Project Management: A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling, and ControllingVan Nostrand Reinhold, 1992 - 1023 pages Now the leading project management authority has completely revamped his bestselling guide to meet today's needs. The 4th edition features extensive new material on Japanese management techniques, globalization, and cutting-edge technologies. Kerzner discusses current software project management tools and evaluates them based on specific job needs. He helps project managers boost their competitiveness in chapters on successful Japanese management tools such as the Taguchi Method and Total Quality Management. |
Contents
OVERVIEW | 1 |
Case Studies | 59 |
SYSTEMS THEORY AND CONCEPTS | 69 |
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accomplished activities ager analysis assigned assistant project manager authority bar chart breakdown structure budget chart communications completion conflict contract contractor corporate cost cycle decision defined department manager division effective effort established estimates evaluation executives formal functional employees functional groups functional managers Gary Gary Anderson Gus Bell identified implementation individual interface involved labor line managers major manpower manufacturing marketing materials matrix matrix management ment milestones objectives operations organization organizational structure percent performance personnel PERT PERT chart phase policies prestressed concrete priorities problems procedures program manager project engineer project environment Project Management Institute project manager's project office project planning project sponsor project team project-driven relationships requirements responsibility schedule shown in Figure situation specifications strategic success task team members technical techniques testing top management trade-offs upper-level management variance