Project Management in Practice - Hardcover

Mantel Jr., Samuel J.; Meredith, Jack R.; Shafer, Scott M.; Sutton, Margaret M.

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9780471371625: Project Management in Practice

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0471371629 ISBN 13: 9780471371625

Publisher: Wiley, 2001

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Practical, hands-on approach, with use of Microsoft Project software integrated throughout.
* 120-day evaluation version of Microsoft Project packaged with book.
* Clear and accessible writing style.

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From the Back Cover:

Build real-world project management skills with a brief, hands-on text!

Following up on the extraordinary success of Project Management, 4/E Mantel and Meredith have teamed up once again, along with Scott Shafer and Margaret Sutton, to create Project Management in Practice- A Brief, Hands-on Text that shows how to do project management.

With it streamlined coverage and applied approach, the text offers a sturdy foundation of fundamental concepts and real-world project management skills. The authors clearly explain how to apply proven project management tools and techniques at each stage in a project life-cycle from selecting and initiating projects, to scheduling and budgeting, to project termination.

FEATURES

Concise, hands-on approach to project management
A CD-ROM packaged with this text containing a 120-day trial version of Microsoft� project 2000, in addition to Crystal Ball� 2000
An appendix devoted to the use of Crystal Ball� 2000 with applications to project selection, budgeting, scheduling, and resource allocation
Highly detailed examples
Extensive review questions and exercises at the end of each chapter
Emphasis on using computers, with numerous exercises that utilize project management software

About the Author:

Samuel J. Mantel Jr. is the coauthor of two of the leading texts, Project Management in Practice and Project Management: A Managerial Approach. He is Professor Emeritus at the University of Cincinnati.

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