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Project Management Organization
Alberto De Marco
- pp 57-69
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The role of the project manager is discussed together with cultural and human problems that people face while working as a team as mentioned in this paper, and the emerging trends of Agile Project Management methodologies applied to facility construction projects and the practices of managing agile teams.Abstract:
This chapter introduces to important organizational issues concerning the Project Management practice First, it presents the main organizational structures from functional through project-oriented forms Second, the chapter focuses on some of the details of organizing Project Management Offices and Project Teams, describing the various tasks of the project staff Then, the role of the project manager is discussed together with cultural and human problems that people face while working as a team Finally, we make the point on the emerging trends of Agile Project Management methodologies applied to facility construction projects and the practices of managing agile teamsread more
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Tension between Leadership Archetypes: Systematic Review to Inform Construction Research and Practice
TL;DR: In this article, the role of project managers in maintaining control over tasks and activities has been theorized comprehensively, placing a firm focus on vertica, and the role role of managers has been investigated.
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