I am a big fan of the series of Harvard Business Review (HBR)’s Handbooks , including the one for leaders and the one for family businesses. Newest in the series is the HBR Project Management Handbook . Author Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez explains that to fully harness project management and to live into the idea that projects can inspire positive change – it is time for companies and leaders to break out of outdated structures and lean into a fresh, modern approach to project management. Hence, his new book. Nieto-Rodriguez defines projects as : Limited in time; they have a start and an end. They require an investment in the form of capital resources (money, funds). They required an investment in human resources (effort, time). Frequently, they bring together people who have diverse expertise and background and who have never worked together before. Further, he explains that projects differ from operations , which are day-to-day activities, and...
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