The Power of Project Leadership
The Power of Project Leadership

Author: Susanne Madsen

Publisher: Kogan Page Publishers

Published: 2015-01-03

Total Pages: 287

ISBN-13: 0749472359

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In today's 'more for less' culture, the expectations of project management and delivery are no longer limited to budgets, schedules and quality. For projects to make an impact and have lasting value, the project manager must be able to strategize, innovate, motivate, empower and collaborate - in other words, project managers must learn how to lead. The Power of Project Leadership helps you transform into an effective project leader by shifting your managerial mindset into one of inspiration, motivation and influence. The book describes what good project leadership looks like and explains how to make the transition using concrete tools and strategies. With underlying theories to help the reader understand how teams and individuals are motivated, it ensures that project managers lead with vision, continuously improve and innovate, work with intent, empower the team, get closer to stakeholders, remain authentic and establish a solid foundation for their projects. The book has a practical and engaging approach and draws on over 25 interviews with leading experts who have made the transition from project managers to project leaders. These experts come from a variety of sectors and companies; including Expedia, British Gas, Standard Bank, Verizon Enterprise Solutions, Liquid Planner, and the UK Government.

Moving from Project Management to Project Leadership
Moving from Project Management to Project Leadership

Author: R. Camper Bull

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2010-04-29

Total Pages: 206

ISBN-13: 1439858500

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Imagine if we were using the same medical techniques today that were used during the Industrial Revolution, including the practice of bloodletting using leeches. Medicine has come a long way since then. So why do organizations and corporations cling to management techniques that are just as obsolete as the bleed-and-leech model? In a global workpla

Project Management and Leadership Challenges, Volume I
Project Management and Leadership Challenges, Volume I

Author: M. Aslam Mirza

Publisher: Business Expert Press

Published: 2018-01-03

Total Pages: 190

ISBN-13: 1947441736

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Project management has evolved to a profession, a methodology for reaching the desired outcomes, a management approach for moving toward strategic direction, and a mindset. It supports an organization to effectively withstand the market challenges and sustain growth with competitive edge. A paradigm shift in management of an organization is discussed for strategic advancement where operation and strategic implementation are managed separately with relevant management approaches. The endeavor is made essentially to capture strengths of project management for strategic advancement. Organizational transformation for high performance is pursued with application of project management and capturing the organizational culture to support high performance for implementation of projects. A unique PM-AURA model is introduced to help maximize the culture for continued high performance. Organizational readiness assessment is critical for commencement of transformation and change management for desired competence. A model is proposed to help application of project management for building competence. The challenges for the 21st century are also discussed for an understanding and preparation.

Leadership Skills for Project Managers
Leadership Skills for Project Managers

Author: Jeffrey K. Pinto

Publisher: Project Management Inst

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 9781880410493

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Chosen from the best of the Project Management Journal(R) and PM Network(R) the articles reprinted in this volume revolve around the nature of the project management challenge, the skills required of effective project managers, and some of the important leadership and management principles. Taken together, they offer a comprehensive and thorough look at the immense leadership challenges and skills necessary to successfully navigate the minefields of project management. This is the first book in the Project Management Institute's (PMI(R)) Editors' Choice Series, a reprint series designed to supplement The Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK(R)).

Project Leadership Challenges
Project Leadership Challenges

Author: Wenche Aarseth

Publisher:

Published: 2016

Total Pages: 194

ISBN-13: 9788245021301

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Project Leadership Challenges concentrates on leadership in projects, in particular project managers and their leadership responsibilities. Project leadership concerns how the project manager creates direction, progress, and cooperation to ensure that the organization does the best possible job in achieving the project's goals. With both a business and a global perspective, the authors present new research on challenges in the project manager role, changes, and collaboration in projects. Based on 20 years of wide-ranging research in project management and leadership, this book will provide useful insight into what it takes to deal with project leadership challenges. [Subject: Business, Project Management]

Strategic Project Management Made Simple
Strategic Project Management Made Simple

