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Examining the project environment from the perspective of project team members, this book re-interprets project management methodologies and behaviors using a bottom-up approach. It explores the application of project followership in the key stages of project management and details the methods and techniques that all project team members need to know. Outlining the behaviors team members should adopt for project success, the text considers project closure and transfer and explains why this is an ideal time to evaluate if efforts invested have been rewarded.

Although project team members play crucial roles in projects, they often do not possess the required mastery of project management methodologies. As a result, dialog between project managers and team members is not as effective as it can be and can quickly become a source of stress and tension.Empowering Project Teams: Using Project Followership to Improve Performance improves on this situation by presenting the project environment from the perspective of project team members. Re-interpreting project management methodologies and behaviors using a bottom-up approach, it explores the application of project followership in the key stages of project management. It details the methods and techniques that all project team members need to know and outlines the behaviors they should adopt to be successful in each stage of the project. The book is divided into five sections:Introduces and explores the basic concepts of project management and project followershipExamines project start-up—the all too often underestimated set of activities that make it possible to make future activities less problematicHighlights the importance of project planning Focuses on execution and control of the projectConsiders project closure and transfer and explains why this is an ideal time to determine if efforts invested have been rewardedDespite an understanding that project success is directly proportional to the entire team’s ability to act as a managerial center of excellence, there has long been a need for a book dedicated to the individuals that participate in projects. Filling this need, this book is an ideal resource for anyone who regularly works as a member of a project team. Complete with case studies in each chapter, the book also includes exercises on the topics covered to facilitate understanding.

Examining the project environment from the perspective of project team members, this book re-interprets project management methodologies and behaviors using a bottom-up approach. It explores the application of project followership in the key stages of project management and details the methods and techniques that all project team members need to know. Outlining the behaviors team members should adopt for project success, the text considers project closure and transfer and explains why this is an ideal time to evaluate if efforts invested have been rewarded.

It has been calculated that, on average, we spend 115 days of ourifeaughing. Work is another important component of ourives. On average, Indians sleep for 528 minutes per night and work for 486 minutes per day. That means that we spend 53 per cent of our waking time working.This book takes American President Dwight D. Eisenhower's comment”"a sense of humour is part of the art ofeadership'”very seriously”but, of course, with aight touch, scintillating humour and some solid research!In offices preoccupied with deadlines and targets, this book considers how workplace humour can accelerate efficiency and productivity”be it by managing stress, solving management problems, negotiating conflicts, or motivating staff. Chock-full with case studies, it proves that humour is one of the foundation stones of effectiveeadership.