Description
Book SynopsisThis book provides events management students with an accessible and essential introduction to project management.
Written by both academics and industry experts, Events Project Management offers a unique blend of theory and practice to encourage and contextualise project management requirements within events settings. Key questions include: What is project management? How does it connect to events management? What is effective project management within the events sector? How does academic theory connect to practice? The book is coherently structured into 12 chapters covering crucial event management topics such as stakeholders, supply chain management, project management tools and techniques, and financial and legal issues. Guides, templates, case study examples, industry tips and activity tasks are integrated in the text and online to show practice and aid knowledge.
Written in an engaging style, this text offers the reader a thorough understanding of how to suc
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"This well-structured and up-to-date book truly provides an excellent and insightful perspective on modern events project management. With a systematic review of theories, well-summarised guides, templates, industry tips, and worldwide cases, it presents an excellent balance between theory and practice, making it essential reading for all event management students." - Dr Cathy Xin Jin, Senior Lecturer, Department of Tourism, Sport and Hotel Management, Griffith University
"This is essential reading for students on event management courses. It is welcome in an industry which is sadly lacking in researched practical support textbooks. The event industry is a dynamic, complex, multi-faceted and layered environment to work within and good project management is essential to successful, safe and sustainable events. This book is a must for anyone considering a career in event management." - Beverley Griffiths, Director of Event and public Safety at The Emergency Planning College.
Table of ContentsLists of figures
List of tables
List of case studies
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
1 Project management for events
2 Suppliers and supply chains
3 Stakeholder relationships
4 Structures and teams
5 Event management project tools
6 Event marketing and promotion
7 Technology and sustainability
8 Event management law and legislation
9 Cost and financial planning
10 Plan analysis and risk
11 Problem solving and decision making
12 Project completion and review
Glossary
Index
