This comprehensive guide to project management explores its integration with various management systems and strategies. The Wiley Guides to the Management of Projects provide essential information for professionals to effectively manage projects across diverse businesses and for students to learn industry best practices. The series includes both established project management techniques and the latest innovative concepts in the field. The first book focuses on the "meta" level of management, emphasizing the necessity of integrating project management within an organization to maximize its impact on profitability. It offers insights into the strategic management of projects, portfolios, and programs, highlighting their connections with other critical processes such as quality management, concurrent engineering, just-in-time delivery, systems management, team dynamics, and statistical quality control. With contributions from global experts, this resource serves as an authoritative reference for project management applications in industry, service sectors, and government. Enhance your understanding of project management with additional titles in the series, including those on project control, organization, competencies, technology, supply chain, and procurement management.
Jeffrey K. Pinto Reihenfolge der Bücher (Chronologisch)
"Project Management" employs a managerial, business-oriented approach to the management of projects, which is reinforced throughout the text with current examples of project management in action. Introduction: Why Project Management?; The Organizational Context: Strategy, Structure, and Culture; Project Selection and Portfolio Management; Leadership and the Project Manager; Scope Management; Project Team Building, Conflict, and Negotiation; Risk Management; Cost Estimation and Budgeting; Project Scheduling: Networks, Duration Estimation, and Critical Path; Project Scheduling: Lagging, Crashing, and Activity Networks; Critical Chain Project Scheduling; Resource Management; Project Evaluation and Control; Project Closeout and Termination For readers or future mangers interested in understanding the fundamentals of project management from a variety of business applications and examples.
A practical discussion of the role of political behavior in project implementation.