Book Review: Developing teams through project based learning
Jean Atkinson, Gower Publications, Aldershot, 2001, 152 Pages, 8
Chapters + Appendices, ISBN-10: 05660 83671, ISBN-13: 978 05660 83679
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I find the dynamics of project teams fascinating. To work with a project team that communicates
and treats each other with respect, yet challenges each other is great! This
book isn’t really about building and developing a winning project team. It is
about developing people through projects. However I see it as a two way street
and the chapters in this book are just as valuable in engendering project team
wellbeing and effectiveness as they are for developing individuals. Learning,
dealing with and overcoming difficult situations, is for me, life affirming. My
experience over many years and projects is that very few businesses ‘back-fill’
the project team members jobs to allow them to concentrate on the project. Therefore
most project team members have two jobs their ‘day job’ and their ‘project
job’. The book covers recognising and dealing with stress. Having two jobs or
even looking back at the day job is a recipe for stress and anxiety. The book
looks at both soft and hard skills which project team members will need to
acquire to become effective project team players. The book is short so it
doesn’t have in depth coverage of topics. Nevertheless for a project manager
there is enough information, supported by templates to stimulate thoughts and
actions. I really like the book’s brevity and bitesize approach to project team
dynamics. Well worth a read.
Happy implementing!
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