
Successful Project Management
Trevor L. Young(Author)
Kogan Page Ltd (Publisher)
5th Edition
Published on 3. July 2016
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-0-7494-7583-3 (ISBN)
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Description
Successful Project Management is an essential guide for anyone who wants to improve the success rates of their projects. It will help managers to maintain a balance between the demands of the customer, the project, the team and the organization.
Covering the more technical aspects of a project from start to completion, Successful Project Management contains tried-and-tested techniques covering project conception and start-up, how to manage stake holders, effective risk management, project planning, launch and execution. Also including a brand new glossary of key terms, it provides help with evaluating your project as well as practical checklists, templates and a key stage work plan to ensure success for any ambitious project manager.
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Covering the more technical aspects of a project from start to completion, Successful Project Management contains tried-and-tested techniques covering project conception and start-up, how to manage stake holders, effective risk management, project planning, launch and execution. Also including a brand new glossary of key terms, it provides help with evaluating your project as well as practical checklists, templates and a key stage work plan to ensure success for any ambitious project manager.
The creating success series of books...
With over one million copies sold, the hugely popular Creating Success series covers a wide variety of topics and is written by an expert team of internationally best-selling authors and business experts. This indispensable business skills collection is packed with new features, practical content and inspiring guidance for readers across all stages of their careers.
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Series
Edition
5th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 215 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
290 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7494-7583-3 (9780749475833)
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Person
The late Trevor L Young was an independent consultant specializing in the introduction of programme management. He was a member of the Institute of Personnel and Development and was the author of The Handbook of Project Management, also published by Kogan Page.
Content
Chapter - 0: Introduction
Chapter - 1: What is success?
Chapter - 2: The climate for success
Chapter - 3: The project process - key steps for success
Chapter - 4: Project conception and start-up
Chapter - 5: The definition phase
Chapter - 6: Managing the stakeholders
Chapter - 7: Managing the risks
Chapter - 8: Planning the project
Chapter - 9: Launching and executing the project
Chapter - 10: Closure and post-project evaluation
Chapter - 1: What is success?
Chapter - 2: The climate for success
Chapter - 3: The project process - key steps for success
Chapter - 4: Project conception and start-up
Chapter - 5: The definition phase
Chapter - 6: Managing the stakeholders
Chapter - 7: Managing the risks
Chapter - 8: Planning the project
Chapter - 9: Launching and executing the project
Chapter - 10: Closure and post-project evaluation