People and places in project management research

✍ Scribed by Michael Young (editor)

Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Year: 2017
Tongue: English
Leaves: 219
Edition: 1°
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

This book is the second in a series of volumes focused on publishing the latest thinking and findings in the field of project management research. It focuses on people and places and their role in projects and project management, and draws from conference papers presented at the Australian Institute of Project Management national conferences held in Australia in 2012, 2013 and 2014. Contributors here consist of both academics and practitioners with authors representing the latest developments in Australia, Indonesia and Saudi Arabia. The book brings together papers focused on the themes of project management offices; stakeholders; complexity; and risk management. It concludes with three case studies on the application of project management in specific contexts.

✦ Table of Contents

Table of Contents
List of Illustrations
List of Tables
Foreword
Introduction
Part I Project Management Offices
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Part II Stakeholders
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Part III Complexity
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Part IV Risk Management
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Part V Case Studies
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Contributors

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