Project Governance - Getting Investments Right (Hardcover)

Large projects are complex undertakings representing major investments. Often problems arise because of failure at the start of a project in terms of establishing governance, choosing the appropriate concept, analyzing the proposal and environment, and maximizing the utility of the investment, all within complex and political decision-making structures. As a result, many projects fail even though they were implemented successfully, simply because the project concept was wrong. While attention has been paid to project execution, this area is under represented in literature. However, considerable advances have been made, both practical and in putting the behaviour and management of major projects on a proper theoretical basis. This volume therefore provides a resume of the state of this domain. It is a guide for practitioners, decision-makers and their advisors, as well as students. It takes a narrow view of the project, widening to place it within the organization, then the organizational nexus, and finally the political environment, to give a holistic view on how bad ideas can be avoided and good ideas developed into successful projects.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	November 2012
First published:	2012
Editors:	T. Williams • K. Samset
Dimensions:	225 x 145 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	296
ISBN-13:	978-0-230-36348-9
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Business & management > Management & management techniques > Project management
LSN:	0-230-36348-2
Barcode:	9780230363489

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