Synopses & Reviews
Teamwork, projects, collaborative problem solving, innovation, and creativity are central to success in engineering, especially in the increasingly global economy. The overall goal of
Teamwork and Project Management, Third Edition is to prepare you for these aspects of professional practice in engineering. The approach involves engaging you in activity, reflection, and collaboration to build your knowledge and skills.
Specific goals for readers of Teamwork and Project Management, Third edition include:
• To understand the professional skills aspects of engineering and their role in modern engineering practice.
• To understand the dynamics of team development and interpersonal problem solving.
• To identify strategies for accelerating the development of high-performance teamwork.
• To understand the critical dimensions of project scope, time, cost management, as well as the role of the customer or client.
• To understand and be able to apply the critical technical and professional competencies in project management.
• To explore a variety of best practices including anticipating, preventing, and overcoming barriers to project success.
Synopsis
Teamwork and projects are at the heart of the approach Karl Smith uses in teaching students of all levels. While knowing that it isn't easy for students to work effectively in project teams or for faculty to organize and manage them, Smith has been convinced through personal experience in the classroom that the potential for extraordinary work from teams makes it worth the effort. In writing Project Management and Teamwork, his goals for the reader were as follows: for he or she to understand the dynamics of team development and interpersonal problem solving; to identify strategies for accelerating the development of true team effectiveness; to understand the critical dimensions of project scope, time, and cost management; to understand critical technical competencies in project management; and to explore a variety of "best practices" including anticipating, preventing, and overcoming barriers to project success. The assumption is that projects and teamwork are a central part of engineering work in the world outside the classroom.
Table of Contents
Preface
1. Teamwork and Project Management in Engineering
2. Teamwork
3. Teamwork Skills and Problem Solving
4. Project Management Principles and Practices
5. The Project Manager's Role
6. Project Scheduling
7. Project Monitoring and Evaluation
8. Project Management Documentation and Communications
9. Project Management Software
10. Where to Go from Here
Index