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Project management : achieving competitive advantage / Jeffrey K. Pinto.

By: Material type: TextTextCopyright date: ©2016Edition: 4th edition, global editionDescription: 562 pages : illustrations ; 29 cmISBN:
  • 9781292094793
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 658.404  PIN 2 23
Contents:
Introduction : why project management? -- The organizational context : strategy, structure and culture -- Project selection and portfolio management -- Leadership and the project manager -- Scope management -- Project team builidng, conflict and negotiation -- Risk management -- Cost estimation and budgeting -- Project scheduling : networks, duration estimation and critical path -- Project scheduling : Lagging, crashing and activity networks -- Advanced topics in planning and scheduling : agile and critical chain -- Resource management -- Project evaluation and control -- Project closeout and termination.
Summary: Project management: achieving competitive advantage takes a contemporary, decisive, and business-oriented approach to teaching and learning project management. Blending current theory, contemporary case studies, and hands-on practice and research, Project management offers students a full range of perspectives of the project management process.To promote a comprehensive, multi-industry understanding of the text, the author addresses project management theory within the context of a variety of successful organizations, whether they be publicly held, private, or nonprofit. Comprehensive case analysis and detailed exercises give students the tools to assess projects in real-time, equipping them with razor-sharp decision-making skills - Provided by publisher.
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Project management: achieving competitive advantage takes a contemporary, decisive, and business-oriented approach to teaching and learning project management. Blending current theory, contemporary case studies, and hands-on practice and research, Project management offers students a full range of perspectives of the project management process.To promote a comprehensive, multi-industry understanding of the text, the author addresses project management theory within the context of a variety of successful organizations, whether they be publicly held, private, or nonprofit. Comprehensive case analysis and detailed exercises give students the tools to assess projects in real-time, equipping them with razor-sharp decision-making skills - Provided by publisher.

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