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Project Management Quarterly
Leadership effectiveness in program management
Managing projects is an extraordinarily difficult endeavor. Project managers must often work across functional lines in multi-disciplinary environments to build and motivate effective teams, resolve…
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Project Management Quarterly
A summary of major research findings regarding the human element in project management
In only two decades, project management has matured into a widely utilized system for administering complex project activities. During the first decade, the research on project management focused on…
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Project Management Quarterly
Management, leadership, and delegation
The classic definition of leadership--of getting things done through other people--is well known. But what is not so readily understood by many holding leadership positions is exactly how to get…
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Project Management Quarterly
Motivating Construction Productivity
Over the past decade, construction productivity has steadily declined. During that time, studies have cited construction labor efficiency as very poor. This article examines how construction…
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Project Management Quarterly
Problem solving for conflict management
Each conflict is an opportunity for creating a constructive solution. But creating such solutions is a challenge in environments prone to either rigid resistance to change or rapid and disruptive…
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Project Management Quarterly
Project management problems which can be avoided
Many of the problems affecting a project manager's ability to control a project's performance are unique to that project's situation and are affected by the dynamic created between people,…
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Project Management Quarterly
Reflections on project management
To implement projects successfully, project managers must not only control a project's schedule and cost performance, they must also guide and motivate the performance of the individuals they manage…
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Project Management Quarterly
Conflict management strategies for project managers
Conflict is a normal and natural part of the human experience. Because of this, succeeding in both career and family is often a result of clearly understanding the principles that can help one…
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Project Management Quarterly
Project management challenges in the 1980s
Practicing project management not only enables organizations to more effectively realize projects but also provides them with a performance advantage over their competitors. This article--a…
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Project Management Quarterly
Developing an incentive scheme for a project
Recent research has shown that employees will sharply increase their productivity when they are offered incentive schemes. This article outlines a wage incentive scheme for project teams. In doing…
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