| Description |
1 online resource (667 p.) |
| Contents |
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Notes on Contributors -- Foreword -- Preface -- 1 A Handbook for Project Management Practitioners -- The Relevance of Projects -- Engagement Between Research and Practice -- The Six Parts of the Handbook -- Invitation -- References and Further Reading -- Part I: Projects -- 2 Projects and Their Management -- Introduction -- Projects -- Management and Governance -- Conclusion -- References and Further Reading -- 3 Linking Strategy and Projects Through Strategic Initiatives |
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Introduction -- Strategic Initiatives: What Are They? -- Key Differences Between Strategy, Strategic Initiatives and Projects -- The Tasks to be Performed in a Strategic Initiative -- Senior Management -- Leaders of Strategic Initiatives -- Role of Human Resource Development in Strategic Initiatives -- Conclusion -- References and Further Reading -- 4 Project Success -- Introduction -- Our Evolving Understanding of Success -- Stakeholders Matter -- Current and Unresolved Challenges -- Suggestions When Managing for Success -- Conclusion -- References and Further Reading |
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5 Managing Project Complexity -- Introduction -- Complexity on Projects -- Technical Complexity -- Socio-Political Complexity -- Organizational Complexity -- Temporal Complexity -- Financial Complexity -- Legal Complexity -- Relative Occurrence -- Uncertainty -- Planning Under Uncertainty -- Megaprojects -- Conclusion -- References and Further Reading -- 6 Auditing Projects and Programs -- Introduction -- Project Auditing -- Project Management Auditing -- Auditing for the Governance of Projects -- Conclusion -- References and Further Reading -- Part II: Performance |
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7 Measuring Project Performance -- Introduction -- Project Performance is Not Always Linear -- What is Project Performance? -- Conceptual Assumptions of Project Performance -- Measuring Project Performance Quantitatively and Qualitatively -- Diagnostics of Quantitative and Qualitative Project Performance Measures -- Implications for Project Performance Measures -- Conclusion -- References and Further Reading -- 8 Managing Requirements, Scope and Configuration -- Introduction -- Managing Requirements in the Project -- Scope Definition -- Current Best Practices -- Scope Management Process |
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Managing Scope Configuration -- References and Further Reading -- 9 Project Organization -- Introduction -- Social Representation -- Identity -- Institutional Theory -- Defining Responsibility -- Five Project Organization Types -- Contemporary Design Elements -- Conclusion -- References and Further Reading -- 10 Project Owner Organizations -- Introduction -- The Generic Project Owner Business Model -- Defining the Project Mission -- Designing the Governance and Commercial Interfaces -- From Outputs to Outcomes: Achieving the Project Mission -- Owner Capabilities -- A Note on Delivery Partners |
| Summary |
This practice-oriented handbook presents practitioners and students with a comprehensive overview of the current best practice in project management. It includes the most up-to-date thinking in the discipline, describing recent developments in a way that practitioners can immediately use in their work |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
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Conclusion |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Turner, Rodney
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| ISBN |
9781003850861 |
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1003850863 |
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