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Why do carefully planned projects fail? Projects are affected, for good or ill, by the humans who undertake them. Whether you are looking to set up and manage a new project or working to develop the competence and maturity of your organization's project management capability, Sharon De Mascia's book will provide you with insights and tools for maki
List of contents
Reviews for Project Psychology; Introduction; Chapter 1 The Project Team: Skills and Attitudes; Chapter 2 What Sort of Leader Should a Project Manager Be?; Chapter 3 Building the Project Team and its Culture; Chapter 4 Coaching the Project Team; Chapter 5 Engaging Stakeholders; Chapter 6 The People Side of Communication; Chapter 7 Managing Risk in Projects; Chapter 8 Managing Conflict in Projects; Chapter 9 Project Management and Change Management; Chapter 10 Using Your Project Board; Chapter 11 Do Organisations Learn From Failed Projects?; Chapter 12 Project Wind-Down; Summary;
About the author
Sharon De Mascia is a Chartered Business Psychologist and a HR/HRD professional. She has extensive project management experience and is Prince2 qualified as well as being an experienced coach. Sharon has 20 years experience of delivering change management and other organisational initiatives across both public and private sectors. In the past she has worked with: Dorset Training and Enterprise Council, the NHS, Tyneside Training and Enterprise Council, The Employment Service, The Highways Agency, The Co operative Insurance Society, The Vita Group, and Mendas. Sharon is an assessor for the British Psychological Society and the Health Professions Council, and an examiner for the International Baccalaureate in Psychology. She is also the Director of 'Cognoscenti', a business psychology consultancy. www.cognoscenti.uk.com.
Summary
Why do carefully planned projects fail? Projects are affected, for good or ill, by the humans who undertake them. Whether you are looking to set up and manage a new project or working to develop the competence and maturity of your organization's project management capability, Sharon De Mascia's book will provide you with insights and tools for maki
