This book explores project management (PM) from a musical perspective. Music is a significant example of a nontraditional arena where PM is vital, yet it is only beginning to be seen as a vital tool. Therefore, this book will give an in depth and preeminent look at the PM processes and knowledge areas that are of utmost importance in many fields that PM is not used for currently. Seeking to understand projects in musical ways, synergies between music and the wider project management profession are many and varied. Written and developed by international experts in the project management and music professions, this book represents a unique and insightful approach to the study of the subject. The authors take a fresh look at practical models of musical thinking capable of application at every scale of project management, and in every possible project management environment. If you want to make your projects more musical, or simply have an interest exploring project management in music, this is the book for you!

本作は、無機質な管理業務と捉えられがちなプロジェクトマネジメントに、音楽という魂を吹き込む極めて独創的な論考です。緻密な工程管理をスコアに、チームの連携をアンサンブルになぞらえ、ビジネスを芸術的な創造の場へと昇華させます。単なる効率化ではなく、リズムや調和といった感性がいかに成果を左右するかを説く筆致は、読者の知的好奇心を激しく揺さぶります。 論理と感性が交錯するスリリングな対話も大きな見所です。即興演奏のように変化へ適応する柔軟性や、個々の才能をシンフォニーとして結実させる哲学は、あらゆる組織運営に通ずる普遍的な真理を突いています。音楽というレンズを通すことで、日常の業務が未知の可能性を秘めた演奏へと変貌を遂げる。その知的なカタルシスこそが、本作が放つ最大の魅力です。