Project Management: A Socio-Technical Approach: 2024 Release ISE

9. Auflage 2024
ISBN: 978-1-266-91248-1
Verlag: McGraw-Hill Education

Buch, Englisch, 704 Seiten, Format (B × H): 200 mm x 250 mm, Gewicht: 1108 g

Project Management: A Socio-Technical Approach is a comprehensive title that emphasizes the importance of the human dimension in project management through a holistic view by recognizing that to master project management one must not only master key tools and methods, but also how to manage people to use these techniques within the culture of their organization. Written for a wide audience, this title provides a comprehensive understanding of all aspects of project management through its universally applicable concepts, principles, and techniques. The 2024 release includes updates related to the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on project execution and features expanded examples, new student exercises and cases, and additional resources for instructors and students. This title is also well structured to meet the needs of those wishing to prepare for PMP or CAPM certification exams.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gray, Clifford

Larson, Erik

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Betriebswirtschaft: Theorie & Allgemeines

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 Modern Project Management  2 Organization Strategy and Project Selection  3 Organization Structure and Culture  4 Defining the Project  5 Estimating Project Times and Costs  6 Developing a Project Schedule  7 Managing Risk  8 Scheduling Resources and Costs  9 Reducing Project Duration  10 Being an Effective Project Manager  11 Managing Project Teams  12 Outsourcing Managing Interorganizational Relations  13 Progress and Performance Measurement and Evaluation  14 Project Closure  15 Agile Project Management  16 International Projects

Appendix One: Solutions to Selected Exercises

Appendix Two: Computer Project Exercises

Über Autor(innen)

Gray, Clifford
Professor emeritus of management at the College of Business, Oregon State University. He continues to teach undergraduate and graduate project management courses overseas and in the United States; he has personally taught more than 100 executive development seminars and workshops. His research and consulting interests have been divided equally between operations management and project management; he has published numerous articles in these areas, plus a text on project management. He has also conducted research with colleagues in the International Project Management Association. Cliff has been a member of the Project Management Institute since 1976 and was one of the founders of the Portland, Oregon, chapter. He has been the president of Project Management International, Inc. (a training and consulting firm specializing in project management) since 1977. He received his B.A. in economics and management from Millikin University, M.B.A. from Indiana University, and doctorate in operations management from the College of Business, University of Oregon.

Larson, Erik
Professor of project management in the department of management, marketing, and international business at the College of Business, Oregon State University. He teaches executive, graduate, and undergraduate courses on project management, organizational behavior, and leadership. His research and consulting activities focus on project management. He has published numerous articles on matrix management, product development, and project partnering. He has been a member of the Portland, Oregon, chapter of the Project Management Institute since 1984. In 1995 he worked as a Fullbright scholar with faculty at the Krakow Academy of Economics on modernizing Polish business education. In 2005 he was a visiting professor at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand. He received a B.A. in psychology from Claremont McKenna College and a Ph.D. in management from State University of New York at Buffalo. He is a certified project management professional (PMP).