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Heading innovation Enablers business as Assistant Vice-President at Satyam Computers, Madhavan S. Rao’s latest book “Steering Project Success” address the evolving dimensions of project management and presents an innovative approach to managing project challenges.
Today, in the present technological world, there is a need for stakeholders to be more responsive to changes, uncertainties and vulnerabilities in the environment. According to Madhvan, project management is undergoing a paradigm evolution from project control to empowerment of project teams.
This paradigm shift demands that project teams learn to think like entrepreneurs and leaders. This book addresses the evolving dimensions of project management and presents an innovative approach to manage project challenges. The live examples and graphic presentation help in better understanding of the matter. It complements and supplements the current body of knowledge and best practices in project management.
The essence of the book is captured in a framework of seven mantras, which can enable project manages to be more successful and nurture entrepreneurship in their teams. The seven mantras include:
1. Foreseeing the bigger Picture
2. Investing in customer and team education
3. Information seeding
4. Perception Management
5. Learning to say a positive NO and a conditional YES
6. Steering the comfort level
7. Thinking $ for stakeholders
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