Morris / Pinto The Wiley Guide to Project Control

1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-1-118-00029-8
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 240 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: The Wiley Guides to Project Management

Timely and accessible content on the traditional project managementactivities of control, risk, time and cost, and quality andvalue
The Wiley Guides to the Management of Projects address critical,need-to-know information that will help professionals successfullymanage projects in most businesses and help students learn the bestpractices of the industry. They contain not only well-known andwidely used basic project management practices but also the newestand most cutting-edge concepts in the broader theory and practiceof managing projects.
This second book in the series explains the "traditional" projectmanagement activities of control, risk, time, cost, and quality.The expert contributors show that project control represents morethan the simple evaluation of project performance. They detail theprinciples of project time and cost control and offer a detailedreview of critical chain project management. In addition, theyprovide a framework for project performance measurement, show howto make risk management more effective, and tell how to improvequality management.
Touching on all of the fundamental levers of project control, thisbook will prove to be a comprehensive "owner's manual" for projectand team managers, project team members, engineers, businessconsultants, and all those involved in any aspect of projectmanagement.
Complete your understanding of project management with these otherbooks in The Wiley Guides to the Management of Projectsseries:
* The Wiley Guide to Project Organization & Project ManagementCompetencies
* The Wiley Guide to Project Technology, Supply Chain &Procurement Management
* The Wiley Guide to Project, Program & Portfolio Management

Autoren/Hrsg.

Morris, Peter

Pinto, Jeffrey K.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface.
Introduction.
1: Project Control (Peter Harpum).
2: Time and Cost (Asbjørn Rolstadås).
3: Critical Chain Project Management (Lawrence P. Leach).
4: Project Performance Measurement (Daniel M. Brandon).
5: Qualitative and Quantitative Risk Management (Stephen J.Simister).
6: Making Risk Management More Effective (Stephen Ward and ChrisChapman).
7: Improving Quality in Projects and Programs (MartinaHuemann).
8: The Project Management Support Office (Martin Powell andJames Young).
Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Peter W. G. Morris is Professor of Civil Engineering, Departmentof Civil & Structural Engineering, UMIST, Manchester, UnitedKingdom. Professor Morris is also Vice President of the Associationfor Project Management and Vice Chairman of the InternationalProject Management Association.
Jeffrey K. Pinto is a Professor at the School of Business,Pennsylvania State University, Erie, Pennsylvania.