Understanding Project Management

Skills and Insights for Successful Project Delivery

Edition: 1 Date: 03/05/2015 Price: £32.99 ISBN Paperback: 9780749470555 ISBN Ebook: 9780749470562 Pages: 328 Format (mm): 240x170 Product Category: Textbook Subject: Project Management « Improves managers’ analytical skills and ability to recognise and manage projects « Supports independent and distance learners with online resources, activities and exercises similar to those on MBA courses « Fits into a range of business courses including MBAs and executive education schemes, allowing students to apply their practical experience in the workplace to their studies « Encourages managers’ understanding of specific contextual challenges that are increasingly common in the contemporary world of projects « Online resources: lecture slides and instructor’s manual

Description

Understanding Project Management takes an applied approach to the study of project management, carefully balancing reflective practice and methodology necessary for successful deployment of tools and techniques in the real world. Including plenty of practical examples as well as contemporary realworld case studies, it takes a unique approach to the study of project management with an emphasis on international aspects and dilemmas that are increasingly common in the contemporary world. With a host of features to encourage reflection and reinforce learning, it is the ideal complement for independent or classroom study on a range of business courses.

Understanding Project Management helps managers understand project management, develop perspectives in application, and, through reflection, enables them to develop a project management capability, at an individual, organization or project level. The content throughout is guided by practice, making this an essential read for anyone wishing to make a success of the project management role. Online supporting resources include lecture slides and an instructor’s manual.

Author Information

Gary Straw has delivered project management modules on MBA and Master’s and management development schemes for business schools in the UK and Eastern Europe, including Aberystwyth School of Management and Business, The Management Centre at Bangor University and Kingston Business School. He has also delivered ILM and CMI project management courses. His professional experience and insights into project management have developed through working within a number of private- and public-sector organizations, delivering projects in a range of market sectors.

Table of Contents

1 Projects in an ideal world

1 An introduction to projects and project management 2 Projects at the conceptual phase 3 Planning within projects

2 Projects in a real world

3 After the planning: delivering projects 4 Managing to completion 5 Reviewing and learning in projects

3 Projects in a challenging world

4 Projects – a way of thinking 5 Within and outside projects 6 A global stage 7 Managing and leading in project environments

4 Developing a capability

5 Managing and leading project enviornments 6 A spectrum of project management roles 7 Develop the capability