Project Management Techniques 3ed

The third edition contains the basic planning and control techniques together with a number of new topics that reflect the updated body of knowledge, and includes the feedback I received. PMT3ed Notes (www.burkepublishing.com): My lecture tour of the UK provided me with an excellent understanding of the type of support text required by the academic institutes. To keep PMT3ed up to date I have developed the following topics: 1.    Agile and Sustainable Project Management (New sections) 2.    Request for Proposal (New chapter) 3.    Programme Management (New appendix) 4.    Smart Project Manager - Industry 4.0 [4IR] and Artificial Intelligence (New appendix) 5.    Project Management in the Fourth Industrial Revolution (New appendix by Professor Pieter Steyn). 1. Agile and Sustainable Project Management: The benefits of agile and sustainable methods of Project Management are becoming more widely appreciated. The new sections outline a structured method of applying these techniques to the project environment. 2. Request for Proposal: For companies that outsource their procurement, the RFP document offers a structured method of engaging contractors and suppliers to obtain the best information and product at the best price and delivery. This new chapter explains how to use the key RFx documents through the different phases of the project life cycle from the client and contractors' perspectives. 3. Programme Management: Programme management offers a structured method of managing projects throughout its life cycle, by integrating the strategy, project and operation phases. This new appendix looks at project management from the Project Manager's perspective. 4. Smart Project Management: As we enter the fourth industrial revolution (4IR), Artificial Intelligence (AI) algorithms and smart devices are revolutionizing the project environment. This new appendix looks at 4IR from three perspectives; a). What is Industry 4.0. b). Implications of managing cyber-physical projects. c). How to use smart devices to enhance project management techniques. 5. Project Management in the Fourth Industrial Revolution: Professor Pieter Steyn has kindly written a guest appendix, which outlines why project management techniques are assuming a much more important holistic role and influence in the governance of organizational value chains than ever before. Due to my work on military and infrastructure projects, and having been a guest lecturer at many universities, colleges and professional societies, my Project Management text books have been designed to support a range of academic programmes and professional short courses. The PMT3ed textbook is structured in line with the international bodies of knowledge, unit standards and the planning and control techniques used by the planning software. This competitively priced textbook is supplied with a full set of lecturer support resources (PowerPoint slides and Multi-Choice Questions (MCQs).