Synopses & Reviews
Project Management in Perspective is an accessible text suitable for students who do not have work experience yet and are introduced to the subject for the first time. The fundamentals of project management remain the same regardless of the industry but it is in the processes and application where the differences are highlighted, and this textbook is written from a business perspective.
Table of Contents
Part 1: NATURE AND CONTENT OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT 1. Introduction to project management
2. Project selection through strategic alignment
3. Organisational capability
Part 2
: PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROCESS
4. Project initiation and definition
5. Project planning: Networking
6. Project planning: Scheduling
7. Project execution, control, and monitoring
8. Project closure
Part 3
: PROJECT INTEGRATION / PRINCIPLES
9. Risk management
10. Stakeholder management
11. Communication
12. People management for projects
Part 4
: CONTEMPORARY ISSUES
13. Change management
14. Leadership
15. Programme and portfolio management