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Milk Marc Conrad University of Bedfordshire
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CIS015-3 The Four Gods of Management in Action
• Marc Conrad
• Office: D104 – Park Square
• Based on Charles Handy: The Four Gods of Management, Oxford University Press.
• http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=Charles+Handy+The+four+gods+of+management
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Charles Handy’s “Gods of Management”
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What am I doing for a living?
• I am Senior Lecturer at the University of Bedfordshire.
Apollo• I teach Project Management.
Athene• I work for Yong and Les.
Zeus• I am a Computer Scientist.
Dionysus
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The Four Gods of Management
• Zeus: Club Culture
• Apollo: Role Based Culture
• Athena: Task Based Culture
• Dionysus: Existential
• See links on BREO for details.
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Organization Models and Project Manager’s Role
Level of authority
Communication methods
Staff management techniques
Functional (hierarchical)
Apollo
Low Horizontal flow of information is difficult
Well defined
Matrix organization
Medium Good information flow
May become problematic (two bosses)
Projectized organisation
Athena
High Excellent conditions
Demanding
(uncertainty of “after the project”)
Zeus Depends on relationship between Project Manager and the sponsor (“Zeus”). Can be excellent or doomed.
Dionysus Low Unreliable Nearly impossible, needs soft skills.
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PRINCE2® Management Structure(as already seen before)
Corporate/Programme Management
Project Board:Senior User Executive Senior Supplier
Project Manager
Team Manager
Project Support
Project Assurance
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PRINCE2® Management StructureZeus - Culture
Corporate/Programme Management
Project Board:Senior User Executive Senior Supplier
Project Manager
Team Manager
Project Support
Project Assurance
?
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PRINCE2® Management StructureAthena - Culture
Corporate/Programme Management
Project Board:Senior User Executive Senior Supplier
Project Manager
Team Manager
Project Support
Project Assurance
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PRINCE2® Management StructureApollo - Culture
Corporate/Programme Management
Project Board:Senior User Executive Senior Supplier
Project Manager
Team Manager
Project Support
Project Assurance
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PRINCE2® Management StructureDyonisus - Culture
Corporate/Programme Management
Project Board:Senior User Executive Senior Supplier
Project Manager
Team Manager
Project Support
Project Assurance
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Why are you here?
• I am enrolled in CIS015-3 Social and Professional Project Management at the University of Bedfordshire.
Apollo• I learn how to do projects
Athene• I attend Marc’s lecture
Zeus• I want to know about projects
Dionysus
