Author: Rodney Turner, J.
Title: THE HANDBOOK OF PROJECT-BASED MANAGEMENT. Improving the processes for achieving strategic objectives.
Description: Berkshire, McGraw-Hill, 1999. 2nd edition 529 pp. hardcover. This book is designed to help anyone managing projects to implement strategic change and achieve their objectives. This second edition has been fully updated to include new research in developing areas of project-based management such as project success, strategy and the management of quality and risk. It retains its five-part structure; beginning with an examination of the context of projects within organizations. The five functions of management in terms of scope, organisation, quality, cost and time are then examined. This is followed by an analysis of the various stages of the project life cycle. Part four describes administrative procedures including multi-project management, systems and the role of the manager. The book concludes with a description of the applications of project management and an illustration of how project-based management is adapted to different circumstances. Name first endpaper. Page edges slightly spotted. Otherwise in very good condition

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