Project management
Khanna, R. B.
Project management - New Delhi PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd. 2016 - xvi, 340 p.
Table of content
Preface
Part I: PROJECT INITIATION
1. Project Management: An Introduction
2. Project Origination
3. Project Feasibility
Appendix: Social Cost–Benefit Analysis
Part II: PROJECT PLANNING
4. Project Definition
5. Estimating Time and Costs
6. Scheduling
Appendix: The Critical Chain Scheduling and Buffer Management
7. Resource Allocation
8. Risk Management
Part III: PROJECT EXECUTION, MONITORING AND CONTROL
9. Project Organization Structure and Culture
10. Project Staffing: HR Issues
11. Project Monitoring and Control
12. Contract Managing and Partnering
Part IV: PROJECT CLOSURE
13. Project Audit and Closure
14. Public Projects: Indian Context
Case Studies
Appendices A–C
Bibliography • Index
Written in a straightforward and student-friendly language, this comprehensive and well-organized book presents the fundamentals of project management using a step-by-step approach. It deals with all the phases of project management such as initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and control, and closure. The book carries examples illustrating the use of software packages which can be used effectively for better planning, scheduling, monitoring and controlling of projects. Throughout the book, attempt has been made to strike a balance between theoretical inputs and their applications to practical problems.
Primarily designed for the undergraduate and postgraduate students of management, the book will be equally useful to the engineering students. In addition, practising professionals will also find the book quite valuable.
9788120342880
Project management
658.404 / KHA
Project management - New Delhi PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd. 2016 - xvi, 340 p.
Table of content
Preface
Part I: PROJECT INITIATION
1. Project Management: An Introduction
2. Project Origination
3. Project Feasibility
Appendix: Social Cost–Benefit Analysis
Part II: PROJECT PLANNING
4. Project Definition
5. Estimating Time and Costs
6. Scheduling
Appendix: The Critical Chain Scheduling and Buffer Management
7. Resource Allocation
8. Risk Management
Part III: PROJECT EXECUTION, MONITORING AND CONTROL
9. Project Organization Structure and Culture
10. Project Staffing: HR Issues
11. Project Monitoring and Control
12. Contract Managing and Partnering
Part IV: PROJECT CLOSURE
13. Project Audit and Closure
14. Public Projects: Indian Context
Case Studies
Appendices A–C
Bibliography • Index
Written in a straightforward and student-friendly language, this comprehensive and well-organized book presents the fundamentals of project management using a step-by-step approach. It deals with all the phases of project management such as initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and control, and closure. The book carries examples illustrating the use of software packages which can be used effectively for better planning, scheduling, monitoring and controlling of projects. Throughout the book, attempt has been made to strike a balance between theoretical inputs and their applications to practical problems.
Primarily designed for the undergraduate and postgraduate students of management, the book will be equally useful to the engineering students. In addition, practising professionals will also find the book quite valuable.
9788120342880
Project management
658.404 / KHA