
Project Management for Business, Engineering, and Technology
Butterworth-Heinemann (Publisher)
3rd Edition
Published on 2. April 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
746 pages
978-0-7506-8399-9 (ISBN)
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Description
Project Management for Business, Engineering and Technology, 3rd edition is a direct response to the ever-increasing need for better project management. First covering the essential background, from origins and philosophy to methodology, the main bulk of the book is dedicated to the concepts and techniques of practical application, including project initiation and proposals, scope and task definition, scheduling, budgeting, risk analysis, control, project organization and all-important "people" aspects--project leadership, team building, conflict resolution and stress management.
The Systems Development Cycle is used as a framework to discuss project management in a variety of situations, making this the go-to book for managing virtually any kind of project, program or task force. Focusing on projects as goal-oriented systems of interrelated components functioning in a larger environment, the book targets the ultimate purpose of project management--to unify and integrate the interests, resources and work efforts of many stakeholders, as well as schedules, budgets, and plans, to accomplish the overall project goal.
The Systems Development Cycle is used as a framework to discuss project management in a variety of situations, making this the go-to book for managing virtually any kind of project, program or task force. Focusing on projects as goal-oriented systems of interrelated components functioning in a larger environment, the book targets the ultimate purpose of project management--to unify and integrate the interests, resources and work efforts of many stakeholders, as well as schedules, budgets, and plans, to accomplish the overall project goal.
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Edition
3rd New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Project management courses at advanced undergraduate or masters level; Management courses for engineers and technologists; Students on modules covering management of service, product and engineering projects; Project managers in industry.
Edition type
New edition
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 178 mm
Weight
1633 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7506-8399-9 (9780750683999)
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John M. Nicholas | Herman Steyn
Project Management for Engineering, Business and Technology
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Persons
John Nicholas is professor of operations and project management and former associate dean of the Graduate School of Business at Loyola University Chicago. He is an active teacher, writer and researcher in project management and manufacturing management, conducts executive seminars and consults on project management and process improvement. He has authored numerous academic and technical publications and led projects for companies such as Lockheed-Martin Corporation, Bank America and Argonne National Laboratory. He has a BS in aeronautical and astronautical engineering, an MBA in operations research from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, and a PhD in industrial engineering and applied behavioral science from Northwestern University. Herman Steyn, PhD, is professor in the Graduate School of Technology Management, University of Pretoria, South Africa where he specializes in project management He has been involved in project management in industry since 1975, has managed a variety of large and small engineering projects (system, product, and process development) in the minerals, defense and nuclear industries, and has also managed project portfolios. In 1996 he was appointed to his current position at the University of Pretoria where he initiated a masters' program in project management; currently the only Masters' program in Project Management on the African continent that is accredited by the PMI (USA). He also initiated and coordinates a comprehensive continuing-education program in project management that has been attended by more than 4000 people from 1997 to 2008. Besides teaching graduate courses, consulting, and conducting research in project management, over the last decade Herman has conducted more than 100 seminars and workshops on project management.
Author
Loyola University, USA.
University of Pretoria, South Africa.
Content
Introduction; Philosophy and Concepts: What Is Project Management?; Systems Approach and Systems Engineering; Systems Development Cycle:Systems Development Cycle and Project Conception; Project and System Definition; Systems and Procedures for Planning and Control: Planning Fundamentals; Project Time Planning and Networks; Advanced Network Analyses and Scheduling; Cost Estimating and Budgeting; Project Quality Management; Managing Risks in Projects; Project Execution and Control; Project Evaluation, Communication, Implementation, and Closeout; Organization Behavior: Project Organization Structure and Integration; Project Roles, Responsibility, and Authority;Managing Participation, Teamwork, and Conflict; Project Management in the Corporate Context: The Management of Project Management; Project Selection and Portfolio Management; International Project Management.