Organizing Projects for Success

by Verma, Vijay K.

• ISBN13: 9781880410400
• ISBN10: 1880410400
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1995-10-01
• Publisher: Project Management Inst

Summary

How do project managers get things done? They generally have substantial responsibility, and they depend on the cooperation of other project stakeholders for their success. In Organizing Projects for Success. Vijay Verma shows that understanding the issues of authority, accountability, reliability, and responsibility, as well as knowing how to gain the commitment of project participants and how to delegate effectively, are all critical to good project management. He shows that even the best soft skills can be overridden by an organizational structure that does not support management by projects. This book is Volume One of The Human Aspects of Project Management series.

Table of Contents

Dedication	6	(7)
Foreword	7	(2)
Preface	9	(6)
Acknowledgments	15	(2)
Change Management, Project Management, and Teamwork	17	(42)
Understanding the dynamics of change	18	(7)
Managing organizational change	25	(7)
Teamwork---A key to managing change	32	(10)
Managing changes in a project environment	42	(12)
Summary	54	(5)
Team Dynamics and Cultural Diversity	59	(54)
Groups and project teams	60	(8)
Team dynamics and effectiveness	68	(21)
Cultural diversity and project management	89	(12)
Managing international projects	101	(6)
Summary	107	(6)
Effective Team Building	113	(40)
About team building	114	(8)
Organizing the project team	122	(11)
Practical guidelines for team building	133	(15)
Summary	148	(5)
Developing Effective Project Teams	153	(40)
Developing a project team for success	154	(5)
Developing a team communication plan	159	(12)
Effective team decision-making	171	(11)
Managing project teams during the project	182	(7)
Summary	189	(4)
Inspiring High Team Performance	193	(32)
Managing communication challenges	194	(7)
Developing trust and motivation	201	(7)
Managing team morale	208	(8)
Team leadership	216	(7)
Summary	223	(2)
From Self-Managed Work Teams to Self-Motivated Project Teams	225	(43)
About self-managed work teams	226	(6)
Empowerment: A key element of SMWTs and SMPTs: (The self-motivated project team)	232	(3)
Fostering an SMPT culture through empowerment	235	(7)
Creating and maintaining SMPTs	242	(14)
Leadership in SMPTs	256	(9)
Summary	265	(3)
References	268	(14)
Appendix: Self-Assessment Exercises	282	(11)
Index	293