
The Management of Projects
Peter W. G. Morris(Author)
Thomas Telford Ltd (Publisher)
Published on 1. January 1994
Book
Hardback
358 pages
978-0-7277-1693-4 (ISBN)
Description
This book provides a comprehensive survey of the issues involved in initiating, securing and accomplishing any project and will answer key questions, such as: How did the discipline grow? What do we mean by 'project management'? What lessons have been learned - often painfully? And, how can past experiences be distilled into practical advice for those who wish to create and implement successful projects?"The management of projects" examines in detail, the experience gained, and lessons to be learned, from the management of projects over the past 50 years and will provide you with a record of the seminal events and documents in the development of the modern practice of the management of projects: a detailed picture of how project management is and has been practised in different industries, countries and cultures; a sense of the drama and excitement of the real world of projects; international perspective of the discipline; a model of best practice; and, a vision of how the discipline will evolve over the next decade or so.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Emerald Publishing Limited
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 170 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-7277-1693-4 (9780727716934)
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Content
* Introduction * Developments prior to the 1940s * The Second World War * The 1950s: the development of Systems Management * The 1960s: Apollo and the decade of management systems * The 1970s: the expansion of project managment * The 1980s: expansion of the strategic perspective of managing projects * The management of Projects: the new model * And now? * Notes * Selected bibliography * Index