Title: Art & Practice of Managing Projects Author: Albert Hamilton ISBN: 0727734563 / 9780727734563 Format: Soft Cover Pages: 568 Publisher: ICE Publishing Year: 2010 Availability: Out of Stock
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Offering a new perspective on project management, Art and Practice of Managing Projects brings together over 40 years of experience and research from industry leader Albert Hamilton. With advice that is easy to interpret and apply to your projects, this internationally relevant book provides the tools and techniques you need to increase effectiveness at all levels of your project team and to achieve your strategic goals. Structured into six parts, each containing a real-life case study, this book takes a systems approach to project management, guiding the reader through the key stages from initial idea to final completion.
Part A : Systems : The Genesis of Projects
Chapter 1 : Systems Approach Chapter 2 : Representing Systems Chapter 3 : Systems Thinking Chapter 4 : Synergy Between Organisations and Projects
Part B : Changes In Managing Work
Chapter 5 : An Account of Management Progression Chapter 6 : The Rise of Projects and Their Management Chapter 7 : Project Management: Today's Fashion?
Part C : Organising for Project Work
Chapter 8 : Projects: Agents for Change Chapter 9 : Performing Organisations Chapter 10 : Relationship Management Chapter 11 : Project Teams, People, Skills Chapter 12 : Project Management Office
Part D : Conceiving and Defining Projects
Chapter 13 : Aligning Business Strategy and Project Management Chapter 14 : Project Conceptualisation Chapter 15 : Project Financing Chapter 16 : Managing The Design Phase
Part E : Project Plans and Protocols
Chapter 17 : Planning and Scheduling Chapter 18 : Estimating The Budget Cost Chapter 19 : Time and Cost : Interlinkage and Performance Chapter 20 : Project Risk and Its Management Chapter 21 : Value and The Value System
Part F : Achieving Successful Outcomes
Chapter 22 : Procuring What The Project Needs Chapter 23 : Managing The Project and Its Stakeholders Chapter 24 : Quality, Health, Safety and Environment Chapter 25 : Communications and Configuration Management Chapter 26 : Completion, Feedback and Lessons Learned