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Title:
The Wiley guide to project control
Series:
The Wiley guides to the management of projects
Publication Information:
Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, 2007
Physical Description:
xxi, 209 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
ISBN:
9780470226841

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Summary

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Timely and accessible content on the traditional project management activities of control, risk, time and cost, and quality and value

The Wiley Guides to the Management of Projects address critical, need-to-know information that will help professionals successfully manage projects in most businesses and help students learn the best practices of the industry. They contain not only well-known and widely used basic project management practices but also the newest and most cutting-edge concepts in the broader theory and practice of managing projects.

This second book in the series explains the "traditional" project management activities of control, risk, time, cost, and quality. The expert contributors show that project control represents more than the simple evaluation of project performance. They detail the principles of project time and cost control and offer a detailed review of critical chain project management. In addition, they provide a framework for project performance measurement, show how to make risk management more effective, and tell how to improve quality management.

Touching on all of the fundamental levers of project control, this book will prove to be a comprehensive "owner's manual" for project and team managers, project team members, engineers, business consultants, and all those involved in any aspect of project management.

Complete your understanding of project management with these other books in The Wiley Guides to the Management of Projects series:
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The Wiley Guide to Project Organization & Project Management Competencies
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The Wiley Guide to Project Technology, Supply Chain & Procurement Management
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The Wiley Guide to Project, Program & Portfolio Management


Author Notes

Peter W. G. Morris is Professor of Civil Engineering, Department of Civil Structural Engineering, UMIST, Manchester, United Kingdom. Professor Morris is also Vice President of the Association for Project Management and Vice Chairman of the International Project Management Association.
Jeffrey K. Pinto is a Professor at the School of Business, Pennsylvania State University, Erie, Pennsylvania.


Table of Contents

Peter HarpumAsbjørn RolstadåsLawrence P. LeachDaniel M. Brandon, Jr.Stephen J. SimisterStephen Ward and Chris ChapmanMartina HuemannMartin Powell and James Young
The Wiley Guide to Project Control: Preface and Introductionp. vii
1 Project Controlp. 1
2 Time and Costp. 26
3 Critical Chain Project Managementp. 50
4 Project Performance Measurementp. 75
5 Qualitative and Quantitative Risk Managementp. 97
6 Making Risk Management More Effectivep. 115
7 Improving Quality in Projects and Programsp. 139
8 The Project Management Support Officep. 173
Indexp. 207