Understanding Project Management: Skills and Insights for Successful Project Delivery
- 6h 5m
- Gary Straw
- Kogan Page
- 2015
Aimed specifically at practicing managers and EMBA students, Understanding Project Management balances the reflective practice necessary to develop analytical skills and the knowledge needed to utilize different tools and techniques in real world situations. Author Gary Straw takes a unique approach to the study of project management by emphasizing international aspects and dilemmas and global issues relevant to the contemporary world. He also addresses change/dealing with the unexpected and leadership within change and organizational management, taking the "person" perspective to evaluate a range of project scenarios. By including learning objectives, diagrams, activities, highlighted key points, annotated further reading, and free online resources, this is an ideal book for independent or classroom study.
About the Author
Gary Straw is a management consultant who has taught project management classes for business schools in the UK and Eastern Europe, and he has delivered ILM and CMI project management courses.
In this Book
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An Introduction to Projects and Project Management
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Projects at the Conceptual Phase
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Planning within Projects
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After the Planning: Delivering Projects
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Managing to Completion
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Reviewing and Learning in Projects
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Projects: A Way of Thinking
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Within and Outside Projects
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A Global Stage
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Managing and Leading in Project Environments
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A Spectrum of Project Management Roles
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Develop the Capability
