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A handbook for project management professionals. The author discusses power and politics, cultural differences, and systems thinking in project management, and explains how to develop shared understanding of a project, manage resources in project scheduling, control projects through tracking, and optimize project performance. Includes many illustrative tables, summaries, and cartoons. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
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Tens of thousands of readers rely on James Lewis's classic Project Planning, Scheduling & Control for hands-on help in bringing projects in on time and on budget. Now, this higher-level guide takes project managers beyond basic skills. Using the flexible and down-to-earth approach for which Lewis is famed, it covers advanced topics such as identifying customer requirements using QFD (quality function deployment); allocating resources for improved scheduling applying systems thinking; and using decision-support tools in project management.
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