Bernd-J. MadaussProject Management
A comprehensive description of Theory and Practice
Bernd-J. Madauss has fifty years of professional experience as an engineer and manager in the execution of commercial aerospace projects. He first studied naval engineering in Bremen and later pursued a Master's in Business Administration (MBA) at Pacific States University Los Angeles, where he also obtained his PhD and was appointed as a Full Professor in 1986. He is a faculty member and visiting professor at the International Space University (ISU) in Strasbourg.
Importance of project management.- Definition of terms: project or program. Crises during project execution.- Project phases and lifecycle.- Principles of project organization.- Project management--plans.- System engineering in projects.- Quality assurance in projects.- Project planning and monitoring.- Cost management in projects.- Information management in projects. Documentation and configuration management in projects.- Contract management in projects. Competition and proposal development in projects.- Project personnel.- International project management.- Project management - a significant corporate task.- IT support and software solutions.- Risk management in projects.- Project management in the global environment.- Competition in the global environment.- Standardized Project-Management-Plan (PMP).- Management concept of a facility project.- Project Management Training.- Project management outlook for 2020.- Used German and English management terms.
