Complexity Theory and Project Management

Acknowledgements.

Introduction.

Part I Complexity Theory.

A Practitioner's Explanation of Complexity Theory.

1 Introduction to Complexity Theory.

2 Going beyond the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) Guide.

3 Virtual Leadership and Complexity.

4 Successful Virtual Projects.

Part II How to Deploy Complexity Theory.

5 Successful Project Management Strategies of Complexity.

6 Virtual Leadership through Complexity.

7 How Organizational Culture Is the Key to Applying Complexity.

8 Cultural Conflict through the Lens of Complexity.

9 Cultural Conflict Resolution Strategies.

10 Risk Management through the Lens of Complexity.

Part III Case Studies of Applied Complexity.

11 SEMCO (Organizational Complexity).

12 Web-Based Universities (Multilevel Complexity).

13 Small Team Complexity.

Part IV Create Successful Project Communities.

14 Leadership of Complexity-Driven Organizations.

15 Communities.

16 Teams and Complexity.

17 Micro-Teams (Tribes).

18 Dealing Appropriately with Change.

Part V Advanced Tools for Managing Complexity.

19 Complexity Tools for Organizations with Virtual Teams.

20 Virtual Projects and Complexity Theory.

21 Using Complexity to Address a Troubled Project.

22 The Future of Complexity.

Index.