The project planning, schedulding, evaluation, control, systems Lewis, James P. creator text bibliography nyu New York McGraw-Hill c2007 2007 3rd ed. monographic eng

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xv, 584 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Overview of project management -- A model for managing projects -- General aspects of project planning -- Planning: developing the project mission -- Planning project strategy -- Implementation planning -- Developing a project schedule -- Schedule computations -- Scheduling with resource constraints -- Scheduling with PERT -- Principles of project control and evaluation -- Project control using earned value analysis -- Progress payments and earned-value analysis -- Project change control -- Defining project success and failure -- Causes of project failure -- Managing project risks -- Sociotechnical systems and project organization -- Profiling the world class project management organization -- Improving your communication skills -- Managing business-to-business marketing and communication projects successfully -- Project management in a creative environment -- The need for systems thinking in project management -- Understanding systems thinking -- How to apply systems thinking in managing projects -- Problem solving in projects -- Solving close-end problems -- Solving open-ended problems -- Managing decision making in project teams -- Developing project managers -- Resources and references -- Resources for project managers -- Glossary --- References and suggested reading specialized James P. Lewis Includes bibliographical references (p. 559-570) and index Project management Industrial development projects Management Production scheduling 0071464646 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9780071464642 (hardcover : alk. paper) http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0614/2006015651.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0614/2006015651.html UMP 081201 20251117145555.0 vtls000033226