International Project Management
Author: Bennet P Lientz
International Project Management provides specific guidelines for achieving greater project success. It is the result of 15 years of work on international projects by the authors across various project areas and industries. The authors address a need for modern techniques in project management geared and suited to international projects. They offer lessons learned from failures and problems in international projects, and suggest alternative solutions for project issues. Industry examples include manufacturing, distribution, communications, media, transportation, government, IT, marketing, energy, medical care, tourism, and others in forty countries across five continents.
The purpose of this book is to answer:
* What is an international project and why is it different?
* What are the critical success factors for managing international projects?
* How are vendors and outsourcing managed across national boundaries?
* How do businesses effectively address cross- cultural, social, and political issues?
* How are international communications set up and coordinated?
* What should a manager look for in an international project leader?
* How does a business select the right vendors for an international project?
* How are inadequate or incompatible infrastructure and technology issues overcome?
* How are the legal and bureaucratic limitations on project management dealt with?
Also Available
Project Management for the 21st Century, Third Edition
ISBN: 0-12-449983-X, 2002
Breakthrough Technology Project Management, Second Edition
ISBN: 0-12-449968-6, 2001
Table of Contents:
| Preface | ||
| Pt. I | Launch Your International Project | |
| Ch. 1 | Introduction | |
| Ch. 2 | Define the Project | |
| Ch. 3 | Identity the Project Leaders | |
| Ch. 4 | Nail Down the Project Organization and Team | |
| Ch. 5 | Develop the Project Plan | |
| Ch. 6 | Use Technology to Your Advantage | |
| Pt. II | Manage Your International Effort for Success | |
| Ch. 7 | Manage the International Team and the Work | |
| Ch. 8 | Manage Outsourcing and Vendors | |
| Ch. 9 | Sustain Effective Communications | |
| Ch. 10 | Deal with Issues and Use Experience | |
| Pt. III | Types of Global Projects | |
| Ch. 11 | Multinational Software Deployment | |
| Ch. 12 | Mergers and Acquisitions | |
| Ch. 13 | Marketing of a New Product | |
| Pt. IV | Issues in Global Projects | |
| Ch. 14 | Project Issues | |
| Ch. 15 | Business Issues | |
| Ch. 16 | Management Issues | |
| Ch. 17 | External Issues | |
| App. 1: The Magic Cross Reference | ||
| App. 2: Web Sites | ||
| App. 3: References | ||
| Index |
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Transforming Practice through Clinical Education, Professional Supervision and Mentoring
Author: Miranda L Ros
This important resource investigates topics related to clinical education, professional supervision, and mentoring. Beyond student supervision, it discusses supervision of professionals in the work place and the emerging importance of professional mentoring for ongoing professional development. Its broad perspective is relevant to a wide range of health professions, including audiology, dietetics, nursing, occupational therapy, pharmacy, physiotherapy, podiatry, prosthetics and orthotics, radiography, and speech-language pathology. Complex theoretical material is presented in a straightforward, "person-centered" approach that makes information easily accessible and applicable to practice.
• Written by multidisciplinary experts with academic and research backgrounds who also possess extensive practical experience in a variety of professional health fields.
• Reader-friendly, engaging material is grounded in current theory and evidence.
• Three distinct but interrelated fields - clinical education, professional supervision, and mentoring - are addressed together in one book for the first time.
• Supervision of professionals in their workplace is covered, as well as professional mentoring for ongoing professional development.
• Presents complex theoretical material in an engaging, "person-centered" approach.
• Acknowledges the importance of psychological well-being with chapters on the self in supervision and finding meaning and preventing burnout.
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Reviewer: Karim S. Bandali, PhD(The Michener Institute of Applied Health Sciences)
Description: This book provides an overview of the delivery of clinical education with a specific focus on the educator's role. It examines different facets of this topic in order to better prepare the clinical educator and provide clarity regarding the transformation that needs to occur in order to foster professionalism and mentorship in the clinical setting.
Purpose: The general intention of this book, as described by the foreword, is to examine professional practice and the important role clinical educators, professional supervisors, and mentors play in influencing the quality and evolution of this practice. The objectives of this book are worthy and have been met by the editors and contributing authors.
Audience: The readership for this book is varied, depending on area or theme of the book. Due to its unique nature, the book can be relevant in both academic and clinical settings. In the spirit of embracing transformational change, it is imperative that the audience consist not only of clinical educators (focus of the editors) but also of managers, deans, curriculum designers, and vice presidents who are in positions of organizational influence.
Features: The book is intended to highlight that the practice of clinical education requires and will inevitably (and desirably) undergo transformational change in order to meet the changing demands of healthcare and its educators. As a result of the proposed and required post-modern transformational change, the challenge for education and practice providers is to help make thistransformation positive in both the experience of the process and the outcomes for learners and practice participants. This book attempts to support this view by providing a systematic approach and analysis of six key themes that need to be developed in order for this transformation to be successful. The six key themes are: the clinical education process and the role of the clinical educator; teaching and learning; challenges in clinical education; self-supervision; beyond clinical education; and evaluation and future directions in clinical education and supervision. These themes or sections strike a reasonable balance between background information and the challenges that historically have been identified with clinical education, thereby necessitating the transformational change for future success. It should be noted that some sections have more depth and breadth than others. In general, the table of contents and the topic areas reflecting the intent of the material are well thought out and presented. The articles are informative and are contributed by well qualified authors.
Assessment: This is a very useful and comprehensive resource that presents the future of clinical education in a unique post-modern perspective. Its transformational and thematic presentation of diverse yet related topic areas makes it difficult to directly compare it with other books in the field.
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