J Davidson Frame

Managing Projects in Organizations

How to Make the Best Use of Time, Techniques, and People

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Produktbeschreibung

In this third edition of Managing Projects in Organizations, J. Davidson Frame updates and expands on his classic book to provide an accessible introduction to the field of project management. Drawing on more than twenty-five years of consulting and training experience, Frame's most current edition of his landmark book includes a wealth of new topics, including: * Managing virtual teams * The evolving concept of the project manager's role * Comanaged project teams * The project office * Project portfolios * Web-based project management * International project management

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley
• 3rd Revised edition
• Seitenzahl: 282
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. September 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 433g
• ISBN-13: 9780470631386
• ISBN-10: 0470631384
• Artikelnr.: 28174198

Autorenporträt

J. Davidson Frame is Dean of Academic Affairs at the University of Management and Technology (UMT) in Arlington, Virginia. Prior to joining UMT, he established the project management program at George Washington University. He also served as director of the Project Management Certification Program at the Project Management Institute (PMI) and has served on PMI's board of directors. Frame has authored more than forty articles and seven books, including The New Project Management (2nd edition) and Managing Risk in Organizations.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface.
The Author.
1. The New Business Environment and the Need for a New Project Management.
PART ONE: MANAGING IN THE NEW BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT.
2. Managing Complexity: Techniques for Fashioning Order Out of Chaos.
3. Engaging Change: Knowing When to Embrace, Accept, or Challenge.
4. Managing Risk: Identifying, Analyzing, and Planning Responses.
5. Satisfying Customers: Knowing Who They Are, What They Want, and When
They are Right or Wrong.
6. Defining Requirements that Bridge the Customer-Developer Gap.
PART TWO: TOOLS FOR THE NEW PROJECT MANAGEMENT.
7. Acquiring Political Skills and Building Influence.
8. Building Teams with Borrowed Resources.
9. Selecting Projects That Will Lead to Success.
10. Estimating Realistic Costs, Schedules, and Specifications to Ensure
Project Success.
11. Scheduling Projects with New Tools: The Time-boxed and Critical Chain
Scheduling Techniques.
12. Outsourcing to Control Costs, Focus on Core Work, and Expand Resources.
13. Integrating Cost and Schedule Control to Measure Work Performance.
14. Evaluating Projects to Maintain Goals, Strengthen Accountability, and
Achieve Objectives.
15. Understanding and Using Performance Metrics; or, Measuring the Right
Stuff.
16. Establishing and Maintaining a Project Support Office to Strengthen
Project Management Capabilities.
17. Carpe Diem: Seize the Day!
Appendix: An Annotated Reading List for the New Project Management.
References.
Index.

Rezensionen

"Frame has a deep understanding of the systemic nature of projectmanagement."
-- Quality Progress

"The New Project Management examines the new realities ofproject management: managing risk, maintaining quality of goods andservices, outsourcing, satisfying customers, and communicatingeffectively with managers, customers, vendors, and staff."
-- PM Network

"An excellent book I'd recommend is Managing Projects inOrganizations by J. Davidson Frame. . . . can help you put yourproject management skills on track."-- Microsoft CertifiedProfessional Magazine

"Provides an excellent overview of the fundamental concepts ofproject management."
-- Public Productivity Management Review