Overview
- Analyses historical case studies to discuss modern project management techniques
- Addresses a wide range of project management topics
- Explores the gap between project management research and implementation
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Table of contents (6 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This book examines the management of three projects from the nineteenth century which led to substantial business transformation: the Stockton to Darlington Railway, the US Transcontinental Railroad and the Manchester Ship Canal. The lessons learned are of great relevance to contemporary project management, particularly those concerned with disruptive technology. The book addresses a wide range of project management topics associated with transformation. These include value management, sponsorship, governance, partnerships, opportunity management, project culture and morale, project complexity, uncertainty, prototyping and piloting, agility, innovation, risk and knowledge management.
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Chris Procter has been a project manager, lecturer (at the University of Salford), researcher and consultant in project management for over 30 years and has significant experience in pedagogical research and professional development and practice.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Managing Transformation Projects
Book Subtitle: Tracing Lessons from the Industrial to the Digital Revolution
Authors: Mark Kozak-Holland, Chris Procter
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-33035-4
Publisher: Palgrave Pivot Cham
eBook Packages: Business and Management, Business and Management (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-33034-7Published: 10 December 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-33037-8Published: 10 December 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-33035-4Published: 30 November 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 131
Number of Illustrations: 12 b/w illustrations, 3 illustrations in colour
Topics: Project Management, Innovation/Technology Management, Economic History