A encyclopaedia for the profession of project management, Rodney Turner. Part 1 Projects: implementing strategy through programmes of projects, David Partington; managing programmes of projects, Ruth Murray-Webster, Michel Thiry; projects and project management, Rodney Turner; project success and strategy, Rodney Turner; processes and procedure, Richard Pharro; systems for programme management, Geoff Reiss; the programme and project support office, David Marsh; project health checks, John Wateridge. Part 2 Context: political, economic, social and technical influences - PEST, Alan Harpham; the legal context, Geoff Haley; managing the environment, Rodney Turner; projects for shareholder value, Rodney Turner. Part 3 Functions: managing scope - functionality and value, Stephen Simister; managing scope - configuration and work methods, Rodney Turner; managing quality, Rodney Turner; managing organisation - structure and responsibilities, Erling Anderson; managing cost, Dennis Lock; managing the schedule, Dennis Lock; managing resources, Dennis Lock; managing risk, Chris Chapman; managing health and safety, Jim Pearce. Part 4 Process: managing the product life-cycle, Chris Dawson; managing the projects start, Roland Gareis; proposal, initiation and feasibility, Stephen Simister; managing implementation and progress, Dennis Lock. Part 5 Commercial: project appraisal, Dennis Lock; two phase parametric discounting, Chris Chapman; project finance, Tony Merna. Part 6 Contractual: roles and responsibilities in project procurement, Nigel Smith; partnerships and alliances, Denise Bower; contract law, Peter Marsh; contracts and payment structures, Peter Marshal; standard forms of contract, Stephen Simister, Rodney Turner; procurement, Peter Bailey; bidding, Stephen Simister; managing variations, claims and disputes, Peter Marsh. Part 7 People: managing human resources in the project-based organisation, Anne Keegan, Rodney Turner; project management competence in the project-based organisation, Martina Huemann, Ronald Gareis; managing teams - the reality of life, Tony Reid; managing teams - the reality of life, Tony Reid; managing and leading, David Partington; managing stakeholders, Bill McElroy; managing conflict, persuasion and negotiation, Bob Graham; managing culture, David Rees; managing ethics, Alistair Godbold.
