Mastering project management
Subtitle: applying advanced concepts to systems thinking, control & evaluation, resource allocation / James P. Lewis.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 418
ISBN-13: 9780071462914
Subjects: Project management.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 399-403) and index.
Table of contents: value: What it's all about; value: So you want to master project management; value: The job of managing; value: Integrating leadership and management; value: Leading to learn and learning to lead; value: Whole brain project management; value: How to achieve high-performance project management; value: Power and politics for project managers; value: Dealing with cultural differences; value: Defining success and failure; value: Organizing for project management; value: Tools and techniques; value: A review of the standard tools; value: The need for systems thinking in project management; value: Understanding systems thinking; value: How to apply systems thinking in managing projects; value: Managing project risks; value: Improving decisions in projects; value: Planning; value: Developing a shared understanding of a project; value: Identifying customer requirements; value: Managing resources in project scheduling; value: Scheduling uncertainty in projects; value: Control; value: Tracking progress to achieve project control; value: Accounting and cost control; value: Change control in projects; value: Managing vendors in projects; value: Conducting project reviews; value: Managing quality in projects; value: Optimizing project performance; value: Improving project management processes; value: Improving estimating capability; value: Managing innovation in projects.