Building Effective Project Teams
Published on 24. October 2001
Book
Mixed media product
XXVI, 278 pages
978-0-471-01392-1 (ISBN)
Description
A complete workbook for forming, assessing, and developing successful project teams Written by the author of the bestselling Effective Project Management, Second Edition (0-471-36028-7), this book offers a new and unique approach to developing project teams: treat the development of the team just as you would the development of software. Wysocki walks readers through the key phases for assigning project teams, supplementing the discussion with working examples garnered from his years of experience as a consultant to IT and software development project teams. Readers will learn how to use Wysocki's project team analysis tools to analyze their own teams and gain valuable insight into the five typical personality types that most teams will face.
Reviews / Votes
"This book, with its accompanying CDROM should interest and inform all those who are participating in work groups or project teams." (Jnl of Computer Assisted Learning)More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
1 CD-ROM
Dimensions
Height: 23.5 cm
Width: 19.2 cm
Weight
553 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-01392-1 (9780471013921)
Schweitzer Classification
Content
Introduction. Acknowledgments. About the Author. PART ONE: THE BACKGROUND.The Successful Project. The Project Environment. Team Models. Project/Team Alignment Model. PART TWO: ASSESSMENT.The Case Study. Thinking Styles. Problem-Solving and Decision-Making Styles. Conflict Management Styles and Strategies. Project Management Skills and Competencies. PART THREE: FORMATION. Establishing the Profile of the Project. Establishing the Profile of the Project Team. Assessing Team Alignment and Balance. PART FOUR: DEVELOPMENT AND DEPLOYMENT. Developing and Deploying the Project Team. Appendix A: References and Reading List. Appendix B: Sources of Information. Appendix C: How to Get TeamArchitect Tools. Appendix D: The Companion CD-ROM. Index.