The People Project Triangle: Balancing Delivery, Business-as-Usual, and People's Welfare
- 1h 53m
- Andy Coaton, Stuart Copeland
- Business Expert Press
- 2020
The People Project Triangle refers to the trade-off between the project, the ongoing business, and the people working in them.
Driven by rapid external change, the modern corporation is lean and cost conscious. A consequence is an increasingly common project management situation of a medium important, medium complex business change project that cannot justify a full-time team. Consequently, it is resourced by in-house staff working on the project as homework, meaning in addition to their normal responsibilities. The authors term this a composite project.
This book postulates that composite projects are increasingly used to meet the demands of rapid business change. However, they are largely unrecognized as a separate organizational category of project, with particular characteristics, management needs, and risks.
The People Project Triangle refers to the trade-off between the project, the ongoing business, and the people working in them. When pressure mounts it is often the people who bear the brunt, risking stress and burnout. The authors assert that with better recognition, clearer understanding and appropriate measures, many of the common problems with composite projects can be foreseen and avoided or mitigated.
About the Author
Stuart Copeland BSc(Hons), MCMI, MBCS, is a UK-based business consultant, specializing in change projects with significant complexity, criticality, and scale. He has run over 100 projects, across multiple sectors, with large and small organizations. A graduate of Cardiff University, he is a member of the Chartered Management Institute, the Institute of Interim Management, and the British Computer Society. He is PRINCE2 and MSP accredited. He held a range of general management and business improvement positions in a large automotive group.
In this Book
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Introduction
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The Why and How of Projects
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The Changed Business Landscape
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The Changed Project Landscape
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Impact and the People Project Triangle
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Impact on People
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Impact on Business as Usual
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Impact on Projects
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Thesis and Problem Summarized
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Categorizing Projects
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Executive Sponsor is Key
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The Vision
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Team Selection
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The Stakeholder PM
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Start Right
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Involving People Effectively
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Dealing with People Day to Day
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Get the Important Stuff Done
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Summary
