Book Reviews Book Review: "The Social Atom"
| Book Review: "The Social Atom" |
| Written by Berthold Kastel |
| Tuesday, 16 June 2009 21:50 |
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RecommendationI liked this book a lot and definitely recommend it as an easy read and introduction into a fascinating new way of looking at social sciences. The main issue I had was during the last 20 to 30 pages, when Mr. Buchanan tried to simplistically apply some of his findings to current political problems, in what I saw as an inconsistent and contradicatory manner. He also used these last pages for a totally unnecessary assault on religion, as if his findings or logic would be in any way disqualify religion.
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Important Definitions
"Program"A group of projects that produce multiple deliverables, are linked to specific business benefits, instead of products, and are tied to the business strategy. What does that mean for 21st century projects?
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New Ideas
Complex Projects as SystemsTechnological advances are the main drivers that keep connecting the world. Project management of the 21st century will need to reflect these rapid changes in technology and society. The exponential growth of data storage, data processing and communication capabilities lead also to an exponentially growing complexity of projects. “Complexity” can be defined as the state of being intricately interconnected.
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