Project management demystified / Geoff Reiss.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Reiss, Geoff, 1945- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Project management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (225 p.)

Edition:

3rd ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Taylor & Francis, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Concise, practical and entertaining to read, this excellent introduction to project management is an indispensable book for professionals and students working in or studying project management in business, engineering or the public sector.This third edition contains expanded sections on programme management, portfolio management, and the public sector. An entirely new chapter covers the evaluation, analysis and management of risks and issues. A much expanded section explores the rise and utilization of methodologies like Prince2.

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Dediation; Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; 1 Setting the stage; 2 Getting the words in the right order; 3 Nine steps to a successful project; 4 The scope of the project and its objectives; 5 Project planning; 6 A fly on the wall; 7 Resource management; 8 Progress monitoring and control; 9 Prince2, governance and methodologies; 10 Advanced critical-path topics; 11 The people issues; 12 Programme management; 13 Issue and risk management; 14 Terminology; Appendix 1: Additional sources of information on project and programme management; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-134-10259-3

1-280-91781-4

9786610917815

0-203-94572-7

9780203945728

OCLC:

476090073