Real-World Project Management: New Approaches for Adapting to Change and Uncertainty - Hardcover

DeWeaver, Mary ; Gillespie, Lori

9780527763213: Real-World Project Management: New Approaches for Adapting to Change and Uncertainty

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ISBN 10: 0527763217 ISBN 13: 9780527763213

Publisher: Productivity Press, 1997

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The book provides a simple, iterative spiral model for contemporary project management. A chapter is devoted to risk management, showing how to mitigate risk by planning for disruption and change in the life of the project. This fresh approach to project management takes into account the reality of constant change in project factors such as funding, sponsorship, technology, competitive situation, and regulation.

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Real-World Project Management has many quoted insights from project managers in industry and government based on their experiences.

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In today's fast-paced and ever-changing environment, project managers wear many hats. This book offers practical guidelines on how to succeed in these various roles and in the context of changing project parameters. It shows how to anticipate and deal with uncertainty by using change management strategies and tools, to develop a new approach to project management roles. The book provides a simple, iterative spiral model for contemporary project management. A chapter is devoted to risk management, showing how to mitigate risk by planning for disruption and change in the life of the project. This fresh approach to project management takes into account the reality of constant change in project factors such as funding, sponsorship, technology, competitive situation and regulation. Special Feature: 'Real-World Management' has many quoted insights from project managers in industry and government, based on their experiences.

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