Project Management - A comprehensive description of Theory and Practice

List of contents

Importance of project management.- Definition of terms: project or program. Crises during project execution.- Project phases and lifecycle.- Principles of project organization.- Project management--plans.- System engineering in projects.- Quality assurance in projects.- Project planning and monitoring.- Cost management in projects.- Information management in projects. Documentation and configuration management in projects.- Contract management in projects. Competition and proposal development in projects.- Project personnel.- International project management.- Project management - a significant corporate task.- IT support and software solutions.- Risk management in projects.- Project management in the global environment.- Competition in the global environment.- Standardized Project-Management-Plan (PMP).- Management concept of a facility project.- Project Management Training.- Project management outlook for 2020.- Used German and English management terms.

About the author

Bernd-J. Madauss has fifty years of professional experience as an engineer and manager in the execution of commercial aerospace projects. He first studied naval engineering in Bremen and later pursued a Master's in Business Administration (MBA) at Pacific States University Los Angeles, where he also obtained his PhD and was appointed as a Full Professor in 1986. He is a faculty member and visiting professor at the International Space University (ISU) in Strasbourg.

Product details

• Authors: Bernd-J Madauss, Bernd-J. Madauss
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.2025
• EAN: 9783662690567
• ISBN: 978-3-662-69056-7
• No. of pages: 842
• Dimensions: 170 mm x 40 mm x 240 mm
• Weight: 1746 g
• Illustrations: XXXII, 842 p. 234 illus., 74 illus. in color.
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Miscellaneous; Projektmanagement, Industrielle Fertigung, Management und Managementtechniken, Strategisches Management, Lifecycle Management, Project management, Quality assurance, Project planning, Engineering economics, Industrial Management, Business Strategy and Leadership, Project phases, cost management, Principles of project organization, Project management methods and tools