Project Management: Processes and Methodologies - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1635492378 ISBN 13: 9781635492378

Publisher: Larsen and Keller Education, 2017

Synopsis

This book outlines the processes and applications of project management in detail. It gives deep insights into the different concepts and methods used in this field. Project management is a practice of control, planning, initiating, executing and finishing work in proper time to meet goals and attain success. It has four basic concerns which are time, budget, quality and scope. The various sub-fields of project management along with technological progress that have future implications are glanced at in this text. It is a complete source of knowledge on the present status of this field. This textbook, with its detailed analyses and data, will prove immensely beneficial to students involved in project management at various levels.

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From the Back Cover

Centering on theory and practice, this book presents tools and techniques most suited for modern project management. From budgeting to scheduling and control, the authors show the relationship between project planning and implementation.Expands analytic techniques using the latest standard software. Contains fundamental concepts in project management. Builds case studies with continuing compounded information.For those interested in learning more about project management and as a reference for managers, engineers and technology experts.

About the Author

Avraham Shtub is the Sharon and Stephen Seiden Professor of Project Management in the School of Industrial Engineering and Management at the Technion—Israel Institute of Technology. He received the Ph.D. degree in management science and industrial engi­neering from the University of Washington, the M.B.A. degree from Tel Aviv University, and the B.Sc. degree in electrical engineering from the Technion. He is a senior member of the Institute of Industrial Engineers and is certified as a Project Management Profession­al by the Project Management Institute. Professor Shtub’s research focuses on the design and management of manufacturing systems, project management, and learning and for­getting. He is on the editorial boards of IIE Transactions and the International Journal of Production Research, and has previously served on the editorial boards of the Project Management Journal and the International Journal of Project Management.

Jonathan F. Bard is a professor of operations research and industrial engineering in the Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of Texas at Austin. He holds the Industrial Properties Corporation Endowed Faculty Fellowship, and serves as the Associate Director of the Center for the Management of Operations and Logistics. He received the D.Sc. degree in operations research from the George Washington Uni­versity, the M.S. degree in aeronautics and astronautics from Stanford University, and the B.S. degree in aeronautical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Pro­fessor Bard’s research interests are in the design and analysis of manufacturing systems, personnel scheduling, R&D project management, and vehicle routing. Prior to begin­ning his academic career, he worked as a program manager for the Aerospace Corpora­tion and as a systems engineer for Booz, Allen & Hamilton. He is currently the editor of IIE Transactions on Operations Engineering and serves on the editorial board of sever­al other journals. He is a Fellow of IIE and a Senior Member of IEEE and INFORMS.

Shlomo Globerson is a professor in the School of Business Administration at Tel Aviv University. He received the Ph.D. degree in industrial engineering from the Universi­ty of California, Berkeley, the M.S. degree in industrial engineering from the Faculty of In­dustrial Engineering and Management at the Technion—Israel Institute of Technology, and the B.Sc. degree in mechanical engineering from the Technion. His primary research and teaching activities center on project management and operations management. He has published seven books and over 80 articles. Professor Globerson is the former President of the Israeli chapter of the Project Management Institute and currently serves on the adviso­ry board for the Industrial Engineering Handbook. He is also on the editorial boards of the Journal of Operations Management and the International Journal of Project Management.

 

Edition details

• Publisher: Larsen and Keller Education
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1635492378
• ISBN 13: 9781635492378
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 248
• Editor: Fowler Tyson