Project Management A Strategic Planning Approach

by Gardiner, Paul D.

• ISBN13: 9780230545106
• ISBN10: 0230545106
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2019-01-19
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

Project Management: A Strategic Planning Approachprovides a comprehensive overview of project management practice and balances the unique aspects of project management with the softer business strategy and people skills. It is thoroughly grounded in the latest international research and takes a skills-orientated approach.

Author Biography

PAUL GARDINER is Senior Lecturer in Project Management at the School of Management and Languages at Heriot-Watt University, UK.

Table of Contents

Introduction to Projects and Project Management
A Systems View of Project Management
The Strategic and Commercial Nature of Projects and Their Selection
The Project Manager, Sponsor and Other Stakeholders
Leadership, Motivation and Teambuilding
Project Environments, Organisation, Procurement and Integration
Project Initiation and Definition
Managing Risk and Quality
Estimating, Scheduling and Budgeting
Control, Closure and Continuous Improvement
Research Trends in Project Management
Appendices

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