Synopses & Reviews
Today's organizations are moving toward the use of teams and groups to accomplish specific tasks more rapidly and at less cost. For the past 10 years this book has set the standard for establishing project management principles. This edition provides guidelines and tools to help managers of projects succeed. Emphasis is placed on project/team management techniques, rather than general management techniques. Critical aspects of project management are covered in detail, including available software packages, negotiation, project manager selection and project auditing and terminating.
Table of Contents
Projects in Contemporary Organizations.
PROJECT INITIATION.
Project Selection.
The Project Manager.
Project Organization.
Project Planning.
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution.
PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION.
Budgeting and Cost Estimation.
Scheduling.
Resource Allocation.
Monitoring and Information Systems.
Project Control.
PROJECT TERMINATION, MULTICULTURAL PROJECTS, AND UNSOLVED PROBLEMS.
Project Auditing.
Project Termination.
Multicultural, Environmental, and Unsolved Issues.
Appendices.
Sourcenotes.
Indexes.