Project Management: Strategic Planning Approach, A

Description:
Project Management is designed to appeal to undergraduate and postgraduate students studying project management on a business degree. It provides a comprehensive overview of project management practice, while carefully balancing the unique aspects of project management curricula with the more general business skills, including quality, risk, teams, and leadership. The text includes a wide range of cases to connect the academic principles and the complexity of real-life projects. The text is also supported by web-based multiple choice questions, as well as in-text exercises and examples to illustrate the concepts and ideas throughout the book. Also available is a companion website with extra features to accompany the text, please take a look by clicking below - http://www.palgrave.com/business/gardiner/home.htm

Review:
'This is an excellent(!) introduction, well prepared and outstanding graphic support! I always forget about the importance of planning...but this book reminds me that 'planning can be fun'.' - Dr Richard Mischak, University of Applied Sciences, Austria 'Overall, Project Management-a strategic planning approach is a valuable resource for all students and academics interested in Project Management...Its format and written style contribute to makign reading this book an enjoyable experience.' - D silva, Journal of the Operationanal Research Society

Table of Contents:
Introduction to Projects and Project Management A Systems View of Project Management The Strategic and Commercial Nature of Projects and Their Selection The Project Manager, Sponsor and Other Stakeholders Leadership, Motivation and Teambuilding Project Environments, Organisation, Procurement and Integration Project Initiation and Definition Managing Risk and Quality Estimating, Scheduling and Budgeting Control, Closure and Continuous Improvement Research Trends in Project Management Appendices

Author Biography:
PAUL GARDINER is a Lecturer in the School of Management and Languages at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK