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Product Identifiers
PublisherWiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
ISBN-100471016268
ISBN-139780471016267
eBay Product ID (ePID)744522
Product Key Features
Number of Pages784 Pages
Publication NameProject Management : a Managerial Approach
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1994
SubjectProject Management, Production & Operations Management
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaBusiness & Economics
AuthorSamuel J. Mantel Jr., Jack R. Meredith
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.4 in
Item Weight49.7 Oz
Item Length9.6 in
Item Width7.7 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number3
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN94-033876
Dewey Edition20
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal658.4/04
Table Of ContentProjects in Contemporary Organizations. PROJECT INITIATION. Project Selection. The Project Manager. Project Organization. Project Planning. Negotiation and Conflict Resolution. PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION. Budgeting and Cost Estimation. Scheduling. Resource Allocation. Monitoring and Information Systems. Project Control. PROJECT TERMINATION, MULTICULTURAL PROJECTS, AND UNSOLVED PROBLEMS. Project Auditing. Project Termination. Multicultural, Environmental, and Unsolved Issues. Appendices. Sourcenotes. Indexes.
SynopsisWritten from a managerial rather than an engineering perspective, this text presents the conceptual foundations and common tools used for a variety of projects in public, business, engineering and information situations. The new edition provides more coverage on TQM, multicultural, global and ethical issues, behavioural aspects, teamwork and service examples, and many full-length case studies., Today's organizations are moving toward the use of teams and groups to accomplish specific tasks more rapidly and at less cost. For the past 10 years this book has set the standard for establishing project management principles. This edition provides guidelines and tools to help managers of projects succeed. Emphasis is placed on project/team management techniques, rather than general management techniques. Critical aspects of project management are covered in detail, including available software packages, negotiation, project manager selection and project auditing and terminating.