Cultural Influences in Engineering Projects

ISBN-13: 9781606504826 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 120 str.

Morgan Henrie

Opis

Cultural Influences in Engineering Projects will focus on a dual objective of discussing culture within the project environment and how project managers can leverage development of a unique project culture to foster a higher probability of project success. To achieve this dual focus the book first establishes a foundation discussion of what projects are and the various types of project organizations, which are used throughout the world. It then discusses the different approaches in building a desired project team culture. The book expands the foundation discussions to be inclusive of both homogeneous project teams, i.e. those consisting of predominantly those born and raised in the US, and a multi-national project team environments where people from different nations interact towards a common goal. Understanding how project teams work in both a homogeneous and diverse project environment is essential knowledge for working within the international arena. This book is intended for the full spectrum of project managers spanning those studying the topic in school, to well established professionals in the field. It is intended for engineers, organizational managers, senior executives and other members of the project management team. Anyone who either works with or works within a project environment or those who manage project managers will find this book helpful in understanding how all projects are influenced by their culture, and how culture can be shaped to support high performing project teams.

Culture can be a significant contributor to, or hindrance to, a teams success. Research has clearly established that failing to have a cohesive team culture creates a severe challenge to any team effort. Culture is also something that everyone brings with them to the team. Yet, developing an understanding of what the team culture is, what constitutes a cohesive team culture, and how to modify it such that it enhances the probability of team success is a challenge to team leaders. Cultural team challenges exist within holistic, that is, teams from a single nation, or multinational teams. Cultural Influences in Engineering Projects provides team leaders and interested individuals a cohesive source of information, ideas, and approaches on how to understand, analyze, develop cultural transition plans, and methods which can improve or modify a teams culture toward success. Cultural Influences in Engineering Projects also includes an extensive literature review reference set which provides the reader a ready source where they can continue to expand their cultural knowledge base and ultimately improve their probability of successfully managing holistic and multinational teams.