Project Management for Business, Engineering, and Technology - Brossura

Nicholas, John M.; Nicholas, John; Steyn, Herman

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0750683996 ISBN 13: 9780750683999

Casa editrice: Routledge, 2008

Riassunto

Project Management for Business, Engineering and Technology, 3rd edition is a direct response to the ever-increasing need for better project management. First covering the essential background, from origins and philosophy to methodology, the main bulk of the book is dedicated to the concepts and techniques of practical application, including project initiation and proposals, scope and task definition, scheduling, budgeting, risk analysis, control, project organization and all-important "people" aspects--project leadership, team building, conflict resolution and stress management.

The Systems Development Cycle is used as a framework to discuss project management in a variety of situations, making this the go-to book for managing virtually any kind of project, program or task force. Focusing on projects as goal-oriented systems of interrelated components functioning in a larger environment, the book targets the ultimate purpose of project management--to unify and integrate the interests, resources and work efforts of many stakeholders, as well as schedules, budgets, and plans, to accomplish the overall project goal.

This new edition provides:

* A comprehensive, balanced view that emphasizes both the behavioral and quantitative sides of project management

* Methods, procedures and systems for defining, planning, scheduling, controlling and organizing project activities

* Methods and procedures for handling the organziational, managerial and human behavioral issues relevant to project management

* Tools and concepts of growing importance, including project methodology, the project management office, project portfolio management and international project management

* Over 100 examples and case studies to illustrate theory in practice

* Full instructor support package with PowerPoint slides and answers to all questions in the book when you log in to Elsevier's textbook site at http://textbooks.elsevier.com/companions/9780750683999

This book is intended for advanced undergraduate and graduate university students, and for practicing managers in business, engineering and technology.

John Nicholas is Professor of Information Systems and Operations Management, Loyola University, Chicago. He is an active teacher, writer and researcher in project management and manufacturing management.

Herman Steyn is Professor at the Department of Engineering and Technology Management, University of Pretoria, South Africa.

* Takes a unique systems approach to project management, relevant to the management of virtually any kind of project, program or task force
* New case studies, including Proposal Evaluation for Apollo Spacecraft, The Big Dig: Boston's Central Artery/Tunnel Project and Maxim Corporation America
* New chapters on growing areas such as project methodology, the project management office, project portfolio management and international project management
* Full instructor support package with PowerPoint slides and answers to all questions in the book when you log in to Elsevier's textbook site at http://textbooks.elsevier.com/companions/9780750683999

Su questo libro

L'autore:

John Nicholas is professor of operations and project management and former associate dean of the Graduate School of Business at Loyola University Chicago. He is an active teacher, writer and researcher in project management and manufacturing management, conducts executive seminars and consults on project management and process improvement. He has authored numerous academic and technical publications and led projects for companies such as Lockheed-Martin Corporation, Bank America and Argonne National Laboratory. He has a BS in aeronautical and astronautical engineering, an MBA in operations research from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, and a PhD in industrial engineering and applied behavioral science from Northwestern University.

Contenuti:

Introduction; Philosophy and Concepts: What Is Project Management?; Systems Approach and Systems Engineering; Systems Development Cycle:Systems Development Cycle and Project Conception; Project and System Definition; Systems and Procedures for Planning and Control: Planning Fundamentals; Project Time Planning and Networks; Advanced Network Analyses and Scheduling; Cost Estimating and Budgeting; Project Quality Management; Managing Risks in Projects; Project Execution and Control; Project Evaluation, Communication, Implementation, and Closeout; Organization Behavior: Project Organization Structure and Integration; Project Roles, Responsibility, and Authority;Managing Participation, Teamwork, and Conflict; Project Management in the Corporate Context: The Management of Project Management; Project Selection and Portfolio Management; International Project Management.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Routledge
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0750683996
• ISBN 13: 9780750683999
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 3
• Numero di pagine: 746