Understanding Project Management: Skills and Insights for Successful Project Delivery - Softcover

Straw

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0749470550 ISBN 13: 9780749470555

Publisher: Kogan Page, 2015

Synopsis

Understanding Project Management takes an applied approach to the study of project management, carefully balancing reflective practice and methodology necessary for successful deployment of tools and techniques in the real world. Including plenty of practical examples as well as contemporary real-world case studies, it takes a unique approach to the study of project management with an emphasis on international aspects and dilemmas that are increasingly common in the contemporary world. With a host of features to encourage reflection and reinforce learning, it is the ideal complement for independent or classroom study on a range of business courses.

Understanding Project Management helps managers understand project management, develop perspectives in application, and, through reflection, enables them to develop a project management capability, at an individual, organization or project level. The content throughout is guided by practice, making this an essential read for anyone wishing to make a success of the project management role. Online supporting resources include lecture slides and an instructor's manual.

About this title

Book Description:

Improves managers' analytical skills and ability to recognise and manage projects

Supports independent and distance learners with online resources, activities and exercises similar to those on MBA courses

Fits into a range of business courses including MBAs and executive education schemes, allowing students to apply their practical experience in the workplace to their studies

Encourages managers' understanding of specific contextual challenges that are increasingly common in the contemporary world of projects

Online resources: lecture slides and instructor's manual

About the Author:

Gary Straw has delivered project management modules on MBA and Master's and management development schemes for business schools in the UK and Eastern Europe, including Aberystwyth School of Management and Business, The Management Centre at Bangor University and Kingston Business School. He has also delivered ILM and CMI project management courses. His professional experience and insights into project management have developed through working within a number of private- and public-sector organizations, delivering projects in a range of market sectors.

About this edition

• Publisher: Kogan Page
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0749470550
• ISBN 13: 9780749470555
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 328