Core concepts of project management in practice / Samuel J. Mantel ... [et al.].

Contributor(s):

Mantel, Samuel J

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, c2005.Edition: 2nd edDescription: xv, 302 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. + CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)ISBN:

0471229652 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Other title:

Project management in practice
Core concepts, Project management in practice [Cover title]

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

658.404 MAN

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Standard Loan	Moylish Library Main Collection	658.404 MAN (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		39002100302406
Standard Loan	Moylish Library Main Collection	658.404 MAN (Browse shelf(Opens below))	2	Available		39002100309518

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Get a concise, hands-on, and applied approach to project management with the new edition of Core Concepts. The authors take a computer program orientation, focusing on doing Project Management. They organize the book around the project management life cycle, provide you with essential project management concepts, and tie them into the Project Management Body of Knowledge (Project Management Institute runs the PMBOK certification program). This edition includes revised discussion of the integration of parent organization's strategies into project selection and management; and greatly expanded coverage of risk management and assessment in the project management process.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

1 The World of Project Management
2 The Manager, The Organization, and the Team
3 Planning the Project
4 Budgeting the Project
5 Scheduling the Project
6 Allocating Resources to the Project
7 Monitoring and Controlling the Project
8 Evaluating and Terminating the Project
Appendix
NameIndex
Subject Index

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Professors Mantel and Meredith are the coauthors of two of the leading texts on Project Management: Project Management in Practice and Project Management: A Managerial Approach , with combined sales of over 275,000 copies. Professor Mantel is at the University of Cincinnati and Professor Meredith is at Wake Forest University.