Project management / Harvey Maylor, Neil Turner.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Making sense of the project context -- Structures and frameworks -- Projects and organisations -- Managing the project process : the 4-D model -- D1: Define it -- Setting up for success -- Planning for success -- D2 : Design it --- Time planning and scheduling -- Making time planning robust : Advanced Project Thinking (APT) -- Building a business case for a project -- Engaging stakeholders -- Managing risks and opportunities -- D3 : Do it -- Organising people in the project -- Leading people in projects -- Monitoring and controlling the project -- Procuring, contracting, and working with supply chains -- Problem-solving and decision-making -- D4 : Develop it -- Completing projects and learning to improve.

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. Highlights of this fifth edition include: Brand new chapters on Planning and scheduling, Advanced Project Thinking (APT), Procuring, contracting, and working with supply chains. New scene-setting vignettes open each chapter, such as the Range Rover Sport and the Nobel Peace Prize to Nadia Murad and Denis Mukwege Project Management in Practice case studies at the end of each chapter include Heathrow Terminal 5 and the Rescue of Crossrail 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 programs, as well as for corporate training and for professionals practicing in a dynamic and fast-developing field.