Project Management: Strategic Design and Implementation

A state-of-the-art guide to the theory and practice of project management, this book shows managers and planners how to use the management of projects as key building blocks in the design and execution of organizational strategies. The second edition is updated with many new PM examples, and also features important new chapters on team management, product-process design teams, concurrent engineering, continuous improvement through project management. Also included are numerous process and methods essential to the effective use of resources on organizational projects.

Reach strategic goals with state-of-the-art project management.

Expert David I. Cleland, a world leader in project management theory and practice, introduces the latest in state-of-the-art team design and project life-cycle evaluation in this edition of his best-selling Project Management: Strategic Design and Implementation. A standard among project management guides, this highly respected book is the only source of guidance on strategic management in both large and small industrial organizations. Dr. Cleland's focus on the use of flexible teams to implement organizational strategies-particularly changes in products, services, and processes -- places this book at the forefront of project management design. This Third Edition gives you leading-edge information and guidance on the latest techniques inself-managing teams, innovative organizational structuring, team composition, and alternative teams. Enhanced throughout with new diagrams, tables, checklists, and case studies, this book provides the tools that industry leaders need to be competitive in the twenty-first century.