Problem Structuring Approaches for the Management of Projects (eBook)

Gary Bell is a Teaching Fellow in Project Management with Innovation and Strategy Studies at the University of Sussex, UK.Rosane Pagano is a Principal Lecturer in the Business School of Manchester Metropolitan University, UK.Jon Warwick is Professor of Educational Development in the Mathematical Sciences at London South Bank University, UK. Carlos Sato is a Lecturer in Management at the University of Sussex, UK.

1. A Systematic 'Theories of Changes' Approach for Projects and Change Initiatives in the Context of Quality Enhancement Activity in Higher Education; Diane Hart.2. Explore, Experiment, Experience: A Synthesis of Vickers' Appreciative Learning System and Ackoff's Problem Approach Applied in Practice; Christine Welch and Paul Summer.3. Multi-criteria Mapping as a Problem Structuring Method for Project Front-ending; Josie Coburn and Andrew Stirling.4. Evaluating Understanding: Endrogenous Project Evaluation Using Practice-based Interaction Analysis (PIA); Andrew Carlin and Sheena Murdoch.5. Delivering Better Outcomes through Customer-led Project Management: The Case of the Major Project BT 21st Century Network in the UK; Carlos Sato.6. Exploring the Use of Soft Systems Methodology (SSm) in Front-ending Public Funded Rural Bridge Construction Projects in Bangladesh; Shah Saadi and Gary Bell.7. Managing Context: Lessons from a Large-scale Science Project; Stephen Little.8. Systematic Approach and Problem Structuring Methods in Teaching Sustainability on Project Management Courses at Manchester Metropolitan University: Some Reflections on Good Practice; Garry Blair and Alberto Paucar-Caceres.9. Using SSM in Project Management: Aligning Objectives and Outcomes in Organizational Change Projects; Lee Sarnoe, Alberto Paucar-Caceres, Rosane Pagano and Maria Castellini.