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The author packs this final volume with many helpful
ideas to boost one's problem-solving abilities using these
methods:
* Problem statement
* Root cause analysis
* Abstraction
* Analogy
* Brainstorming
The latest new Audiobooks from IEEE-USA:
* Trial and error
* Hypothesis testing
* Divide and conquer
* Lateral thinking
* Reduction
Caring for Your Project
Team, by author Harry T.
Roman, offers advice for
project team leaders.
" Individual commitment
to a group effort - that's
what makes a team work,
a company work, a society
work, a civilization work, " the
great football coach Vince
Lombardi once observed.
To that, veteran engineer and educator Roman adds,
" And nothing builds professional skills better and faster
than leading project teams. "
Moreover, if you have any doubts about that, one
glimpse at Roman's résumé will confirm he knows what
he's talking about. He spent much of his 36-year career
doing that in R&D at PSE&G, New Jersey's largest utility
company. Now, to encourage other professionals, and
lend them a hand with leading successful teams, IEEEUSA
is offering the audiobook version of Caring for Your
Project Team. It's a valuable resource for anyone who
may be asked to lead a project team - whether they are
brand new at it or experienced at leading a team.
The author emphasizes that project teams vary,
according to their specific assignment. In Roman's case,
many of the teams he led typically involved large-issue
concepts and projects. They included developing an
advanced technique for power-system load-flow analysis,
or using robots in nuclear power plants, and other utility
operations. Moreover, his teams usually entailed threeto
five-year member commitments, large budgets, and
often included vendors and outside consultants.
Nevertheless, he lists a basic set of activities that he
says characterize the movement and evolution of a
team: Pulling toward a common goal, doing something
important for the company, growing members' skills
and professional toolbox, learning how to lead teams
themselves, and sharing a feeling of accomplishment.
In addition, Roman devotes several chapters of his
audiobook to key areas where team leaders need to
devote special attention in managing their groups.
In the other new IEEE-USA
Audiobook, Boosting Team
Creativity, author Harry T.
Roman once again comes to
the fore, to help managers
or team leaders seeking
innovative strategies to help
their organizations succeed.
In Boosting Team
Creativity, Roman
discusses that when people come together to use
their imaginations and diverse perspectives, creativity
becomes " nothing less than rocket fuel. " In fact, he
believes that creativity is not only vital to the health and
vigor of a project team, but can also " change a business,
give it new perspective, re-envision it, and perhaps, even
disrupt it completely. "
The author presents a persuasive case for encouraging
employees' creativity, which he says can help a company
to zoom past the competition and gain strategic
advantages. Roman presents a multitude of approaches
to encourage employees' abilities to generate ideas for
problem solving. He also provides helpful advice on how
individuals can regain creativity lost to email, and other
technological distractions.
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Georgia C. Stelluto is IEEE-USA's Publishing Manager;
Manager/Editor of IEEE-USA E-BOOKS; InFocus Department
Editor for IEEE-USA InSight; and Co-Editor of the IEEE-USA
Conference Brief.
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