The Evolution of Project Management Practice: From Programmes and Contracts to Benefits and Change (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781138080133)

Project practice has undergone significant changes requiring new ways of thinking about and managing projects. The main aims of the collection are to reflect on the state of practice within the discipline; to propose new extensions and additions to good practice; to offer new insights and perspectives; to distil new knowledge; and, to provide a way of sampling a range of the most promising ideas, perspectives and styles of writing from some of the leading thinkers and practitioners in the discipline. Key topics covered include agility and programme management, planning, people, business cases, contracts, teams, sponsorship, collaboration, strategy, patterns, context, change, and benefits.