Mastering Project Management
James P. Lewis(Author)
Irwin Professional Publishing
Published on 1. March 1998
Book
Hardback
304 pages
978-0-7863-1188-0 (ISBN)
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Description
As with any skill, the ability to successfully manage a project-requires expert training and extensive practice. Today, as global business becomes increasingly complex and stakes become higher, project management is finally getting the recognition it deserves - as a profession, distinct from general management. "Mastering Project Management" takes you deeper than any previous book into the developing project management body of knowledge. This innovative book provides practical guidance on how project managers can deal with: managing project risk; managing resources; improving estimating capability; meeting customer requirements; systems thinking; performance improvement; cost-schedule control systems criteria; managing innovation; and, managing and improving quality."Mastering Project Management" takes you beyond the basic tools for planning, scheduling, and control, and to the next level of project management expertise, guiding you through every skill listed above, and more!
It ensures that - whether you are employed specifically as a project manager of whether you have a critical project dropped in your lap at the last minute - you will be prepared to take control and guide each project to a successful finish.
It ensures that - whether you are employed specifically as a project manager of whether you have a critical project dropped in your lap at the last minute - you will be prepared to take control and guide each project to a successful finish.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
100 Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 231 mm
Width: 150 mm
Thickness: 29 mm
Weight
703 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7863-1188-0 (9780786311880)
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Person
James P. Lewis, Ph.D. (Vinton, VA) is the founder of The Lewis Institute, Inc., a association providing project management and behaviorial consulting and training. Dr. Lewis has more than 20 years of project management experience and has trained more than 20,000 supervisors and managers around the world.
Content
List of Figures. Preface. Acknowledgements. Part One: What's It All About.Part Two: Tools, and Techniques. Part Three: Planning.Part Four. Control. Part Five: Optimizing Project Performance.Glossary. Resources. References. Index. About the Author.