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Project management : planning and control techniques / Rory Burke.

By: Burke, Rory, 1952-.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Chichester : John Wiley & Sons, 1999Edition: 3rd ed.Description: xii, 343 p. ; 24 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 047198762X.Subject(s): Project managementDDC classification: 658.404
Contents:
Introduction to project management -- History of project management -- Project life-cycle -- Feasibility study -- Project selection -- Project estimating -- Planning and control cycle -- Scope management -- Work breakdown structure (WSB) -- Critical path method (CPM) -- Schedule barchart -- Procurement schedule -- Resource planning -- Project accounts -- Project control -- Earned value -- Quality management -- Project risk management -- Project communication -- Project organisation structures -- Project teams -- Project leadership -- Project management computing.
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Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
General Lending MTU Bishopstown Library Lending 658.404 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00074842
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Project Management is designed to take you step-by-step through the latest planning and control techniques. This new edition of a bestseller has been updated and restructured in line with the project management body of knowledge (PMBOK). It is widely used on university degree programmes, executive management training courses, planning software courses and professional certification.

Bibliography: (pages 332-336) and index.

Introduction to project management -- History of project management -- Project life-cycle -- Feasibility study -- Project selection -- Project estimating -- Planning and control cycle -- Scope management -- Work breakdown structure (WSB) -- Critical path method (CPM) -- Schedule barchart -- Procurement schedule -- Resource planning -- Project accounts -- Project control -- Earned value -- Quality management -- Project risk management -- Project communication -- Project organisation structures -- Project teams -- Project leadership -- Project management computing.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Author's Note (p. ix)
  • Acknowledgements (p. x)
  • Foreword (p. xi)
  • About the Author (p. xii)
  • Chapter 1 Introduction to Project Management (p. 1)
  • Chapter 2 History of Project Management (p. 11)
  • Chapter 3 Project Life-Cycle (p. 24)
  • Chapter 4 Feasibility Study (p. 37)
  • Chapter 5 Project Selection (p. 49)
  • Chapter 6 Project Estimating (p. 67)
  • Chapter 7 Planning and Control Cycle (p. 87)
  • Chapter 8 Scope Management (p. 94)
  • Chapter 9 Work Breakdown Structure (WSB) (p. 105)
  • Chapter 10 Critical Path Method (CPM) (p. 120)
  • Chapter 11 Schedule Barchart (p. 142)
  • Chapter 12 Procurement Schedule (p. 156)
  • Chapter 13 Resource Planning (p. 162)
  • Chapter 14 Project Accounts (p. 176)
  • Chapter 15 Project Control (p. 191)
  • Chapter 16 Earned Value (p. 203)
  • Chapter 17 Quality Management (p. 218)
  • Chapter 18 Project Risk Management (p. 229)
  • Chapter 19 Project Communication (p. 246)
  • Chapter 20 Project Organisation Structures (p. 255)
  • Chapter 21 Project Teams (p. 271)
  • Chapter 22 Project Leadership (p. 277)
  • Chapter 23 Project Management Computing (p. 288)
  • Appendix 1 (p. 295)
  • Appendix 2 (p. 302)
  • Appendix 3 (p. 304)
  • Appendix 4 (p. 314)
  • Appendix 5 (p. 318)
  • Appendix 6 (p. 328)
  • Bibliography (p. 332)
  • Abbreviations (p. 337)
  • Index (p. 338)

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Rory Burke is a freelance project management lecturer and consultant

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