Description
Book SynopsisThis handbook offers a reference and teaching/training guide for project management. The contributors look at the technical, organizational, administrative and interpersonal elements that comprise successful project management.
Table of ContentsForeword.
Preface.
The Author.
THE PROJECT CONTEXT.
1. Key Issues in Project Management (Peter W. G. Morris).
2. Strategic Project Management (David Clelend).
3. Managing the Black Boxes of the Project Environment (Rolf A. Lundin & Anders Soderholm).
4. Stakeholder Management (David I. Cleland).
5. Developing Winning Proposals (Joan Knutson).
6. Organizational Structure and Project Management (Robert C. Ford & W. Alan Randolph).
SCOPE MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING.
7. Project Scope Management (Jeffery K. Pinto).
8. Methods of Selecting and Evaluating Projects (Dorla A. Evans & William E. Sounder).
9. Project Risk Management (R. Max Widerman).
10. Work Breakdown Structures (Gene R. Simmons & Christopher M. Lucarelli).
11. Network Planning and Scheduling (Jack Gido & James P. Clements).
12. Schedule Control (Jack Gido & James P. Clements).
13. Project Resource Planning (Marie Scotto).
14. Closing Out the Project (J. Davidson Frame).
HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT.
15. The Project Manager (Barry Z. Posner & James M. Kouzes).
16. Power, Politics, and Project Management (Jeffrey K. Pinto).
17. Team Building (Hans J. Thamhain).
18. Cross-Functional Cooperation (David Wilemon).
19. Project Leadership (David F. Caldwell & Barry Z. Posner).
20. Project Team Motivation (Peg Thoms).
21. Negotiation Skills (John M. Magenau).
22. Conflict Management (Vijay K. Verma).
INTEGRATIVE ISSUES IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT.
23. Critical Success Factors (Jeffrey K. Pinto & Dennis P. Slevin).
24. Four Failures in Project Management (Kenneth G. Cooper).
25. The Future of Project Management (Jeffrey K. Pinto).
Notes.
Index.
