Managing Project Ending

Virpi Havila (Uppsala University, Sweden), Asta Salmi (Aalto University, Finland)

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Routledge
04 December 2018

Society & Social Sciences; Project management; Production & quality control management; Purchasing & supply management; Hotel & catering trades

Series: Routledge Advances in Management and Business Studies

Understanding project endings is a significant part of project management, yet there is relatively little work published in this important area. This book addresses the gap, focusing on the successful management of project endings, showing how to plan for the ending of a project, how to create ending competencies, and in particular, how to successfully manage relations with different stakeholders of a project as it is coming to an end.

Havila and Salmi use a real-life case in the airline industry to show how the successful ending project was achieved and in doing so portray ideas and experiences not typically considered in the field. Through the case discussion, the complexity of the process is unveiled and the achievement of success for all parties is explained. The book portrays three key success factors: ending competencies, to be developed both at the organizational and individual levels; efficient management of the business network around the ending project; and involvement at the strategic managerial level. It concludes that project endings are often complex and have far-reaching effects, and therefore, call for close managerial attention.

By: Virpi Havila (Uppsala University Sweden), Asta Salmi (Aalto University, Finland)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9781138980334
ISBN 10: 1138980331
Series: Routledge Advances in Management and Business Studies
Pages: 128
Publication Date: 04 December 2018
Audience: College/higher education , Primary , A / AS level
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Virpi Havila is Professor of Business Studies at Uppsala University. Asta Salmi is Professor of International Business at Helsinki School of Economics

Reviews for Managing Project Ending

This book looks at the successful management of the premature end of one project. It uses an excellent case study and as the layers are peeled away the complexity is unveiled and the achievement of success for all parties is demonstrated. Although not couched in project management speak this is an admirable adjunct to the conventional project and programme management texts and is a recommended read for aspiring and practicing project managers. Margaret Greenwood (University of the West of England, UK)