The Handbook of Project Managment - Softcover

Young, Trevor; Parker, Lynn M

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0749428430 ISBN 13: 9780749428433

Publisher: Kogan Page, 1998

Synopsis

During the past decade project management skills have become increasingly recognized as highly desirable for managers at all levels of organization. Most people today can benefit from the application of these skills to some parts of their daily operations. Covering the whole area of project management from start-up to evaluation, this book gives the reader a broad, yet in-depth, understanding of the principles of project management, demonstrating the correct approach to a major project, discussing the key points of project management, that must be considered in order to ensure success, and highlighting the pitfalls that need to be allowed for if failure is to be avoided.

About this title

About the Author

Trevor Young was a senior consultant for the Industrial Society where he designed and conducted public training courses in project management techniques and project leadership. He is now an independent consultant specializing in the introduction of program management. He is the author of Successful Project Management, part of the bestselling Creating Success series from Kogan Page.

Review

"This excellent handbook provides you with all you need to make your project a success. [It] is easy to read and has many diagrams, and flow charts that support the text very well. You will find in the book standard forms for every occasion, templates for reporting and check lists for each stage. Use of these standardized documents can help the manager to spend more time on setting up the organization and defining the task." -- Paul Duffy, APM Group, formerly the trading arm of the Association for Project Management, in a Review of the First edition

Edition details

• Publisher: Kogan Page
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0749428430
• ISBN 13: 9780749428433
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 256