Project management

By:

Khanna, R. B

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi 2016Description: xvi, 340 pISBN:

9788120342880

Subject(s):

Project management

DDC classification:

658.404 KHA

Summary: 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.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	Indian Institute of Management LRC General Stacks	Operations Management & Quantitative Techniques	658.404 KHA (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		002176

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.

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