Project Management
Joao Heitor De Avila Santos
9781773613048
259 pages
Arcler Education Inc
Overview
In a paced business world, the requirement for fruitful project management has turned into a need other than an extravagance. Many tend to consider project management as another wander for development and improvement. However, it has been around for thousands of years and was engaged with the planning, coordination, and construction of the Ancient Wonders of the World.All through the historical backdrop of project management, the essential standards have dependably continued as before. This incorporates overseeing assets, looking after schedules, and planning diverse exercises and undertakings. In any case, one key contrast between the old wonders of project management and the current projects is that the antiquated wonders did not routinely include schedule optimization.The purpose of this book is to give an overview of present day project management practices with novel methodologies and controls which are playing a pivotal role in the industrial development and modernization. This book introduces a snapshot of the all-around prospecting projects world alongside the most recent market issues and how they are being tended to.This book is of intended for graduate level audience who are keen to get in touch with project management systems, methodologies and technologies. It is also of interest for managers and technical staff working in today’s innovative projects corporate world. The first chapter offers a general sight of Projects and Project Management, methodologies, technologies and techniques which are used for controlling and monitoring them. In the later chapters, Project and people, Project Organization and structures, Project planning and scheduling, Handling and Reporting Information for Project Management, Progress and Cost Controls in projects, Risk management in projects, Change and conflict management in projects have been explained.
Author Bio
Dr. Santos holds a PhD in Management Sciences by the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS – BRAZIL) and is an expert in the field of innovation. Currently working as Professor within the Administrative Sciences Department at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte. Research Partner at UniLaSalle, France. He has experience in teaching, consulting and in several research projects. He is also reviewer for several Academic Journals and conferences such as British Academy of Management, Revista Administração em Diálogo (RAD) and Brazilian Administration Review (BAR). He has published papers in the field of Innovation and Management of Technology in journals such as International Journal of Innovation. Main Research Themes: Cooperation, Innovation, Interorganizational Networks, Individualism and Collectivism, Organizational Learning, Capabilities, Sustainability, Quantitative Methods, Modeling, Decision Making, Organizational Behavior, Consumer Behavior and Customer Relationship Management.
