Project Management
Project Management
Get from the Idea to Implementation Successfully, 4/e
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Go to cartISBN: 9788130918259
Bind: Paperback
Year: 2012
Pages: 104
Size: 152 x 228 mm
Publisher: Crisp Learning
Published in India by: Viva Books
Exclusive Distributors: Viva Books
Sales Territory: India, Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka
Description:
Build a building. Develop software. Relocate your office. Whatever initiative you need to accomplish, the proven principles of Project Management will help you achieve success. Developed as a discipline during the U.S. space program, today Project Management helps businesses and their leaders identify and leverage the talent, facilities, techniques and finances to achieve their objectives.
Project Management begins with basics about the project life cycle and the importance of communication, and then you?ll learn how to:
• Define your project and test your strategy
• Plan the quality, timeline and cost of your project
• Negotiate effectively for materials, supplies and services
• Bring your project to successful conclusion
Contents:
Part 1: Project Management Concepts • Project Management Basics • The Project Life Cycle • Project Parameters • Project Management Software • Common Terms and Abbreviations • Part Summary • Part 2: Defining the Project • The Origin of Projects • Getting Underway: Action Items • Testing Your Preliminary Strategy • Part Summary • Part 3: Planning the Project • Planning the Three Project Dimensions • Planning the Quality Dimension • Planning the Time Dimension • Planning the Cost Dimension • Assigning Responsibility • Part Summary • Part 4: Implementing the Plan • The Implementation Phase • Controlling Work in Progress • Providing Feedback • Negotiating for Resources • Ten Guidelines for Effective Negotiation • Resolving Differences • Communicating • Part Summary • Part 5: Completing the Project • Bringing the Project to a Successful Conclusion • Project Management in a Nutshell • Part Summary
About the Author:
Marion E. Haynes is the author of three titles in the Crisp 50 Minute Series. He has published 35 articles and ten books on management and supervisory practices, as well as retirement and life planning.
Mr. Haynes is a graduate of Arizona State University with a BS degree in Business Administration. He holds the MBA degree, with distinction, from New York University. He retired from Shell Oil Company in 1991 after a 35-year career in human resource management. At retirement, he was
the corporate level manager of pensioner relations. Following retirement, he joined the staff of Price Waterhouse as a consultant working as a member of a three-person team presenting retirement planning workshops for Price-Waterhouse clients.
Mr. Haynes was appointed an adjunct professor at the University of Houston's College of Continuing Education. He also served as an instructor for the hospitality industry's executive course presented each year by the University's Conrad Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management. He also presented public workshops at several universities in the South-Central U.S.
He served for four years on the board of directors of Sheltering Arms, a social service agency for the elderly in Houston, Texas. During this time, he chaired the agency's personnel committee and served on its executive committee.
He was a member of the board of directors of the International Society for Retirement Planning for eight years, serving as president from 1991 to 1993. He also chaired the editorial board for the society's journal and served on its newsletter board.
