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The Project Manager's Guide to Making Successful Decisions
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The Project Manager's Guide to Making Successful Decisions

by Robert A. Powell, Dennis M. Buede
December 2008
Intermediate to advanced
334 pages
6h 14m
English
Berrett-Koehler Publishers
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Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

Chapter 1: Good Decision-Making: The Key to Project Success

Good Decision-Making Begins with a Decision Context

The Three Cornerstones of Decision-Making

Why Projects Fail

A Planned Process for Decision-Making

A General Framework for Making Decisions

Chapter 2: Managerial Decision-Making

Managerial Decisions Defined

Strategic, Operational, and Tactical Decisions

Generic Project Management Decisions

The Importance of Project Management Decisions

Project Management Decisions Contribute to Project Success

A Management Perspective on Failed Projects: Two Case Studies

The Solution—Good-Quality Decisions

Chapter 3: Decisions and the Project Management Life Cycle

The Project Management Life Cycle

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Publisher Resources

ISBN: 9781567263800