Applied Psychology for Project Managers - A Practitioner's Guide to Successful Project Management

This book offers an essential manual for project managers, project management offices (PMO's), trainers and consultants, addressing the psychological side of project management. Written by leading scholars in organizational psychology and by top experts in project management, it covers all major psychological topics that are key to project success. The book features dedicated chapters on leadership and teamwork, including virtual and intercultural cooperation, commitment and motivation of project teams. It adds a psychological perspective to personnel management, decision-making, information and knowledge management and communication in project work. Power, influencing tactics and other aspects of stakeholder management are covered, as well as project coaching, innovation and creativity, self-management and the management of conflicts, risks and crises.

List of contents

Part A: Managing Processes.- Part B: Managing the Project Environment.- Part C: Managing People.- Part D: Managing Innovation and Creativity.- Part E: Managing Special Challenges - Risks and Crises, Diversity and Distance.

About the author

Dipl.-Psych. Monika Wastian lehrt an der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.

em. Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Lutz von Rosenstiel, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Organisations- und Wirtschaftspsychologie, München.

Summary

This book offers an essential manual for project managers, project management offices (PMO’s), trainers and consultants, addressing the psychological side of project management. Written by leading scholars in organizational psychology and by top experts in project management, it covers all major psychological topics that are key to project success. The book features dedicated chapters on leadership and teamwork, including virtual and intercultural cooperation, commitment and motivation of project teams. It adds a psychological perspective to personnel management, decision-making, information and knowledge management and communication in project work. Power, influencing tactics and other aspects of stakeholder management are covered, as well as project coaching, innovation and creativity, self-management and the management of conflicts, risks and crises.

Product details

• Assisted by: Michael A West et al (Editor), Isabell Braumandl (Editor), Lut Rosenstiel (Editor), Lutz Rosenstiel (Editor), Lutz von Rosenstiel (Editor), Lutz von Rosenstiel (+) (Editor), Monika Wastian (Editor), Michael A. West (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.06.2014
• EAN: 9783662442135
• ISBN: 978-3-662-44213-5
• No. of pages: 329
• Dimensions: 177 mm x 249 mm x 24 mm
• Weight: 636 g
• Illustrations: XII, 329 p. 15 illus., 10 illus. in color.
• Series: Management for Professionals; Management for Professionals
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Management; B, optimieren, Planning, Organization, Business and Management, Organisationstheorie und -verhalten, Organizational theory & behaviour, Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Work and Organizational Psychology, Project management, Occupational & industrial psychology, Management science, Industrial psychology