Project Management and Project Network Techniques

This new text builds on the foundations of the highly respected Critical Path Analysis and other Project Network Techniques. Written in a user-friendly style, the material has been enlarged to include a substantial treatment of the problems of the management of capital projects. Considerable care has been taken to avoid any particular industry orientation. The text is divided into two parts, neither requiring the reader to have any prior knowledge and each can be used separately, if desired. The first is concerned with project management. After dealing with features differentiating project management from other forms of management, the four phases of a project - conception, development, realisation and termination - are covered. Separate chapters discuss organisation, planning, quality, procurement, risk management, project examination, time control and cash control. The second comprehensively treats all aspects of the planning techniques which come together under the name Project Network Techniques. An invaluable chapter, 'Some Practical Considerations', distils the authors' experiences over many years. Questions on each part and a comprehensive glossary of terms can be found in appendices.

Project Management and Project Network Techniques, seventh edition

The key strength of this classic text is the clear and detailed coverage of the myriad of planning techniques that can be used to structure the process of project management. With comprehensive coverage of the concepts and principles of project management and the phases of managing a project, this seventh edition reflects the most recent developments in techniques and practice. 

The authors have avoided orientating the book towards any particular industry or the use of any specific software, and distil their wealth of experience in a straightforward and user-friendly style. 

 'Good coverage of networking principles and diagrams which are useful to both students and project professionals.'   Liz Lee-Kelly, Lecturer in E-Business and Project Management, School of Management, University of Surrey

 Features:

• Updated throughout to reflect current ISO and BSI standards.
• Extended coverage of risk management and more on ¿earned value¿.
• Extensive range of questions to check your understanding.
• Updated and comprehensive glossary.

This book is ideal for business or engineering students studying project management, and is equally useful for practising project managers.

  'Very good on the details of project network techniques.   Christine Urquhart, Senior Lecturer in Information Studies, University of Wales, Aberystwyth

Professor Keith Lockyer is formerly of the University of Bradford.

Dr James Gordon is formerly of the University of Birmingham, an Hon. Fellow of The Association for Project Management, past Chairman of the BSI Committee on Project Management, and Convenor of the ISO Working Group on ¿Guidelines for Quality Management in Projects¿.