Author: Terry Schmidt

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2009-03-16

Total Pages: 314

ISBN-13: 047044293X

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When Fortune Magazine estimated that 70% of all strategies fail, it also noted that most of these strategies were basically sound, but could not be executed. The central premise of Strategic Project Management Made Simple is that most projects and strategies never get off the ground because of adhoc, haphazard, and obsolete methods used to turn their ideas into coherent and actionable plans. Strategic Project Management Made Simple is the first book to couple a step-by-step process with an interactive thinking tool that takes a strategic approach to designing projects and action initiatives. Strategic Project Management Made Simple builds a solid platform upon four critical questions that are vital for teams to intelligently answer in order to create their own strong, strategic foundation. These questions are: 1. What are we trying to accomplish and why? 2. How will we measure success? 3. What other conditions must exist? 4. How do we get there? This fresh approach begins with clearly understanding the what and why of a project - comprehending the bigger picture goals that are often given only lip service or cursory reviews. The second and third questions clarify success measures and identify the risky assumptions that can later cause pain if not spotted early. The how questions - what are the activities, budgets, and schedules - comes last in our four-question system. By contrast, most project approaches prematurely concentrate on the how without first adequately addressing the three other questions. These four questions guide readers into fleshing out a simple, yet sophisticated, mental workbench called "the Logical Framework" - a Systems Thinking paradigm that lays out one's own project strategy in an easily accessible, interactive 4x4 matrix. The inclusion of memorable features and concepts (four critical questions, LogFrame matrix, If-then thinking, and Implementation Equation) make this book unique.

Project Management and Leadership Challenges, Volume IV
Project Management and Leadership Challenges, Volume IV

Author: M. Aslam Mirza

Publisher: Business Expert Press

Published: 2018-08-23

Total Pages: 117

ISBN-13: 1947441795

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Learn how an “Agile” approach to project management blends older traditional ideas and newer discoveries to create innovative products and services. Agility in project management is the power to move quickly and easily and the ability to think fast and draw swift conclusions. Essentially, it is a value-driven approach that allows project managers to deliver high-priority and high-quality work on projects of a highly uncertain and complex nature. This book provides and understanding of Lean project management methods that are effective for complex projects impacted by cost and resource limitations. The author presents discussions on collaboration, which is a mindset that needs to be developed with training along with creating an environment at the workplace conducive to high performance. Collaboration is a soft skill that needs to be learned by every team member to create a collaborative culture. Readers will learn how to create collaborative leadership aimed at engaging teams and groups outside formal control for trust and innovation and inspiring them toward common goals.

Project Management
Project Management

Author: Hans Mikkelsen

Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing

Published: 2017-10-23

Total Pages: 843

ISBN-13: 1787148297

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Modern projects are confronted with complexity and ambiguity. To provide a holistic framework, this book presents a new project management model that is used to identify the nature of a project and develop appropriate project solutions. It also allows a circular planning process, leading to coherence across the project’s elements.

Project Management and Leadership Challenges, Volume I
Project Management and Leadership Challenges, Volume I

Author: M. Mirza

Publisher:

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 162

ISBN-13:

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Project management has evolved to a profession, a methodology for reaching the desired outcomes, a management approach for moving toward strategic direction, and a mindset. It supports an organization to effectively withstand the market challenges and sustain growth with competitive edge. A paradigm shift in management of an organization is discussed for strategic advancement where operation and strategic implementation are managed separately with relevant management approaches. The endeavor is made essentially to capture strengths of project management for strategic advancement. Organizational transformation for high performance is pursued with application of project management and capturing the organizational culture to support high performance for implementation of projects. A unique PM-AURA model is introduced to help maximize the culture for continued high performance. Organizational readiness assessment is critical for commencement of transformation and change management for desired competence. A model is proposed to help application of project management for building competence. The challenges for the 21st century are also discussed for an understanding and preparation.

Napoleon on Project Management
Napoleon on Project Management

Author: Jerry Manas

Publisher: Thomas Nelson Inc

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 235

ISBN-13: 078521285X

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What is it about Napoleon Bonaparte that has led recognized leaders such as General George S. Patton to study his principles-and countless books on management and leadership to quote his maxims? What lessons can today's project managers and leaders learn from Napoleon's successes and failures? "Napoleon on Project Management" explores the key principles behind Napoleon's successes, the triggers that led to his downfall, and the lessons to be learned from his ultimate demise-and applies these lessons to modern-day project management and leadership at all levels.