Project management : strategic design and implementation

By: Cleland, David IMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: New York : McGraw-Hill, c1999Edition: 3rd EditionDescription: xx, 560 p. : illustrationsISBN: 9780070120204; 007012020X (alk. paper); 9780071161398 ; 0071161392Subject(s): Project managementDDC classification: 658.404 Online resources: Click here to access online | Click here to access online | Click here to access online
Contents:
Pt. 1. Introduction -- Ch. 1. Why Project Management? -- Ch. 2. The Project Management Process -- Pt. 2. The Strategic Context of Projects -- Ch. 3. When to Use Project Management -- Ch. 4. The Strategic Context of Projects -- Ch. 5. The Board of Directors and Capital Projects -- Ch. 6. Project Stakeholder Management -- Ch. 7. Strategic Issues in Project Management -- Pt. 3. Organizational Design for Project Management -- Ch. 8. Organizing for Project Management -- Ch. 9. Project Organization Charting -- Ch. 10. Project Authority -- Pt. 4. Project Operations -- Ch. 11. Project Planning -- Ch. 12. Project Management Information System -- Ch. 13. Project Monitoring, Evaluation, and Control -- Ch. 14. Project Termination -- Pt. 5. Interpersonal Dynamics in the Management of Projects -- Ch. 15. Project Leadership -- Ch. 16. Project Communications -- Ch. 17. Working with Project Teams -- Pt. 6. The Cultural Elements -- Ch. 18. Continuous Improvement through Projects -- Ch. 19. Cultural Considerations in Project Management -- Pt. 7. New Prospects -- Ch. 20. Alternative Project Teams -- Ch. 21. The Future of Project Management.
Summary: Reach strategic goals with state-of-the-art project management. Expert David I. Cleland, a world leader in project management theory and practice, introduces the latest in state-of-the-art team design and project life-cycle evaluation in this edition of his best-selling "Project Management: Strategic Design and Implementation." A standard among project management guides, this highly respected book is the only source of guidance on strategic management in both large and small industrial organizations.Dr. Cleland's focus on the use of flexible teams to implement organizational strategies-particularly changes in products, services, and processes--places this book at the forefront of project management design. The Fourth Edition gives you leading-edge information and practices in the latest techniques in self-managing teams, innovative organizational structuring, team composition, and alternative teams. Enhanced throughout with new diagrams, tables, checklists, and case studies, this book provides the knowledge that industry leaders need to be competitive in the twenty-first century.
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Pt. 1. Introduction --
Ch. 1. Why Project Management? --
Ch. 2. The Project Management Process --
Pt. 2. The Strategic Context of Projects --
Ch. 3. When to Use Project Management --
Ch. 4. The Strategic Context of Projects --
Ch. 5. The Board of Directors and Capital Projects --
Ch. 6. Project Stakeholder Management --
Ch. 7. Strategic Issues in Project Management --
Pt. 3. Organizational Design for Project Management --
Ch. 8. Organizing for Project Management --
Ch. 9. Project Organization Charting --
Ch. 10. Project Authority --
Pt. 4. Project Operations --
Ch. 11. Project Planning --
Ch. 12. Project Management Information System --
Ch. 13. Project Monitoring, Evaluation, and Control --
Ch. 14. Project Termination --
Pt. 5. Interpersonal Dynamics in the Management of Projects --
Ch. 15. Project Leadership --
Ch. 16. Project Communications --
Ch. 17. Working with Project Teams --
Pt. 6. The Cultural Elements --
Ch. 18. Continuous Improvement through Projects --
Ch. 19. Cultural Considerations in Project Management --
Pt. 7. New Prospects --
Ch. 20. Alternative Project Teams --
Ch. 21. The Future of Project Management.

Reach strategic goals with state-of-the-art project management. Expert David I. Cleland, a world leader in project management theory and practice, introduces the latest in state-of-the-art team design and project life-cycle evaluation in this edition of his best-selling "Project Management: Strategic Design and Implementation." A standard among project management guides, this highly respected book is the only source of guidance on strategic management in both large and small industrial organizations.Dr. Cleland's focus on the use of flexible teams to implement organizational strategies-particularly changes in products, services, and processes--places this book at the forefront of project management design. The Fourth Edition gives you leading-edge information and practices in the latest techniques in self-managing teams, innovative organizational structuring, team composition, and alternative teams. Enhanced throughout with new diagrams, tables, checklists, and case studies, this book provides the knowledge that industry leaders need to be competitive in the twenty-first century.

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