Managing in Complex Project Environments
Carole Osterweil shares how to manage in complex project environments and talks about her book Project Delivery, Uncertainty and Neuroscience in this interview.
Author: Elizabeth Harrin
Elizabeth Harrin is a Fellow of the Association for Project Management in the UK. She holds degrees from the University of York and Roehampton University, and several project management certifications including APM PMQ. She first took her PRINCE2 Practitioner exam in 2004 and has worked extensively in project delivery for over 20 years.
Elizabeth is the founder of RebelsGuideToPM.com and also the founder of the Project Management Rebels community, a mentoring group for professionals. She's written several books for project managers including Managing Multiple Projects.
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