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Author De Mascia, Sharon.

Title Project psychology : using psychological models and techniques to create a successful project / Sharon De Mascia
Published Farnham : Gower, [2012]
©2012

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Description vi, 201 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Contents Project team skills and attitudes -- Project leadership -- Building the project team culture -- Coaching the project team -- Engaging stakeholders -- The people side of communication -- Managing risk in projects -- Managing conflict in projects -- Project management and change management -- Using your project board -- Do organizations learn from failed projects? -- Project wind down -- Summary: developing a more psychological approach to project management
Summary Why do carefully planned projects fail? Projects are affected, for good or ill, by the humans who undertake them. If the plan fails to take account of the psychology of managing people and the psychology of managing change there may be trouble ahead. Sharon De Mascia's "Project Psychology" uses human behaviour and emerging psychological models to provide an insight into the successful management of people in projects. By selecting the right team, facilitating a common vision and by gaining a psychological understanding of how the team and the project stakeholders interact together, a project manager improves the chance of a successful outcome. 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, "Project Psychology" will provide you with insights and tools for making sense of the people involved and for managing them to best effect
Notes Formerly CIP. Uk
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Subject Management.
Personnel management -- Psychological aspects.
Project management -- Psychological aspects.
Teams in the workplace -- Psychological aspects.
LC no. 2011025338
ISBN 9780566089428 (hbk.)