Management concepts - project leadership 2003 (by laxxuss)
Table of Contents BackCover Project Leadership Preface Chapter 1: The Origins of Project Leadership LEADERSHIP PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROJECT LEADERSHIP THE BUSINESS TO BUSINESS (B2B) PROJECT CASE STUDY NOTES Chapter 2: Project Initiating ALIGN THE PROJECT WITH THE PARENT ORGANIZATION PERFORM RISK ANALYSIS JUSTIFY AND SELECT THE PROJECT SELECT KEY PROJECT PARTICIPANTS DETERMINE TEAM OPERATING METHODS DEVELOP TOP MANAGEMENT SUPPORT COMMIT TO THE PROJECT NOTES Chapter 3: Project Planning UNDERSTAND AND RESPOND TO THE CUSTOMER OVERSEE DETAILED PLAN DEVELOPMENT INTEGRATE PROJECT PLANS SELECT REMAINDER OF PROJECT PARTICIPANTS DEVELOP COMMUNICATIONS PLAN MOTIVATE ALL PARTICIPANTS SECURE STAKEHOLDER APPROVAL Chapter 4: Project Executing AUTHORIZE WORK MONITOR PROGRESS AND CONTROL CHANGES COORDINATE WORK ACROSS MULTIPLE PROJECTS SUPERVISE WORK PERFORMANCE LEAD TEAMS MAINTAIN MORALE SECURE CUSTOMER ACCEPTANCE NOTE Chapter 5: Project Closing AUDIT PROJECT TERMINATE PROJECT CAPTURE AND SHARE LESSONS LEARNED REASSIGN WORKERS REWARD AND RECOGNIZE PARTICIPANTS CELEBRATE PROJECT COMPLETION OVERSEE ADMINISTRATIVE CLOSURE NOTE Chapter 6: Project Leadership Challenges Appendix A: Project Leadership Assessment - Organizational Scoring Interpretation Appendix B: Project Leadership Assessment - Individual Scoring Interpretation Appendix C: Project Leadership Assessment - Team Scoring Interpretation Glossary B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W-Z Bibliography Index Index_B Index_C Index_D Index_E Index_F Index_G Index_H Index_I Index_J Index_K Index_L Index_M Index_N Index_O Index_P Index_Q Index_R Index_S Index_T Index_U Index_V Index_W-Z List of Figures List of Tables List of Sidebars Project Leadership by Timothy J. Kloppenborg, Arthur Shriberg and Jayashree Venkatraman ISBN:1567261450 Management Concepts © 2003 (137 pages) This book traces the development of project leadership as fundamental to completing projects effectively, delineates the leadership tasks that must be accomplished and helps the reader develop wisdom in making decisions. Table of Contents Project Leadership Preface Chapter 1 - The Origins of Project Leadership Chapter 2 - Project Initiating Chapter 3 - Project Planning Chapter 4 - Project Executing Chapter 5 - Project Closing Chapter 6 - Project Leadership Challenges Appendix A - Project Leadership Assessment— Organizational Appendix B - Project Leadership Assessment—Individual Appendix C - Project Leadership Assessment—Team Glossary Bibliography Index List of Figures List of Tables List of Sidebars Back Cover Product Leadership traces the development of project leadership as fundamental to completing projects effectively, delineates the leadership tasks that must be accomplished at each stage of the project’s life, and helps the reader develop wisdom in making decisions both by learning the ramifications of certain decisions and by seeing how those decisions are made in an example project. About the Authors Timothy J. Kloppenborg, PhD, PMP, is an associate professor of Management at Williams College of Business, Xavier University, and President of Kloppenborg and Associates, a consulting and training company based in Cincinnati, Ohio, that specializes in project management. He holds an MBA from Western Illinois University and a Ph.D. in Operations Management from the University of Cincinnati. He is a retired U.S Air Force Reserve Officer and a Certified Project Management Professional (PMP). Arthur Shriberg, EdD, is a professor of Leadership at Xavier University. Dr. Shriberg has been vice president or dean at four universities and is currently the chair of the Board of Commissioners for the Cincinnati Human Relations Commission and a senior consultant for Pope & Associates, an international diversity and management consulting firm. He holds degrees from the Wharton School of Business (BS), Xavier University (Executive Business), Boston University (MEd), and Teachers College, Columbia University (EdD). Jayashree Venkatraman, MS, MBA, is an independent consultant providing business-to-business solutions and other software solutions to companies. She holds a BS in physics and an MS in computer applications from the University of Madras, India, an MBA from Xavier University, and a certificate in Project Management from the University of Cincinnati. She has more than 12 years of experience in leading, designing, developing, implementing, and integrating software applications in a project environment for varied industries. [...]