Project Planning and Management: a Training Guide on Project Planning and Management

Project Management for the 21st Century is a direct response to the ever increasing need for better project management, This book encompasses the full range of project management everything from project initiation, integration and methodology to actual applications. It described concepts and techniques such as project proposals, scope and tasks definitions, scheduling and budgeting, quality procurement and risk management, project control and organisation and the often overlooked people side project Leadership team building, conflict and stress management. The book view project as a goal oriented system of interested components tasks and stakeholders functioning in a larger environment. The purpose of project management is to unify or integrate the components the interests, resources and work efforts of many stakeholders as well as schedules budgets and plans to accomplish the project goal. This textbook is intended for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students and for practicing managers in business, engineering and technology. Subtantial website support materials are available for instructions and additional reading teaching materials.