Project Management
From Traditional Project Management to Hybrid Forms
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Beschreibung
This textbook offers a comprehensible and up-to-date introduction to managing projects of all kinds. Working in projects continues to increase rapidly and is already one of the most important forms of work in most companies today. Based on a comprehensive introduction to the terms, approaches, perspectives and structuring possibilities of projects and project management, the essential planning and control elements with the corresponding methods and instruments are clearly explained. In further sections, the soft skills required in the context of projects - such as self-management, team management, leadership, communication and conflict management - are explained and illustrated using suitable examples. Agile project management and the increasingly important topic of hybrid project management are also presented.
The concise presentation based on a consistent project example and the reader-friendly structure enable the reader to quickly familiarize themselves with the subject area. The book is also suitable as a reference work for practitioners and for self-study.
The author
After studying electrical engineering and business administration at the Technical University in Dortmund and the University of Hagen Prof. Dr. André Dechange worked in industry for fifteen years (including managing various national and international projects and programmes as well as heading a project management office in an international environment). He then worked for several years as a consultant, trainer and coach in the field of project management for various companies before being appointed Professor of Project Management at Dortmund University of Applied Sciences and Arts in 2012.
This textbook offers a comprehensible and up-to-date introduction to managing projects of all kinds. Working in projects continues to increase rapidly and is already one of the most important forms of work in most companies today. Based on a comprehensive introduction to the terms, approaches, perspectives and structuring possibilities of projects and project management, the book clearly explains the essential planning and control elements with the corresponding methods and instruments. In further sections, the soft skills required for projects - such as self-management, team management, leadership, communication and conflict management - are explained and illustrated using suitable examples. Agile project management and the increasingly important topic of hybrid project management are also presented in a separate chapter.
The concise presentation using a consistent project example and the reader-friendly structure enable the reader to quickly familiarise themselves with the subject area. The book is also suitable as a reference work for practitioners and for self-study.
Didactically well-founded method Focussing on essential and current aspects of theory and practice High practical relevance through examples, checklists and tips
Autor*in
André Dechange
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