LEADER 00000cam  2200541Ki 4500 
001    ocn951217786 
003    OCoLC 
005    20160803050856.4 
006    m     o  d         
007    cr cnu---unuuu 
008    160606s2015    pauabd  ob    000 0 eng d 
019    947727719 
020    9781628251050|q(electronic bk.) 
020    1628251050|q(electronic bk.) 
035    (OCoLC)951217786|z(OCoLC)947727719 
040    N$T|beng|erda|epn|cN$T|dYDXCP|dLGG|dEBLCP 
049    GTKE 
050  4 P93.5|b.G457 2015eb 
082 04 658.4/52|223 
100 1  Geraldi, Joana G.,|d1979-|eauthor. 
245 10 Visuals matter! :|bdesigning and using effective visual 
       representations to support project and portfolio decisions
       /|cJoana Geraldi, Mario Arlt. 
264  1 Newtown Square, Pennsylvania :|bProject Management 
       Institute, Inc.,|c[2015] 
300    1 online resource (xi, 143 pages) :|billustrations, maps, 
       charts 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    computer|bc|2rdamedia 
338    online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references. 
505 0  Introduction -- The challenge: project portfolio decisions
       -- The opportunity: visuals -- Tapping into the potential:
       visual literacy -- Research design -- Data analysis -- 
       Summary, conclusions, and recommendations -- Appendices --
       References -- Authors. 
520 3  This book is the result of a two-year research project, 
       funded by Project Management Institute and University 
       College London to explore how visuals can be used and 
       designed in the project, program and portfolio contexts 
       and with what effects. Visuals are integral to how we 
       manage projects; consider e.g. Gantt charts, stakeholder 
       maps, traffic lights, bubble charts, PowerPoint slides. 
       Visuals are an opportunity to think sharper, quicker and 
       clearer. Yet, they also constitute a threat, can bias 
       decisions and encourage detrimental behaviors. Project 
       managers and researchers alike have paid little attention 
       to visuals and how they can be used mindfully. The intent 
       of this book is to increase the awareness of project 
       practitioners and scholars about the importance of visuals
       and to provide guidance on how they can be used and 
       designed. The research underpinning the book is focused on
       the impact of visuals on cognition and communication in 
       project portfolio decisions. Our empirical research delves
       further into the role of visuals in cognition. Cognition 
       is critical in this context. The complexity of portfolio 
       problems quickly exceed human cognitive limitations as a 
       result of: a large number of possible combinations of 
       projects in a portfolio, project interdependencies, a high
       degree of uncertainty (as future outcomes are unknown and 
       goals and constraints change over time) and the need to 
       balance different and changing objectives of multiple 
       stakeholders. The irrationality in the behavior of 
       decision makers constitutes an additional challenge, an 
       aspect that is widely studied in decision theory and 
       mostly neglected by the current project management 
       literature. When making decisions, executives are both 
       rational and intuitive. While intuition is important, we 
       contend that the analysis and use of data is pivotal to 
       address the complexity of portfolios and make effective 
       decisions. Visuals can help, as they are a powerful 
       cognition aid. Therefore, this research contributes to a 
       better understanding of the use and design of visuals, and
       how they can support cognition in portfolio decisions. 
       Specifically, our goal was to better understand, what role
       visuals can play in portfolio decisions, and how the use 
       and design of visuals can influence cognition in portfolio
       decisions, and ultimately to help project and portfolio 
       management practitioners enhance their visual literacy. 
520    Visuals are integral to how we manage projects: Gantt 
       charts, stakeholder maps, traffic lights, bubble charts, 
       PowerPoint slides. Visuals are an opportunity to think 
       sharper, quicker and clearer ... yet they also constitute 
       a threat, can bias decisions and encourage detrimental 
       behaviors. Geraldi and Alt discuss the importance of 
       visuals, their impact on cognition and communication in 
       project portfolio decisions, and how they can enhance your
       business. 
588 0  Print version record. 
650  0 Visual communication. 
650  0 Project management. 
650  0 Communication in management. 
650  7 Communication in management.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00870174 
650  7 Project management.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01078797 
650  7 Visual communication.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01167997 
650  7 Portfolio Management.|2pmcsg 
650  7 BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industrial Management.|2bisacsh 
650  7 BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Management.|2bisacsh 
650  7 BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Management Science.|2bisacsh 
650  7 BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Organizational Behavior.|2bisacsh 
655  7 Book.|2marcgt 
776 08 |iPrint version:|aGeraldi, Joana G., 1979-|tVisuals 
       matter!|dNewtown Square, Pennsylvania : Project Management
       Institute, Inc., [2015]|z9781628250787|w(DLC)  2015028274
       |w(OCoLC)915056967 
914    ocn951217786 
994    92|bGTK