1. 1 MilkMilk Marc Conrad University of Bedfordshire 1 CIS015-3 The Four Gods of Management in Action Marc Conrad Office: D104 – Park Square Marc.Conrad@beds.ac.uk Based on Charles Handy: The Four Gods of Management, Oxford University Press. http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=Charles+Handy+The+four+gods+of+management

2. 2 MilkMilk Marc Conrad University of Bedfordshire 2 Charles Handy’s “Gods of Management”

3. 3 MilkMilk Marc Conrad University of Bedfordshire 3 What am I doing for a living? I am Senior Lecturer at the University of Bedfordshire.  Apollo I teach Project Management.  Athene I work for Yong and Les.  Zeus I am a Computer Scientist.  Dionysus

4. 4 MilkMilk Marc Conrad University of Bedfordshire 4 The Four Gods of Management Zeus: Club Culture Apollo: Role Based Culture Athena: Task Based Culture Dionysus: Existential See links on BREO for details.

5. 5 MilkMilk Marc Conrad University of Bedfordshire 5 Organization Models and Project Manager’s Role Level of authority Communication methods Staff management techniques Functional (hierarchical) Apollo LowHorizontal flow of information is difficult Well defined Matrix organization MediumGood information flow May become problematic (two bosses) Projectized organisation Athena HighExcellent conditions Demanding (uncertainty of “after the project”) ZeusDepends on relationship between Project Manager and the sponsor (“Zeus”). Can be excellent or doomed. DionysusLowUnreliableNearly impossible, needs soft skills.

6. 6 MilkMilk Marc Conrad University of Bedfordshire 6 PRINCE2® Management Structure (as already seen before) Corporate/Programme Management Project Board: Senior UserExecutiveSenior Supplier Project Manager Team Manager Project Support Project Assurance

7. 7 MilkMilk Marc Conrad University of Bedfordshire 7 PRINCE2® Management Structure Zeus - Culture Corporate/Programme Management Project Board: Senior UserExecutiveSenior Supplier Project Manager Team Manager Project Support Project Assurance ?

8. 8 MilkMilk Marc Conrad University of Bedfordshire 8 PRINCE2® Management Structure Athena - Culture Corporate/Programme Management Project Board: Senior UserExecutiveSenior Supplier Project Manager Team Manager Project Support Project Assurance

9. 9 MilkMilk Marc Conrad University of Bedfordshire 9 PRINCE2® Management Structure Apollo - Culture Corporate/Programme Management Project Board: Senior UserExecutiveSenior Supplier Project Manager Team Manager Project Support Project Assurance

10. 10 MilkMilk Marc Conrad University of Bedfordshire 10 PRINCE2® Management Structure Dyonisus - Culture Corporate/Programme Management Project Board: Senior UserExecutiveSenior Supplier Project Manager Team Manager Project Support Project Assurance

11. 11 MilkMilk Marc Conrad University of Bedfordshire 11 Why are you here? I am enrolled in CIS015-3 Social and Professional Project Management at the University of Bedfordshire.  Apollo I learn how to do projects  Athene I attend Marc’s lecture  Zeus I want to know about projects  Dionysus