Project Management: Planning and Control Techniques (Paperback). By Rory Burke (Author)

Paperback: 384 pages
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons; Fourth Edition edition (23 May 2003)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0470851244
ISBN-13: 978-0470851241
Product Dimensions: 24.2 x 16.8 x 2.2 cm


Synopsis
"Project Management" has been significantly revised to include important new developments in the field. The previous editions of this best selling book from Rory Burke have been widely used on university degree programmes, executive management training courses, planning software courses and professional certification. It reflects changes in the new versions of the bodies of knowledge of both the PMI (the American Project Management Institute) and the APM (the British Association of Project Managers). It provides coverage of improvements in communications through the Internet and mobile telephones, and the implications of these changes for project managers. It includes numerous worked examples and practical exercises, which introduce the reader to the latest planning and control techniques.


From the Back Cover
Project Management has been significantly revised to include important new developments in the field. The previous editions of this best-selling book from Rory Burke have been widely used on university degree programmes, executive management training courses, planning software courses and professional certification.

Features:
*Reflects changes in the new versions of the bodies of knowledge of both the PMI (the American Project Management Institute) and the APM (the British Association of Project Managers).
*Provides coverage of improvements in communications through the Internet and mobile telephones, and the implications of these changes for project managers.
*Includes numerous worked examples and practical exercises, which introduce the reader to the latest planning and control techniques.

Table of Contents: Introduction to Project Management. History of Project Management. Project Life-Cycle. Feasibility Study. Project Selection. Project Estimating. Planning and Control Cycle. Scope Management. Work Breakdown Structure (WBS). Critical Path Method (CPM). Schedule Barchart. Procurement Schedule. Resource Planning. Project Accounts. Project Control. Earned Value. Quality Management. Project Risk Management. Project Communications. Project Organisation Structures. Project Teams. Project Leadership.
Project Management Computing. Appendices. Index.