Morris / Pinto The Wiley Guide to Project Technology, Supply Chain, and Procurement Management

1. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-0-470-52791-7
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 416 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: The Wiley Guides to Project Management

A complete guide to managing technical issues and procuringthird-party resources
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 fourth volume in the series offers expert guidance on thesupply chain and delivery cycle of the project, as well as thetechnology management issues that are involved such as modeling,design, and verification. Technology within the context of themanagement of projects involves not so much actually doing the"technical" elements of the project as managing the processes andpractices by which projects are transformed from concepts intoactual entities-and doing this effectively within the time, cost,strategic, and other constraints on the project. The contributorsto this volume, among the most recognized international leaders inthe field, guide you through the key life-cycle issues that definethe project, ensure its viability, manage requirements, and trackchanges-highlighting the key steps along the way in transformingand realizing the technical definition of the project.
Complete your understanding of project management with these otherbooks in The Wiley Guides to the Management of Projectsseries:
* The Wiley Guide to Project Control
* The Wiley Guide to Project, Program & PortfolioManagement
* The Wiley Guide to Project Organization & Project ManagementCompetencies

Autoren/Hrsg.

Morris, Peter

Pinto, Jeffrey K.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface and Introduction.
1: Requirements Management in a Project Management Context(Alan M. Davis, Ann M. Hickey, and Ann S. Zweig).
2: Design Management (Peter Harpum).
3: Concurrent Engineering for Integrated Product Development(Hans J. Thamhain).
4: Process and Product Modeling (Rachel Cooper, GhassanAouad, Angela Lee, and Song Wu).
5: Managing Configuration and Data for Effective ProjectManagement (Callum Kidd and Thomas F. Burgess).
6: Safety, Health and Environment (Alistair Gibb).
7: Verification (Hal Mooz).
8: Managing Technology: Innovation, Learning, and Maturity(Rodney Turner and Anne Keegan).
9: Integrated Logistic Support and All That: A Review ofThrough-Life Project Management (David Kirkpatrick, SteveMcInally, and Daniela Pridie-Sale).
10: Project Supply Chain Management: Optimizing Value: The WayWe Manage The Total Supply Chain (Ray Venkataraman).
11: Procurement: Process Overview and Emerging ProjectManagement Techniques (Mark E. Nissen).
12: Procurement Systems (David Langford and MikeMurray).
13: Tender Management (George Steel).
14: Contract Management (David Lowe).
15: Project Changes: Sources, Impacts, Mitigation, Pricing,Litigation, and Excellence (Kenneth G. Cooper and Kimberly SklarReichelt).

Über Autor(innen)

Peter W. G. Morris is Professor of Civil Engineering,Department of Civil & Structural Engineering, UMIST,Manchester, United Kingdom. Professor Morris is also Vice Presidentof the Association for Project Management and Vice Chairman of theInternational Project Management Association.
Jeffrey K. Pinto is a Professor at the School ofBusiness, Pennsylvania State University, Erie, Pennsylvania.