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Project management step-by-step / Larry Richman.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: New York, NY : American Management Association, 2002.Description: xi, 292 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 23 cm.ISBN:
  • 9780814473870
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • HD69.P75 R53 2002
Contents:
Preliminaries -- Contents -- Preface -- 1: Preparing for Project Management Success -- 2: Planning the Project; 3: Executing the Project -- 4: Leading the Project Team -- Appendix A: Answers to Exercises and Case Studies -- Appendix B: Glossary -- Appendix C: Suggested Readings and Resources -- Index.
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  • S2 B2 PBT P1 International Project
Summary: Project management can seem like a daunting endeavor to the untrained and uninitiated. Here is a book that spells out the basics of implementing a project management model and encourages critical thinking about how project management can help a company accomplish its business objectives. Offering clear, concise explanations of different project phases, Project Management Step-by-Step also includes six case studies -- positive and negative, real and fictional -- that show clearly how project management works in the real world. The book is fully consistent with the newly updated Project Management Body of Knowledge, so its observations and recommendations are consistently applicable and thoroughly field-tested. Richman's clear, accessible text is augmented with discussion questions, exercises, diagrams, charts, and a comprehensive glossary. Special passwords to free online information for students, instructors, and project management professionals are alone worth the price of the book. Written in plain, jargon-free English, Project Management Step-by-Step is an incisive and complete guide -- truly a perfect introduction to project management.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [283]-284) and index.

Preliminaries -- Contents -- Preface -- 1: Preparing for Project Management Success -- 2: Planning the Project; 3: Executing the Project -- 4: Leading the Project Team -- Appendix A: Answers to Exercises and Case Studies -- Appendix B: Glossary -- Appendix C: Suggested Readings and Resources -- Index.

Project management can seem like a daunting endeavor to the untrained and uninitiated. Here is a book that spells out the basics of implementing a project management model and encourages critical thinking about how project management can help a company accomplish its business objectives. Offering clear, concise explanations of different project phases, Project Management Step-by-Step also includes six case studies -- positive and negative, real and fictional -- that show clearly how project management works in the real world. The book is fully consistent with the newly updated Project Management Body of Knowledge, so its observations and recommendations are consistently applicable and thoroughly field-tested. Richman's clear, accessible text is augmented with discussion questions, exercises, diagrams, charts, and a comprehensive glossary. Special passwords to free online information for students, instructors, and project management professionals are alone worth the price of the book. Written in plain, jargon-free English, Project Management Step-by-Step is an incisive and complete guide -- truly a perfect introduction to project management.

S2 B2 PBT P1 International Project

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