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Projects: A Very Short IntroductionWhat is a project? How are projects organized to deal with a complex, rapidly changing, and uncertain world? Why are projects the organization of the future? A project is a temporary organization and one time process established to achieve a desired outcome. Projects range in size from small teams to large international joint ventures and temporary coalitions of public and private organizations. What distinguishes projects from all other
What is a project? How are projects organized to deal with a complex, rapidly changing, and uncertain world? Why are projects the organization of the future? A project is a temporary organization and one-time process established to achieve a desired outcome. Projects range in size from small teams to large international joint-ventures and temporary coalitions of public and private organizations. What distinguishes projects from all other organizational activities -- such as mass produced products and services -- is that a project is finite in duration, lasting from hours, days, or weeks to years, and in some cases decades. Each project is disposable. It brings together people and resources to accomplish a goal and when the goal is accomplished, the organization disappears. When projects are complex, unpredictable, and changing, their plans have to be flexible and able to adjust to situations that cannot have been foreseen at the outset. In this Very Short Introduction Andrew Davies looks at how projects have developed since the industrial revolution to create the human-built world in which we live, work, and play. Considering some of our greatest endeavours such as the Erie Canal, Apollo Moon landing, Japanese product development, and Chinese ecocity projects, Davies identifies how projects are organized and managed to design and produce large and complex systems, cope with fast changing conditions, and deal with the immense uncertainties required to create breakthrough innovations in products and services. He concludes by considering how projects could be organized to address the challenges facing the post-industrial society of the 21st century. ABOUT THE SERIES The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 12/26/2017
ISBN: 9780198727668
Pages: 144
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 6.80h x 4.30w x 0.40d
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Awesome book to learn more about career counseling
Format: eTextbook
Going in I was scared because I read so many awful reviews for this book but I actually really enjoyed it. It is kinda dry so text to speech was my buddy. It made reading it so much easier
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Reviewed in the United States on June 20, 2019
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Got here so quickly! I had no problems whatsoever with the book, the book cover was just a little wrinkled, but I'm sure that's just from traveling. The book on the inside, the pages are clean and crisp. I will happily recommend them to other buyers! Thank you!!
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Reviewed in the United States on March 18, 2017
★★★★★ 5
The information in this book changed my opinion of career ...
Format: Hardcover
The information in this book changed my opinion of career counseling as a foundation for mental health counseling from a holistic approach. Assessments in this book and the accompanying Using Assessment Results for Career Development book are invaluable together.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2018
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Difficult to grasp
Format: Hardcover
I love the aspects of career counseling. But this book makes the theories hard to understand.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 20, 2018
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