Drawing for Free Copies of Complexity Theory and Project Management announced by PMForum

March 14, 2011 - PRLog -- Dallas, Texas, USA — PMForum has announced another project management book to be given away through its PM GiveAways™ Program, “Complexity Theory and Project Management”, by Wanda Curlee and Robert L. Gordon and published by Wiley in the USA.  PMForum’s PM GiveAways™ Program was announced in a breaking news article in July 2010, which can be seen at http://www.pmforum.org/blogs/news/2010/07/FreeProjectManagementStuffPMForumLaunchesPM.html

Complexity Theory and Project Management gives a firsthand view on the future of complexity theory as a driving force in the management field, and allows project managers to get a head start in applying its principles immediately to produce more favorable outcomes.

Current management practices require adherence to rigid, global responses unsuitable for addressing the changing needs of most projects. Complexity Theory and Project Management shifts this paradigm to create opportunities for expanding the decision-making process in ways that promote flexibility—and increase effectiveness. It informs readers on the managerial challenges of juggling project requirements, and offers them a clear road map on how to revise perspectives and reassess priorities to excel despite having an unpredictable workflow.

Complexity Theory and Project Management provides remedies through the use of teaching notes, PowerPoint slides, a solutions manual, and a toolbox of answers to common project management problems to illustrate how the deployment of complexity theory can make a project more successful. One of the first books covering the subject of complexity theory for project management, this useful guide:

•   Explains the relationship of complexity theory to virtual project management
•   Supplies techniques, tips, and suggestions for building effective and successful teams in the virtual environment
•   Presents current information about best practices and relevant proactive tools
•   Makes a strong case for including complexity theory in PMI’s PMBOK® Guide

Wanda Curlee is a Program Management Consultant for a Fortune 500 company,  with her primary clients in the U.S. federal government. She has been a consultant in various organizations and industries including telecoms, insurance, and technology.  She has a doctorate in organizational leadership from the University of Phoenix and has authored papers on virtual project teams, complexity theory and project management, and virtual project management offices. Wanda Curlee is an adjunct professor at Northcentral University, Kaplan University, and the University of Phoenix.

Robert L. Gordon is currently a senior faculty member with Keller School of Management (DeVry University).  Dr. Gordon earned his Doctor of Management and organizational leadership degree and his master of business administration from the University of Phoenix, and an undergraduate degree in history from UCLA.  He has been active in project management and supply chain management for over twenty years.  During that time, he has been involved with the construction of ten different passenger vessels and involved with multiple ERP-related projects.  

Complexity Theory and Project Management; by Wanda Curlee and Robert L. Gordon; published by John Wiley & Sons; ISBN 978-0-470-54596-6; 416 pages; hardcover; October 2010; US$120.00.  For more about the book, click here.  A copy of this book will be shipped by the publisher at no charge to 10 lucky winners. Drawing to be held on 7 June 2011.  For rules and to register, visit http://www.pmforum.org/PMGiveAways/Free-PM-Books.html.

PMForum’s PM GiveAways™ Program is based on periodic DRAWINGS for free educational and professional project management products and services.  PM GiveAways™ will include project management courses, books, conference passes, software and other valuable items.  Drawings will be held at least monthly, with the products and services to be given away announced in breaking news articles ahead of time and on PM GiveAways™ web pages.  To learn more or to register for drawings for free project management stuff, visit http://www.pmforum.org/PMGiveAways/PMGiveAways.html.

About John Wiley and Sons
John Wiley & Sons, Inc., based in New York, is one of the world’s largest publishers in the business, scientific, technical and many other fields. Wiley's Scientific, Technical, Medical, and Scholarly (STMS) business, also known as Wiley-Blackwell, serves the world's research and scholarly communities, and is the largest publisher for professional and scholarly societies.   Wiley’s Professional/Trade (P/T) business serves professionals and consumers with books, subscription content, and information services, in all media, in targeted categories. Wiley Higher Education serves undergraduate, graduate, and advanced placement students, lifelong learners, and, in Australia, secondary school students.  To see their project management titles, visit http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-350171.html.

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About PMForum
PMForum operates www.pmforum.org, the world’s first website devoted to professional project management and still one of the most popular online sources of project management news and information. PMForum also produces the monthly PM World Today eJournal where articles, reports and stories about projects and project management around the world can be found; free subscriptions at www.pmworldtoday.net.

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