Erik Lange
COMING SOON
Engagement, Focus & Tension in Project Management
A Self-help Guide to Reducing Project Friction and Improving Outcomes
Project management isn’t just about timelines, tools, and processes—it’s about people. Engagement, Focus, and Tension in Project Management explores the often-overlooked human dynamics that shape project success. Erik Lange dives into the quirky, recurring, and sometimes frustrating behaviors that impact execution, offering insights into how managing tension and engagement can accelerate project velocity and completion.
Through real-world observations, humor, and practical strategies, this book helps project managers, team leads, and professionals at all levels harness the power of human-centric project execution. Learn how to identify and navigate people-centric project management phenomena, increase engagement, and turn project tension into momentum.
If you’ve ever wondered why projects stall despite well-laid plans, or why some teams excel while others struggle, this book will change how you approach project execution—forever.
Streetsmart Project Management
The Art of Getting Things Done
What is shared in this book is people-centric. It reveals the what and the why. Then it guides you in constructively engaging people in the real world.
Streetsmart Project Management is about practical project management skills. Strategies for successfully engaging common project management phenomema. These are the collective observations and approaches I have developed over a 25-year career. Projects large and small – whether they’re work-related or something at home – can all benefit.
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Project phenomena are the strange things that happen during a project. Challenges and complexity injected intot he effort, typically centered around communications and the people involved. And they happen over and over again. You may find yourself wondering if others are having the same experience. Yes, they are.
There is value is in having a strategy-engaging project management phenomenon. The real win is understanding and delivering phenomena-derived synergies that cost nothing but deliver so much.
Acknowledging these repeating, people-centric phenomena, and the opportunity they represent is the first step. What follows is developing skills to leverage the human equation and ultimately deliver success.
This is the Streetsmart Project Management path to making The art of getting things done your own.