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Book SynopsisA guide to the human factors in project management: knowledge, learning, and maturity The Wiley Guides to the Management of Projects address critical, need-to-know information that will help professionals successfully manage projects in most businesses and help students learn the best practices of the industry.
Table of ContentsPreface and Introduction vii
1 An Overview of Behavioral Issues in Project Management 1
Dennis P. Slevin and Jeffrey K. Pinto
2 Project Management Structures 20
Erik Larson
3 Contemporary Views on Shaping, Developing, and Managing Teams 39
Connie L. Delisle
4 Leadership of Project Teams 70
Peg Thoms and John J. Kerwin
5 Power, Influence, and Negotiation in Project Management 89
John M. Magenau and Jeffrey K. Pinto
6 Managing Human Resources in the Project-Oriented Company 117
Martina Huemann, Rodney Turner, and Anne Keegan
7 Competencies: Organizational and Personal 143
Andrew Gale
8 Projects: Learning at the Edge of Organization 168
Christophe N. Bredillet
9 The Validity of Knowledge in Project Management and the Challenge of Learning and Competency Development 193
Peter W. G. Morris
10 Global Body of Project Management Knowledge and Standards 206
Lynn Crawford
11 Lessons Learned: Project Evaluation 253
J. Davidson Frame
12 Developing Project Management Capability: Benchmarking, Maturity, Modeling, Gap Analyses, and ROI Studies 270
C. William Ibbs, Justin M. Reginato, and Young Hoon Kwak
13 Project Management Maturity Models 290
Terry Cooke-Davies
14 Professional Associations and Global Initiatives 312
Lynn Crawford
Index 327
