Field Guide to Project Management

Field Guide To Project Management David I. Cleland, Editor In the last two decades, the field of project management has moved from the fringes of the management discipline to the forefront:

• Project management systems have become the primary means of dealing with organizational change and execution of enterprise strategies.
• Project management principles are being applied to a wide range of applications, including concurrent engineering, benchmarking, competitive analysis, crisis management, new business development, quality management, and self-directed production teams.
• The most compelling project management model, the matrix organization, has become a key organizational design in progressive enterprises of all kinds.

Projects are the building blocks of successful strategies. Now one book brings it all together in a skillful blend of conceptual basics and hands-on practice to stand as the cornerstone resource on project management systems. In Field Guide To Project Management, a who’s-who roster of expert authors presents practical explanations and advice on all aspects of project management: planning techniques, concepts, paradigms, processes, tools, and techniques. Field Guide To Project Management provides fundamental blueprints for successful project planning and execution. No other volume offers such a wealth of reliable information on project management systems in such a concise, authoritative, and accessible format. Read it cover to cover or use it as a reference for specific situations. This is a must-own volume for project managers, product developers, team leaders, and executive personnel in all industries.

About the Editor Dr. David I. Cleland is the Ernest E. Roth Professor and Professor of Engineering Management at the University of Pittsburgh, and a Fellow of the Project Management Institute (PMI). He is often described as the "Father of Project Management" and is the only two-time recipient of PMI’s Outstanding Contribution to Project Management Award. Some of Cleland’s other books include Project Management: Strategic Design and Implementation, 2/e McGraw-Hill, Inc. (1988). The Strategic Management of Teams, John Wiley & Sons, (1996), and the Project Management Casebook, Project Management Institute. (1997).