Experiencing Project Management: Projects, Challenges and Lessons Learned - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3895783781 ISBN 13: 9783895783784

Publisher: Wiley VCH, 2010

Synopsis

A project manager must not only master methods and processes, but also have the ability to deal with new, unexpected and critical situations. The book deals with these challenges, the passion for projects and the creativity which is required in order to lead projects and bring them to a successful conclusion. Experienced project managers report on exciting tasks in various countries, daily life as project managers and about their personal experiences and learning effects.
Readers will experience the fascinating appeal of the job of a "project manager", which also means constantly being prepared to get into a new task. Furthermore, the book provides ideas about how to overcome social, cultural, organisational, financial, bureaucratic or other hurdles.
Not only classic project managers - engineers and economists -, but also lawyers or industrial engineers, who work in projects or are interested in project work, will be inspired by this book, how personal commitment and professional, organisational and social capabilities combine to form this unique profession.

About this title

About the Authors

ELISABETH BITTNER
has built up communities on project management and project training and she does communication and PR for project management topics.

WALTER GREGORC
has directed projects in the USA, in Albania, Hong Kong, Oman, Saudi-Arabia, Turkey and Austria. In addition, he has special experiences in claim and contract management, in project assessment and in PM coaching.

Both are members of the Siemens Project Directors Community.

ELISABETH BITTNER
ist in der Weiterbildung der Siemens AG tätig. Zu ihren Aufgaben zählen die Kommunikation für Weiterbildungsthemen des Programms PM@Siemens sowie Aufbau und Begleitung von Communities im Umfeld Projektmanagement und Training.

ELISABETH BITTNER
Jahrgang 1970, studierte Geisteswissenschaften und ist geprüfte PR-Beraterin (Deutsche Akademie für Public Relations). Seit 1997 ist Elisabeth Bittner in der Weiterbildung des Siemens-Konzerns tätig, seit 2000 mit dem Schwerpunkt Projektmanagement. Zu ihren Aufgaben zählen die Kommunikation für Weiterbildungsthemen des Programms PM@Siemens sowie Aufbau und Begleitung von Communities im Umfeld Projektmanagement und Training. Seit 2004 ist sie aktives Mitglied der Siemens "Project Directors Community".

WALTER GREGORC
ist Project Director bei der Siemens AG und verfügt über umfangreiche Auslandserfahrungen in leitenden Projektpositionen (Albanien, Hong Kong, Saudi-Arabien, USA, Türkei und Österreich).

WALTER GREGORC
Jahrgang 1950, Ing. der Elektrotechnik, seit 37 Jahren in der Siemens AG tätig in Vertrieb, Inbetriebsetzung Nachrichtentechnik und Energietechnik. Seit 2003 führt er als Project Director Contract- und Claim-Management-Projekte im In- und Ausland durch, außerdem Projektassessments, Assessmenttrainings sowie Projektmanagement-Coachings. Er verfügt über umfangreiche Auslandserfahrungen in leitenden Projektpositionen (Albanien, Hong Kong, Saudi-Arabien, USA, Türkei und Österreich), in seiner Freizeit betreibt er aktiv Karate (2. Dan). Zusammen mit Dr. Karl-Ludwig Weiner ist er Autor des Buchs "Claim Management".

From the Back Cover

A project manager must not only master methods and processes, but also have the ability to deal with new, unexpected and critical situations. The book deals with these challenges, the passion for projects and the creativity which is required in order to lead projects and bring them to a successful conclusion. Experienced project managers report on exciting tasks in various countries, daily life as project managers and about their personal experiences and learning effects.

Readers will experience the fascinating appeal of the job of a "project manager", which also means constantly being prepared to get into a new task. Furthermore, the book provides ideas about how to overcome social, cultural, organisational, financial, bureaucratic or other hurdles.

Not only classic project managers - engineers and economists -, but also lawyers or industrial engineers, who work in projects or are interested in project work, will be inspired by this book, how personal commitment and professional, organisational and social capabilities combine to form this unique profession.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley VCH
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3895783781
• ISBN 13: 9783895783784
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 231
• Editor: Bittner Elisabeth, Gregorc Walter