Abstract
Over the past years, the challenges faced by the individual participants in projects have not only increased considerably in number, but also become more complex in their essence. Project coaching offers both project initiators and participants various means to meet those challenges and optimize project processes. This chapter describes what project coaching is, how it works, and how it contributes to the success of projects.
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Wastian, M., Dost-Tauschl, B., Braumandl, I. (2015). Project Coaching: An Effective Means for Successful Projects. In: Wastian, M., von Rosenstiel, L., West, M., Braumandl, I. (eds) Applied Psychology for Project Managers. Management for Professionals. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-44214-2_6
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