Book description
In this third edition of Managing Projects in Organizations, J. Davidson Frame updates and expands on his classic book to provide an accessible introduction to the field of project management. Drawing on more than twenty-five years of consulting and training experience, Frame's most current edition of his landmark book includes a wealth of new topics, including:
Managing virtual teams
The evolving concept of the project manager's role
Comanaged project teams
The project office
Project portfolios
Web-based project management
International project management
Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Dedication
- Preface
- The Author
- INTRODUCTION: Understanding the Process of Managing Projects
- PART ONE: The Project Context : People, Teams, and the Organization
- PART TWO: Project Customers and Project Requirements
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PART THREE: Project Planning and Control
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CHAPTER SIX: Tools and Techniques for Keeping the Project on Course
- THE PROJECT PLAN
- PLANNING AND UNCERTAINTY
- PROJECT CONTROL
- HOW MUCH PLANNING AND CONTROL IS ENOUGH?
- PLANNING AND CONTROL TOOLS: THE SCHEDULE
- PLANNING AND CONTROL TOOLS: THE BUDGET
- PLANNING AND CONTROL TOOLS: HUMAN AND MATERIAL RESOURCES
- RESOURCE LEVELING
- GRAPHICAL CONTROL OF PROJECTS
- THE ACTION COMPONENT OF CONTROL
- PROJECT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE
- CONCLUSION
- CHAPTER SEVEN: Managing Special Problems and Complex Projects
- CHAPTER EIGHT: Achieving Results : Principles for Success as a Project Manager
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CHAPTER SIX: Tools and Techniques for Keeping the Project on Course
- References
- Index
Product information
- Title: Managing Projects in Organizations: How to Make the Best Use of Time, Techniques, and People, 3rd Edition
- Author(s):
- Release date: September 2003
- Publisher(s): Jossey-Bass
- ISBN: 9780470631386
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