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Project failure : can you avoid it? / Michael Mentis.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mentis, Michael, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Project management.
- Risk management.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (238 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Bradford, England : Ethics International Press Ltd, [2024]
- Summary:
- This book, 'Project Failure: Can You Avoid It?' by Michael T. Mentis, provides a comprehensive guide on risk management to prevent project failures. It explores common reasons for project failure, such as poorly defined objectives, planning fallacies, and inadequate risk assessment. The book offers practical remedies, including the use of evaluation panels and independent reviews, to enhance project success. By highlighting the importance of understanding and managing risks in both internal and external environments, it aims to equip project managers and stakeholders with tools to navigate complex project landscapes. The book is intended for professionals in project management, risk analysis, and related fields, providing insights into ecological and economic resource management. Generated by AI.
- Contents:
- Intro
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- About this book
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Chapter 1
- Introduction
- Chapter 2
- Objective
- Chapter 3
- Alternatives
- Chapter 4
- Planning fallacy
- Chapter 5
- Perception of risk
- Chapter 6
- Scope of risk assessment
- Chapter 7
- Risk identification
- Chapter 8
- Risk materiality
- Chapter 9
- Understated consequence of risks to natural capital
- Chapter 10
- Stakeholder engagement
- Chapter 11
- Risk responsibility
- Chapter 12
- Failure to act
- Chapter 13
- Conflicting interests
- Chapter 14
- The pocket risk manager
- Abbreviations, acronyms, definitions and explanations
- References
- Appendix 1
- Worked examples of decision tools.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Part of the metadata in this record was created by AI, based on the text of the resource.
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9781804416242
- 180441624X
- 9781804416235
- 1804416231
- OCLC:
- 1432588434
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