Story of Managing Projects An Interdisciplinary Approach

Name: Story of Managing Projects An Interdisciplinary Approach
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ISBN: 9781567205060

ISBN-10: 1567205062

ISBN-13: 9781567205060

Edition: 2004

Authors: Young Hoon Kwak, Frank T. Anbari, Frank T. Anbari

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Project management has been practiced for thousands of years, but only recently have organizations begun to apply systematic management tools and techniques to manage complex projects. Today's approaches to project management can be traced directly to methodologies designed by the U.S. military and Department of Defense in the years after World War II. Subsequent advances in management information systems have helped to codify project management practices; most recently, the Internet has dramatically enhanced the ability of individuals, teams, and organizations to manage projects across continents and cultures in real time. The Story of Managing Projects showcases cutting-edge research…

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List price: $95.00
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Publication date: 1/30/2005
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 388
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.21" long x 0.88" tall
Weight: 1.540
Language: English



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Preface


Fundamentals of Project Management A Brief History of Project Management by Young Hoon Kwak Background to Project Management



Redefining the Foundations for Project Management



Best Practices in Project Management Stakeholder Mapping and the Execution of Successful Projects: Embedding and Institutionalizing Learning as a Key Project Management Competence



Voetsch From Abstract User Requirements to Tangible Business Solutions: An Iterative Approach



The Cross-Applicability of Project Management in Multimedia Communication Platforms



Team Culture Communicating = Semantics + Semiology



Scaling the Water Cooler: Digital Storytelling for Knowledge Continuity



Defense Project Management Knowledge Flow through Lessons Learned Systems



Snider Project Managers' Changing Cognitive Schemata and the Achievement of Group Goals



Hine Analyzing Failure in Project Management Systems Using an Integral Approach of the Fish Bone and the Fault Tree Techniques by Maged Sedky Morcos Why Project Termination Tarries



Lessons Learned from Industry Project Management in the Engineering and Construction Industry



Project Management during the Reconstruction of Kuwait



Different Approaches to Managing Complex Construction Projects: Experiences of International Project Management



Railway Project Management: Framework and Examples



The Management of Railway Construction and Upgrade Projects: A Study of the Experience in Greece by John-Paris Pantouvakis Improving Project Management with the Analytical Design Planning Technique



Using the EFQM and Balanced Scorecards to Design Information System Strategy



The Changing Project Management Requirements in the Communications Industry



Creating Competencies: Project Management Evidence from the Telecommunications Sector



Patrice Houdayer, and Herve Mathe Agile Project Management Methods for IT Projects



Implementing Best Practice in Hospital Project Management



Conclusions and the Road Ahead



Index


About the Editors and Contributors


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