Project Management Tools and Techniques - A Guide to Good Practice

Presents a unique approach to the teaching of PM by blending theory, application, and case studies. Each chapter presents a different tool or technique used by project managers, covers the what, how and why and illustrates with a case study.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
CHAPTER 1: PROJECTS AND ORGANISATIONAL STRATEGY
CHAPTER 2: THE BUSINESS CASE & INVESTMENT APPRAISAL
CHAPTER 3: PROJECT FEASIBILITY AND SUSTAINABILITY
CHAPTER 4: THE PROJECT LIFECYCLE
CHAPTER 5: PROJECT ROLES & ORGANISATION
CHAPTER 6: PROJECT LEADERSHIP & SOFT SKILLS
CHAPTER 7: ESTIMATING
CHAPTER 8: SCHEDULING
CHAPTER 9: THE MANAGEMENT OF RISK
CHAPTER 10: THE PROJECT BUDGET AND CASHFLOW
CHAPTER 11: PROGRESS MONITORING AND CONTROL
CHAPTER 12: BENEFIT MANAGEMENT, CHANGE CONTROL, CLIENT SATISFACTION AND PROJECT SUCCESS
CHAPTER 13: BUSINESS READINESS AND PROJECT CLOSURE
CHAPTER 14: PROJECT FAILURE AND COMPLEXITY
Glossary

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Aidan Turner, PhD, has worked within project and programme management for more than 30 years both in the banking, insurance, and estates sectors as well as within education. He ran Masters' level Project Management degrees at Cranfield University and currently leads undergraduate programmes within UWE's department of Architecture and the Built Environment, teaching on both these and on Masters' level programmes. His courses have been accredited by the Association of Project Management and the CIOB.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Aidan Turner
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erscheint: 22.09.2025
• EAN: 9781032747514
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3274751-4
• Seiten: 208
• Themen: Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Wirtschaft > Management; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Leadership, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Project Management, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Management, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Construction / General, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Project Management, ARCHITECTURE / Project Management, Project management, Construction industry, Engineering: general, Production & quality control management, Building construction & materials, Mining Industry, Agribusiness and primary industries, Building construction and materials, Production and quality control management, Construction and heavy industry