Building Effective Project Teams

ROBERT K. WYSOCKI is President of Enterprise Information Insights, Inc., which specializes in project management consulting. He is a member of the Project Management Institute (PMI). He is also the author of Effective Project Management, Second Edition (Wiley).

Introduction. Acknowledgments. About the Author. PART ONE: THE BACKGROUND.The Successful Project. The Project Environment. Team Models. Project/Team Alignment Model. PART TWO: ASSESSMENT.The Case Study. Thinking Styles. Problem-Solving and Decision-Making Styles. Conflict Management Styles and Strategies. Project Management Skills and Competencies. PART THREE: FORMATION. Establishing the Profile of the Project. Establishing the Profile of the Project Team. Assessing Team Alignment and Balance. PART FOUR: DEVELOPMENT AND DEPLOYMENT. Developing and Deploying the Project Team. Appendix A: References and Reading List. Appendix B: Sources of Information. Appendix C: How to Get TeamArchitect Tools. Appendix D: The Companion CD-ROM. Index.