Project Management in Health and Community Services: A contemporary guide to practice

Synopsis

The new edition of this best-selling text presents the tools and techniques for effectively managing every kind of development and change in health and community services, while also balancing the needs of a range of stakeholders. It offers practical, problem-solving strategies based on real-life scenarios.A core competency for health and community service practitioners internationally, project management is a key challenge for both new and existing staff. This practitioner’s guide uses project stories and examples to illustrate the core challenges that practitioners may face, including managing the project life cycle, project planning, execution and evaluation, risk management, handling change and building effective teams. Alongside new interviews with staff working across a range of sectors, this edition includes new content on career development and pathways as well as the growing integration of project methods into general management, and the impact of broader changes like digital innovation and transformation.Written by highly experienced authors, and underpinned by the latest research, this enlightening and practical guide is an essential resource for anyone studying or working in health and community services.

Copyright:

2025

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ISBN-13:

9781040216729

Related ISBNs:

9781040216675, 9781032556758, 9781000256116, 9781003431701, 9781032556741

Publisher:

Taylor & Francis

Date of Addition:

01/20/25

Copyrighted By:

Zhanming Liang, Valerie Thiessen and Judith Dwyer. The right of Zhanming Liang, Valerie Thiessen and Judith Dwyer to be identified as authors of this work has been asserted in accordance with sections

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No

Language:

English

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No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Medicine, Politics and Government

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