applying advanced concepts to systems thinking, control & evaluation, resource allocation / James P. Lewis Lewis, James P. 1941- creator text bibliography nyu New York McGraw-Hill c2008 2008 2nd ed. monographic eng

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xii, 418 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. What it's all about -- So you want to master project management -- The job of managing -- Integrating leadership and management -- Leading to learn and learning to lead -- Whole brain project management -- How to achieve high-performance project management -- Power and politics for project managers -- Dealing with cultural differences -- Defining success and failure -- Organizing for project management -- Tools and techniques -- A review of the standard tools -- The need for systems thinking in project management -- Understanding systems thinking -- How to apply systems thinking in managing projects -- Managing project risks -- Improving decisions in projects -- Planning -- Developing a shared understanding of a project -- Identifying customer requirements -- Managing resources in project scheduling -- Scheduling uncertainty in projects -- Control -- Tracking progress to achieve project control -- Accounting and cost control -- Change control in projects -- Managing vendors in projects -- Conducting project reviews -- Managing quality in projects -- Optimizing project performance -- Improving project management processes -- Improving estimating capability -- Managing innovation in projects. Includes bibliographical references (p. 399-403) and index. Project management HD69.P75L489 2008 L489 2008 9780071462914 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0071462910 2007009036 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0712/2007009036.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0714/2007009036-d.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0714/2007009036-b.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0712/2007009036.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0714/2007009036-d.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0714/2007009036-b.html DLC 070305 20180921020032.0 14757573