Title:
Project management : the managerial process
Author:
Larson, Erik W., 1952- author.
ISBN:
9780073403342
9780077426927
9780071289290
Personal Author:
Edition:
Fifth edition.
Physical Description:
xvi, 671 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
Series:
The McGraw-Hill/Irwin series operations and decision sciences
McGraw-Hill/Irwin series operations and decision sciences.
General Note:
Gray's name appears first on the earlier editions.
Includes index.
Contents:
Modern project management -- Organization strategy and culture -- Defining the project -- Estimating project times and costs -- Developing a project plan -- Managing risk -- Scheduling resources and costs -- Reducing project duration -- Leadership : being an effective project manager -- Managing project teams -- Outsourcing : managing interorganizational relations -- Progress and performance -- Project closure -- International projects -- Oversight -- An introduction to agile project management -- Project management career paths.
Abstract:
This textbook presents a balanced treatment of both the technical and behavioural issues in project management as well as covering a broad range of industries to which project management principles can be applied.