraints.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion: Setting an agenda for academia and industry for the future\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50015016747351,"sku":"9781405124317","price":65.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781405124317.jpg?v=1739907737","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-management-of-complex-projects-9781405124317","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}