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The Handbook of Project Management, 6th Edition
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The Handbook of Project Management, 6th Edition

by Martina Huemann, Rodney Turner
February 2024
Intermediate to advanced
666 pages
17h 40m
English
Routledge
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Chapter 24 The project manager

Lynn Crawford

DOI: 10.4324/9781003274179-28

Introduction

People are central to projects and their management. In the words of Peter Morris, “projects are done by people, for people, through people” (Morris, 2016, p. 368). Of the many people involved in the doing of projects, the project manager plays a key role, responsible for the planning and day-to-day management of the project and the project team in order to achieve goals set by the project owner. This may sound straightforward but will vary considerably according to the nature of the project and its context. This chapter will address some of the key aspects of the project manager role and how it may vary in different contexts. This will include authority ...

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