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Managing Networks in Project-Based Organisations (Paperback)
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Managing Networks in Project-Based Organisations (Paperback)
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The first book demonstrating how to apply the principles of social
network analysis to managing complex projects This groundbreaking
book gets project managers and students up to speed on
state-of-the-art applications of social network analysis (SNA) for
observing, analysing, and managing complex projects. Written by an
expert at the leading edge of the SNA project management movement,
it clearly demonstrates how the principles of social network
analysis can be used to provide a smarter, more efficient, holistic
approach to managing complex projects. Project managers, especially
those tasked with managing large, complex construction and
engineering projects, traditionally have relied upon analysis and
decision-making based upon hierarchical structures and vaguely
defined project systems, much of which is borrowed from historic
scientific management approaches. However, it has become apparent
that a more sophisticated methodology is required for observing
project systems and managing relationships with today s more
knowledgeable and demanding clients. Social network analysis (SNA)
provides just such an approach. Unfortunately, existing books on
social network analysis are written primarily for sociologists and
mathematicians, with little or no regard for the needs of project
managers until now. The first and only book of its kind, Managing
Networks in Project-Based Organisations: * Offers a framework and a
fully-developed approach to applying SNA theory and methodologies
to large, complex projects * Describes highly effective strategies
and techniques for managing the iterative and transient
relationships between network-defining actor roles involved in the
delivery of complex projects * Uses numerous real-world examples
and case studies of successful applications of SNA to large-scale
construction and engineering projects around the world * Draws on
its author s decades of experience managing complex projects for
demanding clients, as well as his extensive academic research in
Project Management Managing Networks in Project-Based Organisations
is an important working resource for project management
professionals and consultants, especially those serving the
construction and engineering industries. It is also an excellent
text/reference for postgraduate students of project management and
supply chain management, as well as academic researchers of project
management.
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