Rethinking Project Management for a Dynamic and Digital World

Darren Dalcher is Professor in Strategic Project Management at Lancaster University Management School and Director of the National Centre for Project Management. He has written 400 papers, articles and book chapters and published over 30 books. He is Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Software: Evolution and Process and Editor of the Routledge Frontiers in Project Management book series. Darren is an Honorary Fellow of the Association of Project Management (APM) and author and co-editor of the 7th edition of the APM Body of Knowledge.

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• Introduction. Rethinking the future of Project Management by Darren Dalcher. 1. Quality The Quest for Supreme Performance: Benchmarking to Save Lives by Darren Dalcher. Lean Quality in Construction Project Delivery: A New Model and Principles by John Oakland and Marton Marosszeky. 2. Communication Communicating Beyond Our Hidden Assumptions by Darren Dalcher. Communicating Project Management: A Participatory Rhetoric for Development Teams by Benjamin Lauren. 3. Teams From Teams and Teamwork to Teaming by Darren Dalcher Leading Brainy Teams by Peter Cook. 4. Leadership The Followership Advantage: Reconfiguring Leadership for Success by Darren Dalcher. Human-Centred Management: A Systemic Interrelation by Roland Bardy. 5. Life Cycle Organising for Project Work: Thinking beyond Project Delivery by Darren Dalcher. The Project Framework: Understanding Gates and Stages by Robert Buttrick. 6. Portfolios Organising for Success in Project Portfolios, Initiatives and Strategies by Darren Dalcher. Strategic Goal Alignment and Portfolio Stakeholder Management by John Wyzalek. 7. Entrepreneurship The Entrepreneurship Turn: Repositioning Projects as Successful Ventures by Darren Dalcher Effectual Project Management: Thinking Like an Expert Entrepreneur by Laura Mathiaszyk, Christine Volkmann and Stuart Read. 8. People Building from The Inside: The Power of Social Organising by Darren Dalcher. Social Process for Project Leaders by Ian Macdonald, Catherine Burke and Karl Stewart. 9. Hacking Hacking Innovation: Revisiting Teams, Productivity and Limits by Darren Dalcher. How to Herd Cats: The Art of The Hacker Paradigm Leadership by Tim Rayner. 10. Stewardship Taking Responsibility for Our Actions: Why It Is Time to Think About Stewardship by Darren Dalcher. A Strategic Approach to Product Stewardship by Helen Lewis. 11. Knowledge The Mind of the Maker: Making Sense of Knowledge by Darren Dalcher. Through the Knowledge Lens: KM Adventures in Project-Land by Judy Payne, Eileen J. Roden and Steve Simister. 12. Conclusion Rebooting Project Management for A Brighter Future by Darren Dalcher.