... last century: leadership and project management As we help the reader understand the basics of these three key disciplines, we will pave the way for discussion of a new approach that is evolving in the twenty-first century: project leadership Figure 1-1 illustrates this evolution from management to project leadership Figure 1-1 : The Evolution of Project Management MANAGEMENT The practice of management, ... overall "science of project leadership" model to provide guidance on what project leadership responsibilities need to be accomplished at each stage in the four-stage project lifecycle A project case study that provides examples of what decisions need to be made at each point in the project' s life Twenty-eight Project Leadership Lessons, which summarize each of the seven major project leadership challenges... Samuel J Mantel, Jr "Project Management" , The Concise International Encyclopedia of Business and Management, 2nd ed (London: Thompson Press, 2001), p 5438 PROJECT LEADERSHIP Pulling together the science of project management with effective leadership judgment is the essence of project leadership The dizzying array of suggestions for leadership combined with the time-sensitive project completion challenges... Table 1-1 : Stage-Specific Project Leadership Tasks Category of Project Leadership Task Project Leadership Stage Initiating Planning Executing Closing Project Priorities Align project with Understand and parent respond to the organization customer Authorize work Audit project Project Perform risk Monitor progress and control Terminate Oversee detailed Details analysis plan development changes project. .. play in project leadership A second intended audience for this book is any leader Most people spend at least part of their time on projects This book can be useful to help them adapt their leadership techniques and knowledge for use on projects This book starts by briefly outlining the roots of project leadership from management in the early twentieth century through project management and leadership. .. team-building emotions a stage before the front-line workers A wise project leader will understand situational leadership and team development and then apply those lessons with great care depending on what individuals need Types of Project Leadership Decisions The stage-specific project leadership tasks are shown in Table 1-1 Note that the three types of issues project leaders face relate to a variety of... guidance on how and when to apply leadership principles to the various stages of a project We define project leadership as the systematic application of leadership understanding and skills at each stage of a project lifecycle Project Lifecycle All projects have a lifecycle That is, there are certain predictable events that will take place in the life of every project The wise project leader will understand... by which these must be performed on projects are different because of the temporary nature and the unique output that define projects Many projectspecific, specialized skills in these areas have been developed over time [11 ]Project Management Institute, A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide), 2000 edition (Newtown Square, PA: Project Management Institute, 2000), p 4 [12]Ibid.,... ideas developed both in leadership and in project management but largely independent of each other Now, early in the twenty-first century, we are reuniting these two disciplines into a third discipline: project leadership Because of their temporary nature and unique output, projects are different from ongoing operations For this reason, we synthesize a number of the leadership concepts and techniques... a project leadership model in which task, human resource, and commitment responsibilities are delineated The next four chapters of the book represent the stages in the four-stage project lifecycle: project initiating, project planning, project executing, and project closing Each stage has a defined starting and ending point, with a sequence of activities that would normally be performed to lead a project . Leadership Preface Chapter 1 - The Origins of Project Leadership Chapter 2 - Project Initiating Chapter 3 - Project Planning Chapter 4 - Project Executing Chapter 5 - Project. Contents BackCover Project Leadership Preface Chapter 1: The Origins of Project Leadership LEADERSHIP PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROJECT LEADERSHIP THE BUSINESS