Title:
Gower handbook of project management / by Rodney Turner.
Author:
Turner, J. Rodney (John Rodney), 1953-
Publication Information:
Burlington : Gower, [2014]
Call Number:
T56.8 .G69 2014
Abstract:
Over the course of five editions, Gower Handbook of Project Management has become the definitive desk reference for project management practitioners. The Handbook gives an introduction to, and overview of, the essential knowledge required for managing projects. The team of expert contributors, selected to introduce the reader to the knowledge and skills required to manage projects, includes many of the most experienced and highly regarded international writers and practitioners. The Fifth Edition has been substantially restructured. All but two of the authors are new, reflecting the fast-changing and emerging perspectives on projects and their management. The four sections in the book describe:* Projects, their context, value and how they are connected to organizational strategy;* Performance: describing how to manage the delivery of the project, covering scope, quality, cost, time, resources, risk and sustainability* Process: from start up to close down* Portfolio: the project and its relationship to the organizationThe discrete nature of each chapter makes this Handbook a wonderful source of advice and background theory that is easy to consult. Gower Handbook of Project Management is an encyclopaedia for the discipline and profession of project management; a bible for project clients, contractors and students.
Edition:
Fifth edition.
ISBN:
9781472422965
Physical Description:
xxviii, 547 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Subject Term:
Contents:
Projects -- Projects and their management -- Implementing strategy through projects -- The value of project management : rethinking project management maturity and fit -- Maturity models in project management -- Auditing projects and programs -- Performance -- Measuring performance -- Benefits realization management -- Requirements management -- Managing scope and configuration -- Managing value -- Managing quality -- Organizing for projects -- Managing for stakeholders -- Managing the schedule -- Managing cost and earned value -- Managing resources -- Managing risk -- International projects -- Sustainability -- Process -- Managing the process -- Project start-up -- Feasibility, design and planning -- Managing implementation -- Project close-out -- Portfolio -- Complex projects -- Managing programs of projects -- Managing portfolios of projects -- Managing the project-oriented organization -- The governance of projects and project management -- The project management office: building a pmo for performance -- Perspectives -- The common story of great projects -- Project histories -- Index.
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