Section Four: Introduction

ISSUES AND IDEAS IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT PRACTICE

Project management practice is dynamic; it responds to changes in the environment—technological, cultural, and sociological changes. In this section, authors highlight areas in project management where new trends and problems are creating new ideas and solutions.

The issues are broad and multifaceted, and the topics covered illustrate specific approaches to dealing with project management, ranging from political and cultural issues to alternative methodologies that can be applied together with project management principles.

Power and politics are always an overriding issue. Rather than simply complain about them, Randall L. Englund offers a proactive way to plan for and ...

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