Aspects of complexity : managing projects in a complex world /
editor in chief, Terry Cooke-Davies ; contributing editors, Lynn Crawford ... [et al.].
- Newtown Square, Pa. : Project Management Institute, c2011.
- xii, 201 pages: illustration ; 26 cm.
Introduction : managing projects in a complex world / Chris Stevens, John Patton, and Terry Cooke-Davies Complexity in project management and the management of complex projects / Terry Cooke-Davies pt. 1. With practitioners and their managers in mind Managing projects with high complexity / Stephen Hayes and Daniel Bennett Tools for complex projects / Kaye Remington and Julien Pollack Strategic management : developing policies and strategies / Christoph Loch and Frederick C. Payne Fear of flying / Stephen Carver and Harvey Maylor The impact of complexity on project cost and schedule estimates / Dale Shermon Beyond competence : developing managers of complex projects / Lynn Crawford and Ed Hoffman pt. 2. With researchers and students in mind Human behavior and complexity / Terry Cooke-Davies Controlling chaos? The value and the challenges of applying complexity theory to project management / Kaye Remington and Roxanne Zolin Systems thinking and the systems movement / Peter Checkland and Terry Williams Systems engineering and project management / Andrew Daw Summary. Toward a coherent research agenda / Terry Williams Toward project management 2.0 / Terry Cooke-Davies
Presents advice on using project management techniques to successfully identify and manage complex processes or events which could impact project timelines and costs