Project management / Dennis Lock.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Lock, Dennis.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Project management.
• Work breakdown structure.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (572 p.)

Edition:

10th ed.

Place of Publication:

Burlington, Vt. : Gower, c2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Dennis Lock's masterly exposition of the principles and practice of project management has been pre-eminent in its field for 45 years. The 10th Edition of Project Management explains the entire project management process in great detail, and includes brand new chapters on implementing management change projects and the role of senior management support. Everything is reinforced throughout with case examples and diagrams, many new for this edition. As with previous editions, meticulous care has been taken to ensure that the text is reader-friendly and free of unnecessary jargon, with clear diag

Contents:

• Cover; Contents; List of Figures; Preface to the Tenth Edition; 1 Introduction to Project Management; A Brief History of Project Management; Different Types of Projects; Project Life Cycles and Life Histories; Customers, Clients, Contractors and End Users; Organizations Representing the Profession of Project Management; References and Further Reading; 2 Factors for Project Successor Failure; Success or Failure Factors in Relation to the Initial Project Definition; Factors for Success or Failure during the Project Fulfilment (Execution) Period
• The Triangle of Objectives and Trade-offs Between Cost, Performance and TimePerceptions of Project Success or Failure Beyond the Three Primary Objectives; Identifying and Ranking the Stakeholders; Benefits Realization; References and Further Reading; 3 Defining the Project; Importance of Initial Project Definition; Projects Which are Difficult or Impossible to Define; Feasibility Studies to Improve Early Project Definition; Checklists for New Projects; Enquiries and Proposals for New Projects; Defining the Project Scope; The Contractor's Strategy and Design Specification
• Specifications for Internally Funded ProjectsDeveloping and Documenting the Project Specification; References and Further Reading; 4 Estimating Project Costs; Introduction to Cost Estimating and Cost Accounting; Estimating Accuracy and Confidence; Estimating Capabilities of Different People; Top-down or Bottom-up?; Listing All the Project Tasks; Estimating Formats; Estimating Manufacturing Costs; Estimating Project Labour Costs; Estimates for Materials and Equipment Costs; Cost Estimates for Construction Projects; Reviewing the Cost Estimates; Version Control of Project Cost Estimates
• References and Further Reading5 First Steps in Planning the Timescale; A General Introduction to Project Planning; The Project Planning Time Frame; Attributes of an Ideal Project Plan; The Museum Project: A Gantt Chart Case Example; Week Numbers and Calendar Dates; References and Further Reading; 6 Financial Appraisal and the Business Plan; Project Feasibility Analysis; Different Viewing Platforms for the Project Investor and the Project Contractor; Introduction to Project Financial Appraisal Methods; The Simple Payback Method; Discounted Cash Flow
• How Much Confidence Can We Place in the Data?Project Funding; References and Further Reading; 7 Managing Project Risk; Introduction to Project Risk Management; Identifying the Possible Risks; Risk Appraisal and Analysis; Risk Register; Methods for Dealing with Risks; Planning for a Crisis; References and Further Reading; 8 Project Authorization; Introduction to Project Authorization; Project Authorization Criteria for the Project Owner; Authorization Documents Issued by the Project Owner; Project Registration and Numbering; Project Authorization in a Contracting Organization
• Authorizing Work Without a Contract or Customer's Order

Notes:

• Description based upon print version of record.
• Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

• 1-351-90847-2
• 1-315-24591-4
• 1-299-26362-3
• 1-4094-5420-7

OCLC:

831120807