Title:
Project management : a socio-technical approach
Author:
Larson, Erik W., 1952- author.
ISBN:
9781265169565
9781266912481
Personal Author:
Edition:
9th edition.
2024 release.
International student edition.
Physical Description:
xx, 684 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
General Note:
"This international student edition is for use outside of the U.S."--Cover.
Contents:
Modern Project Management -- Organization Strategy and Project Selection -- Organization: Structure and Culture -- Defining the Project -- Estimating Project Times and Costs -- Developing a Project Schedule -- Managing Risk -- Scheduling Resources and Costs -- Reducing Project Duration -- Being an Effective Project Manager -- Managing Project Teams -- Outsourcing Managing Interorganizational Relations -- Progress and Performance Measurement and Evaluation -- Project Closure -- Agile Project Management -- International Projects.
Abstract:
"This text is written for a wide audience. It covers concepts and skills that are used by managers to propose, plan, budget, manage and lead project teams to successful completions of their projects. The text should prove useful to students and prospective project managers in helping them understand why organizations have developed a formal project management process to gain a competitive advantage. Readers will find the concepts and techniques discussed in enough detail to be immediately useful in new-project situations. Practicing project managers will find the text to be a valuable guide and reference when dealing with typical problems that arise in the course of a project. Managers will also find the text useful in understanding the role of projects in the missions of their organizations. Analysts will find the text useful in helping to explain the data needed for project implementation as well as the operations of inherited or purchased software."-- Preface.
Reading Level:
Ages 18+ McGraw Hill.