UTD 2nd Annual Project Management Symposium

eric.brown · Jul 1, 2008

Yours truly will be speaking on August 18th

I'll presenting a paper titled "Project Management and the Stockholm Syndrome".

Abstract:

Project success in the world of client/vendor relationships hinges on two things: The ability of a project team to plan, manage and deliver results; and the ability to build and maintain relationships. Most project teams understand the pitfalls of delivery but many do not realize that another pitfall is associated with building relationships. For example, what happens when project managers or other team members begin to associate more closely with the client or vendor then with their own organization? This pitfall, which has the same characteristics as the Stockholm Syndrome, can be a significant risk for any project.

This paper addresses the topic of the Stockholm Syndrome as applied to project managers and project teams. This is not an in-depth research study into the psychological effects of managing stressful projects and how these stresses might cause a ‘Stockholm Syndrome’ effect. The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview on the syndrome and give some insights into a real-world project where symptoms similar to hostage/captor appeared and how these symptoms were recognized and overcome.
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Looks like some other excellent topics will be discussed as well. More info at http://pmsymposium.utdallas.edu/

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