Project Management: Strategic Design and Implementation
A text for managers, planners, and students. A guide to the theory and practice of project management (PM), it shows how to use the management of projects as key building blocks in the design and execution of organizational strategies. This edition updates the theory of PM and shows how PM continues to move toward "institutionalization" in the sense of becoming a permanent feature of organizations. It also adds a chapter, "Continuous Improvement Through Projects," to show how the application of PM has expanded. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
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If you're a manager or planner, you can't afford to miss the new edition of this state-of-the-art guide to the theory and practice of project management. The book shows you how to use the management of projects as key building blocks in the design and execution of organizational strategies.Featuring a wealth of detailed new examples, the Second Edition contains guidelines, processes, and methods that will help you use resources effectively to support projects and other team efforts in your enterprise.Included are entirely new chapters on team management ... product process design teams ... concurrent engineering ... continuous improvement through project management ... and the future of project management. These chapters clearly explain how project management has become the leading edge of new team approaches in the management of contemporary organizations.Wide-ranging and completely up-to-date, the new edition of this essential sourcebook will enable you to make the most of any project, as well as use project management as a tool to enhance the overall performance of your organization.
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