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Saturday, January 19, 2008
New book by Brian Irwin tackles politics and conflicts on projects
Management Concepts has announces the publication of Managing Politics and Conflict in Projects, a new book for project managers by Brian Irwin, PMP. Managing Politics and Conflict in Projects is an easy-to-read, no-nonsense guide explaining the “soft” issues of project management, including communicating, negotiating, and influencing skills that are vital to project success. Readers will understand an organization’s political climate and culture to ascend the corporate ladder, and learn how to deal with political issues—which require complex organizational and interpersonal skills.
Managing Politics and Conflict in Projects provides valuable review points, tips, and a fictional narrative illustrating the book’s main points, including: leadership, interpersonal, and communications skills; negotiating organizational political environments; utilizing politics and conflict; recognizing and interpreting the barriers of communication; negotiating; and overcoming cultural challenges.
Brian Irwin, MSM, PMP, has more than 15 years of project experience in diverse industries including personal computers, engineering, information technology, aerospace, and defense. He is currently the president of PM Team Dynamics, a project management consulting firm specializing in project audits, troubled project assessment and recovery, and project startup facilitation. Mr. Irwin holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and a Master of Science in Management with a specialization in Project Management from Colorado Technical University in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Managing Politics and Conflict in Projects, 2008, 210 pages, softcover, published by Management Concepts, Vienna, VA, 978-1-56726-221-6 $29. This book is available from your local bookstore or directly from Management Concepts at www.managementconcepts.com.
Management Concepts, Inc., is an integrated training, consulting, and publishing company dedicated to the mind at work—from entry level to executive leaders. For more information, visit www.managementconcepts.com.
Brian Irwin, MSM, PMP, has more than 15 years of project experience in diverse industries including personal computers, engineering, information technology, aerospace, and defense. He is currently the president of PM Team Dynamics, a project management consulting firm specializing in project audits, troubled project assessment and recovery, and project startup facilitation. Mr. Irwin holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and a Master of Science in Management with a specialization in Project Management from Colorado Technical University in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Managing Politics and Conflict in Projects, 2008, 210 pages, softcover, published by Management Concepts, Vienna, VA, 978-1-56726-221-6 $29. This book is available from your local bookstore or directly from Management Concepts at www.managementconcepts.com.
