Project Management Disasters

& How to Survive Them

David Nickson, Suzy Siddons

226 pages, parution le 03/09/2006

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Résumé

This book examines the causes of project management failures and what can be learnt from them. It focuses on risk management - identifying risks and strategies to deal with them; how to support and lead project teams when things go wrong; how to turn a disaster into something positive and, importantly, guidance on what not to do.

The emphasis is on learning lessons from mistakes that have occurred within previous projects, thus helping to avoid future disasters.

Using a wide variety of real-world examples the book looks at what those involved in the projects did after the event and how effective - or otherwise - this was in improving the outcome.

Cases include: The Apollo 13 moon mission; Coca-Cola Dasani water; the Millennium Dome; the Millennium Bridge; the Channel Tunnel; the Beagle 2 Space Probe; and many more.

Topics covered include: The capture of lessons learnt; Motivating staff to carry on; Avoidance of blame (and acceptance where appropriate); Finding the best way forward for both client and the organization; Positive outcomes from negative situations; Handling hostile media coverage; Resetting expectations; Identifying successful recovery strategies.

L'auteur - David Nickson

David Nickson has managed and contributed to major bids in both the private and the public sector, including the Ministry of Defence. He has also worked as a manager, consultant, methodology developer and trainer. He is the author of The Bid Manager's Handbook, published by Gower, several hundred magazine articles and five other books.

L'auteur - Suzy Siddons

Suzy Siddons has run her own training company for 15 years, which specializes in leadership, communication and team management. Her clients include many blue-chip companies from around the world. She is the author of five business books for The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and four others as co-author with David Nickson.

Sommaire

Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Definition and scope
Why project disasters happen
Learning from disasters
Risk and reality
Human resources
Public relations
Disaster and the organization
Triumph over adversity
Recipes and survival skills
What not to do
Appendix 1: Teams
Appendix 2: Stress
Bibliography
Index

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Kogan Page
Auteur(s)	David Nickson, Suzy Siddons
Parution	03/09/2006
Nb. de pages	226
Format	15,5 x 23,5
Couverture	Broché
Poids	420g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780749447809
ISBN13	978-0-7494-4780-9