Understanding Project Management :Skills and Insights for Successful Project Delivery

Publication subTitle :Skills and Insights for Successful Project Delivery

Author: Straw Gary  

Publisher: Kogan Page Ltd‎

Publication year: 2015

E-ISBN: 9780749470562

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9780749470555

Subject: F272 Enterprise plan and management decision

Keyword: 经济计划与管理

Language: ENG

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Description

Understanding Project Management takes an applied approach to the study of project management, carefully balancing reflective practice and methodology necessary for successful deployment of tools and techniques in the real world. Including plenty of practical examples as well as contemporary real-world case studies, it takes a unique approach to the study of project management with an emphasis on international aspects and dilemmas that are increasingly common in the contemporary world. With a host of features to encourage reflection and reinforce learning, it is the ideal complement for independent or classroom study on a range of business courses. This textbook helps managers understand project management, develop perspectives in application, and, through reflection, enables them to develop a project management capability, at an individual, organization or project level. The content throughout is guided by practice, making this an essential read for anyone wishing to make a success of the project management role.

Chapter

The project manager and project management

Project management is risk management

Project processes

Projects and lifecycles

Projects and gates

Projects: ingredients and early insights

Projects are complex; stakeholders; change

Summary

Notes

References

02 Projects at the conceptual phase

Learning outcomes

Introduction

Conceptual phase

Entry points

Some important questions

Who is asking for it?

Why do they want it?

What do they want?

When do they want it?

How much will it cost?

How will we do it?

What assumptions will be needed? What constraints will there be?

Summary

Note

References

03 Planning within projects

Learning outcomes

Introduction

Stakeholder aspects

Specification – being clear about what is required

Breaking things down

Time planning

Resource planning

Cost planning

Quality planning

Project management organization

Summary

Notes

References

Part Two Projects in a real world

04 After the planning: delivering projects

Learning outcomes

Introduction

Delivering: more than plan conversion

Working with stakeholders

Delivering to specification

Time and schedule management

Resource management

Cost and budget management

The people part: delivering through the structure and team

Summary

Notes

References

05 Managing to completion

Learning outcomes

Introduction

Managing actively

Completion challenges

Summary

Notes

References

06 Reviewing and learning in projects

Learning outcomes

Introduction

What we have learnt about the project so far

Project review processes

Were we successful?

Incentives to succeed

Summary

Notes

References

Part Three Projects in a challenging world

07 Projects: a way of thinking

Learning outcomes

Introduction

The practitioner world

The context for projects-based organizations

Projects create value

Summary

References

08 Within and outside projects

Learning outcomes

Introduction

Aggregation within and outside projects

Projects, programmes, portfolios

Providing support – project management offices

Summary

Note

References

09 A global stage

Learning outcomes

Introduction

Many projects have international elements

Culture, communication, commonalities

Implications for project management

Summary

References

Part Four Developing a capability

10 Managing and leading in project environments

Learning outcomes

Introduction

Managing and leading; distinct and complementary attributes

Summary

Note

References

11 A spectrum of project management roles

Learning outcomes

Introduction

Teams in project environments

A spectrum of roles

Sector-specific project management roles

Summary

Notes

References

12 Develop the capability

Learning outcomes

Introduction

Context

Undertaking projects from a holistic perspective

Delivering projects in a strategic style

Project success factors

What the future holds

Summary

Notes

References

Glossary

Index

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