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Project Management (Hardcover)
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Project Management (Hardcover)
Series: Global Management Series
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Project management tools and techniques are an essential and
integral part of all disciplines and industries. Project Management
provides readers from different backgrounds with an essential
toolkit to develop their knowledge, starting from the first
principles progressing to a more complex understanding, with the
help of an assortment of case studies, practical examples and
numerical worked examples. Project Management is a user friendly
guide to facilitate the learning of students regardless of their
mode of study. In addition, practitioners and independent learners
who are seeking to enhance their knowledge base and develop their
project management skills will benefit from the practical approach
adopted in this textbook; simplifying some of the challenging
concepts and numerical aspects. This textbook comprises 12 chapters
covering the key areas in the context of managing projects,
providing a comprehensive overview of key project management skills
and techniques including: * An exploration of soft and hard skills
via theoretical explanation and real life cases studies; *
Discussion of leadership theories and the challenges of managing
multi-disciplinary project teams within varied organisational
contexts, including virtual teams. * Thorough analysis and
explanation of numerical techniques required for project financial
appraisal, project cost estimating, budgeting, time scheduling
(CPM), crashing and project performance measurement (EVA); *
Recognition of varied project success criteria and the pros and
cons of the traditional project management methodology versus more
contemporary approaches such as agile methodologies. To help
support their learning, readers have access to a range of online
resources including chapter-by-chapter multiple choice questions
which will enable them to assess how well they have grasped
individual chapters. The text also features a range of
supplementary readings, in text exercises and cases/examples to
help bring concepts to life. Visit
www.goodfellowpublishers/projmgmt for details. The Global
Management Series is a complete portfolio of global business and
management texts that successfully meets the needs of students on
international undergraduate and postgraduate business and
management degree courses. Each book is clear, concise and
practical and has a thorough pedagogic structure to suit a 12 week
semester. The series offers a flexible 'pick and mix' choice of
downloadable e-chapters, so that users can select and build
learning materials tailored to their specific needs. See
www.goodfellowpublishers.com/GMS for details. Each book in the
series is edited and contributed to by a team of experienced
academics based in the UK, Dubai and Malaysia it provides an
essential learning aid for students across a wide range of business
and management courses and an invaluable teaching tool for
lecturers and academics. Series Editors: Robert MacIntosh,
Professor of Strategy and Kevin O'Gorman, Professor of Management,
both at Heriot-Watt University, UK. About the Editors: Amos Haniff
is Associate Professor of Project Management at Heriot Watt
University, UK and Deputy Head of the Department of Business
Management within the School of Management and Languages. Mohamed
Salama is Associate Professor and Director of Corporate Executive
Relations within the School of Management and Languages, Heriot
Watt University, Dubai Campus.
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