Description |
1 online resource (155 pages) |
Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Part 1. An Introduction to Project Management for Planners and Managers; 1. Introduction; Welcome; Not New; It's Not Just for Engineers Anymore; Professional Development; The Latest Fad?; What Is Project Management?; Review; 2. To Managers and Supervisors; Introduction; Planning Staff are Self-motivators; Beyond Motivation; The Importance to Planning Managers; Let Go!; Review; Part 2. The Process of Project Management for Planners; 3. Initiating; Interview; Initiating; Review; 4. Planning |
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InterviewPlanning; Review; 5. Executing; Interview; Executing; Review; 6. Controlling; Interview; Controlling; Review; 7. Closing; Interview; Closing; Review; Part 3. Case Studies and Perspectives; 8. Case Studies; Introduction; Case Study #1: Saving the Everglades; Case Study #2: The Little Town That Could; Case Study #3: A Sub, is a Sub, is a Sub; Case Study #4: Water, Water Everywhere; 9. Perspectives; Introduction; Affirmations; Conclusion; Index |
Summary |
Busy urban planners who increasingly are required to do more, faster, with less are uniquely qualified to use structured project management, a technique long practiced by the military and the construction and information technology industries. AICP member and certified project manager Terry Clark tell planners how to use this proven system to write comprehensive plans, review development proposals, and complete other important planning projects on schedule and within budget |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
Project management.
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Planners.
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Planning -- Case studies
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industrial Management.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Management.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Management Science.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Organizational Behavior.
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Planners
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Planning
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Project management
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Genre/Form |
Case studies
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Staff, American Planning Association
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ISBN |
9781351177757 |
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1351177753 |
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9781351178617 |
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135117861X |
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