Clifford Gray, Erik Larson

Project Management: A Socio-Technical Approach: 2024 Release ISE

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Project Management: A Socio-Technical Approach is a comprehensive title that emphasizes the importance of the human dimension in project management through a holistic view by recognizing that to master project management one must not only master key tools and methods, but also how to manage people to use these techniques within the culture of their organization. Written for a wide audience, this title provides a comprehensive understanding of all aspects of project management through its universally applicable concepts, principles, and techniques. The 2024 release includes updates related to the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on project execution and features expanded examples, new student exercises and cases, and additional resources for instructors and students. This title is also well structured to meet the needs of those wishing to prepare for PMP or CAPM certification exams.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McGraw-Hill Education
• Seitenzahl: 704
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. März 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 201mm x 254mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 1090g
• ISBN-13: 9781266912481
• ISBN-10: 1266912487
• Artikelnr.: 69187941

Autorenporträt

Professor of project management in the department of management, marketing, and international business at the College of Business, Oregon State University. He teaches executive, graduate, and undergraduate courses on project management, organizational behavior, and leadership. His research and consulting activities focus on project management. He has published numerous articles on matrix management, product development, and project partnering. He has been a member of the Portland, Oregon, chapter of the Project Management Institute since 1984. In 1995 he worked as a Fullbright scholar with faculty at the Krakow Academy of Economics on modernizing Polish business education. In 2005 he was a visiting professor at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand. He received a B.A. in psychology from Claremont McKenna College and a Ph.D. in management from State University of New York at Buffalo. He is a certified project management professional (PMP).

Inhaltsangabe

1 Modern Project Management
2 Organization Strategy and Project Selection
3 Organization Structure and Culture
4 Defining the Project
5 Estimating Project Times and Costs
6 Developing a Project Schedule
7 Managing Risk
8 Scheduling Resources and Costs
9 Reducing Project Duration
10 Being an Effective Project Manager
11 Managing Project Teams
12 Outsourcing Managing Interorganizational Relations
13 Progress and Performance Measurement and Evaluation
14 Project Closure
15 Agile Project Management
16 International Projects
Appendix One: Solutions to Selected Exercises
Appendix Two: Computer Project Exercises