Project Management is a fast-moving and increasingly widespread discipline with record numbers of practitioners now gaining professional qualifications. Delivering projects on time and within budget is critical to business success and the skill, therefore, is highly valued in graduates and managers alike. Drawing on Harvey Maylor’s 20 years of teaching, research and consulting experience, the latest edition of this leading text provides a comprehensive and contemporary account of all that you need to know about the theory and practice of Project Management. Highlights of this fourth edition include: Brand new chapters on Projects and Organisations, Risk and Opportunities Management, and Stakeholders, Strategy and Success New scene-setting vignettes open each chapter, such as the Motorola RAZR mobile phone and the Oresund link bridge between Sweden and Denmark Project Management in Practice case studies at the end of each chapter include Heathrow Terminal 5 and the Rescue of Baghdad Zoo New and revised Real World examples throughout all chapters A critical appraisal of project management, drawing on recent research and new and original models and frameworks Project Management is written for students on undergraduate, masters and MBA programmes, as well as for corporate training and for professionals practising in a dynamic and fast-developing field. About the author Harvey Maylor is Director of the International Centre for Programme Management at Cranfield School of Management, UK.
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Brand new chapters on Projects & Organisations, including issues of project ‘fit’ with strategy, and governance Risk and Opportunities Management, focusing on both quantitative and qualitative approaches to managing risk Stakeholders, strategy and success, giving greater coverage of key areas New scene-setting vignettes to open each chapter, e.g. the introduction of Chip & PIN payment systems (ch.1) Project Management In Practice case studies at the end of each chapter, e.g. Heathrow Terminal 5 and the Rescue of Baghdad Zoo New and revised short examples from real organisations throughout all chapters A critical appraisal of project management, drawing on recent research and new and original models and frameworks
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781292237060
Publisert
2017-09-27
Utgave
4. utgave
Utgiver
Vendor
Pearson Education Limited
Vekt
827 gr
Høyde
265 mm
Bredde
195 mm
Dybde
18 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
440

Forfatter

Biographical note

Harvey Maylor is Director of the International Centre for Programme Management at Cranfield School of Management, UK