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Author:   Elmar Kutsch ,  Mark Hall
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Edition:   2nd edition
Weight:   0.508kg
ISBN:  

9780367200916

ISBN 10:   0367200910
Pages:   252
Publication Date:   10 June 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Foreword, Chapter 1 – The Challenge, A Litany of Project Failure, The Emergence of Project Management, The Challenge of Uncertainty and Complexity, What this Book is About, Chapter 2 – Archetypes of Project Resilience, A ‘Project’ without Parallels, Two Principal Modes of Project Management Revisited, Chapter 3 – The Art of Noticing, The Lure of Normality, Key Enablers to the Art of Noticing, Leading the Art of Noticing, The Impact of Noticing on Relationships, Kodak – A failure of Noticing, Towards an Art of Noticing, Chapter 4 – The Art of Interpreting, The Lure of Simplicity, Key Enablers to the Art of Interpreting, Leading the Art of Interpreting, The Impact of Interpreting on Relationships, Deepwater Horizon – A failure of Interpreting, Chapter 5 – The Art of Preparing, The Lure of the Fail-safe, Key Enablers to the Art of Preparing, Leading the Art of Preparing, The Impact of Preparing on Relationships, Space Shuttle Columbia – A failure of Preparing, Towards an Art of Preparing Chapter 6 – The Art of Containing, The Lure of Control, Key Enablers to the Art of Containing, Leading the Art of Containing, The Impact of Containing on Relationships, Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey – A success of Containing, Towards an Art of Containing, Chapter 7 – The Art of Recovering, The Lure of a ‘Great Escape’, Key Enablers to Recovering, Leading the Art of Recovering, The Impact of Recovering on Relationships, Apple – A success of Recovering, Towards an Art of Recovering Chapter 8 – Roads to Resilience, A Road Map, Balancing Rule-based and Mindfulness-based Project Resilience, Rocks on the Road to Resilience, Outlook.

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Elmar Kutsch is Associate Professor in Risk Management, Cranfield School of Management. Previously, he held a variety of commercial and senior management positions within the Information Technology (IT) industry. As a passionate skydiver and former project manager, his interests, both privately and professionally, revolve around the management of risk and uncertainty. Mark Hall is Senior Lecturer in Project and Operations Management and Director of the MBA Programme in Birmingham Business School at the University of Birmingham. Previously, he worked at the Universities of Bristol and Bath. Before becoming an academic, Mark worked in the UK and internationally for several years as a surveyor and project manager.

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