TY  - BOOK
AU  - HAMILTON Albert
TI  - Art and practice of managing projects
SN  - 9780727734563
PY  - 2010///
CY  - London
PB  - Thomas Telford
KW  - Project management
KW  - Engineering
KW  - Management
N1  - Includes a bibliography and an index; Preface Contents Systems - the genesis of projects Systems approach Representing systems Systems thinking Synergy between organisations and projects Changes in managing work An account of management progression The rise of 'management by projects' Project management: today's fashion? Organising for project work Projects: agents for change Performing organisations Relationship management Project teams, people, skills Project management office Conceiving and defining projects Aligning business strategy and project management Project conceptualisation Project financing Managing the design phase Project plans and protocols Planning and scheduling Estimating the budget cost Time and cost: inter-linkage & performance Project risk and its management Value and the value system Achieving successful outcomes Procuring what the project needs Managing the project and its stakeholders Quality, health, safety and environment Communications and configuration management Completion, feedback, and lessons learned
N2  - Guides the reader through the key stages of project management, from initial idea to final completion. This title covers: project structures, stakeholders and techniques for selecting the right people; contracts, procurement and planning techniques; and, budget cost estimates, the time-cost relationship and value management
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