Field Guide to Project Management Second Edition - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0471462128 ISBN 13: 9780471462125

Verlag: Wiley, 2004

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One of the best-known authorities on project management, David Cleland developed this new edition for professionals who need a dependable, on-the-job resource to answer questions and solve problems as they arise. Field Guide to Project Management is unmatched in its wealth of reliable information on project management systems and its concise and accessible format, also making it the perfect volume to read cover to cover for a unique, up-to-date survey of the field. Every aspect of project management is addressed with practical explanations and advice by a who’s-who roster of expert authors who cover planning techniques, concepts, paradigms, processes, tools, and techniques.

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DAVID I. CLELAND, PhD, is Professor Emeritus in the School of Engineering, University of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania. He is a Fellow of the Project Management Institute and has received PMI’s Distinguished Contribution to Project Management Award three times. He is often described as the "Father of Project Management" and has been honored through the establishment of the annual David I. Cleland Excellence in Project Management Literature Award sponsored by PMI. He is the author or editor of thirty-six books in the fields of project and engineering management. His current research interests are in the evolution of project management and the strategic context of projects in the management of enterprises.

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Up-to-date solutions to critical issues facing project managers on the job

The skillful blend of conceptual basics and hands-on practice that made Field Guide to Project Management a cornerstone resource in the field is now completely updated in a new Second Edition. One of the best-known authorities on project management, David Cleland developed this new edition for professionals who need a dependable, on-the-job resource to answer questions and solve problems as they arise.

Field Guide to Project Management, Second Edition is unmatched in its wealth of reliable information on project management systems and its concise and accessible format, also making it the perfect volume to read cover to cover for a unique, up-to-date survey of the field. Every aspect of project management is addressed with practical explanations and advice by a who?s-who roster of expert authors who cover planning techniques, concepts, paradigms, processes, tools, and techniques.

A relevant book across all professional levels and industries, this Second Edition covers the areas of project management that are critical to successful implementation, as defined by the Project Management Institute (PMI). This revised edition includes new material on:

• The strategic context of projects
• Project leadership
• Effective project information systems
• Building the project statement of work
• Project management software
• Building high-performance teams
• Project selection and use
• Project management maturity
• Implementing earned value
• Maintaining project oversight

Project management systems are a primary means of dealing with organizational change and execution of enterprise strategies across a wide range of applications, such as construction management, benchmarking, competitive analysis, crisis management, new business development, quality management, and self-directed production teams.

Now more than ever, Field Guide to Project Management, Second Edition is a must-own volume for project managers, product developers, team leaders, and executive personnel in all industries.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Wiley
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0471462128
• ISBN 13: 9780471462125
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Sprache: Englisch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 652
• Herausgeber: Cleland David I.
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar