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9781567261455

Project Leadership

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  • ISBN13:

    9781567261455

  • ISBN10:

    1567261450

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2003-01-01
  • Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers

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Summary

This book traces the development of project leadership as fundamental to completing projects effectively, delineates the leadership tasks that must be accomplished at each step of a project’s life, and helps the reader develop wisdom in making decisions both by learning the ramifications of certain decisions and by seeing how those decisions are made in an example project.

Author Biography

Timothy J. Kloppenborg, Ph.D., PMP is an associate professor of Management at Williams College of Business, Xavier University, and President of Kloppenborg and Associates, a consulting and training company that specializes in project management. He holds an MBA from Western Illinois University and a Ph.D. in Operations Management from the University of Cincinnati.
Arthur Shriberg, EdD, is a professor of Leadership at Xavier University. Dr. Shriberg has been vice president or dean at four universities and is currently the chair of the Board of Commissioners for the Cincinnati Human Relations Commission and a senior consultant at Pope & Associates, a n international diversity and management consulting firm. He holds degrees from the Wharton School of Business (BS), Xavier University (Executive Business), Boston University (Med), and Teachers College, Columbia University (EdD).
Jayashree Venkatraman, MS, MBA, is an independent consultant providing business-to-business solutions and other solutions to companies. She holds a BS in physics and an MS in computer applications from the University of Madras, India, an MBA from Xavier University, and a certificate in Project Management from the University of Cincinnati.

Table of Contents

Preface ix
Acknowledgments xi
Chapter 1 The Origins of Project Leadership 1(22)
Management
1(4)
Leadership
5(6)
Trait Theory
5(2)
Group Skills
7(1)
Situational Leadership
7(1)
Organizational Skills
7(1)
Leadership and Politics
8(1)
Charismatic Leadership
9(1)
Humane and Ethical Leadership
10(1)
Leadership Action Formulas
10(1)
Global and Societal Leadership
10(1)
Multicultural Leadership
11(1)
Project Management
11(4)
Definition of Project Management
13(1)
Project Lifecycle
14(1)
Project Leadership
15(3)
Project Lifecycle
15(2)
Types of Project Leadership Decisions
17(1)
The Business to Business (B2B) Project Case Study
18(5)
Business Model
19(1)
Business Philosophy
20(1)
Management Team
20(1)
Operational Highlights of CSM
20(3)
Chapter 2 Project Initiating 23(26)
Align the Project with the Parent Organization
24(3)
Perform Risk Analysis
27(2)
Justify and Select the Project
29(2)
Select Key Project Participants
31(4)
Determine Team Operating Methods
35(7)
Develop Top Management Support
42(2)
Commit to the Project
44(5)
Chapter 3 Project Planning 49(18)
Understand and Respond to the Customer
50(3)
Oversee Detailed Plate Development
53(4)
Integrate Project Plates
57(1)
Select Remainder of Project Participants
58(2)
Develop Communications Plan
60(2)
Motivate All Participants
62(1)
Secure Stakeholder Approval
63(4)
Chapter 4 Project Executing 67(18)
Authorize Work
68(2)
Monitor Progress and Control Changes
70(3)
Coordinate Work across Multiple Projects
73(2)
Supervise Work Performance
75(2)
Lead Teams
77(3)
Maintain Morale
80(2)
Secure Customer Acceptance
82(3)
Chapter 5 Project Closing 85(10)
Audit Project
86(1)
Terminate Project
87(2)
Capture and Share Lessons Learned
89(1)
Reassign Workers
90(1)
Reward and Recognize Participants
91(2)
Celebrate Project Completion
93(1)
Oversee Administrative Closure
93(2)
Chapter 6 Project Leadership Challenges 95(2)
Appendix A Project Leadership Assessment: Organizational 97(6)
Appendix B Project Leadership Assessment: Individual 103(6)
Appendix C Project Leadership Assessment: Team 109(6)
Glossary 115(10)
Bibliography 125(8)
Index 133

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