Project management: how to plan and manage successful projects

Joan Knutson, Ira Bitz9780814450437, 0814450431

Managing a complex project can be an interlude in horror for the unprepared manager. This book supplies all the techniques that businesspeople new to project management need.The authors lay out each step of how to plan, implement, and finish up a project, whether it’s in traditional fields like construction, or in the newer areas, such as corporate planning, R&D, or new products. Project Management shows novice project managers how to:• Set the scope and goals of a project• Utilize scheduling techniques, including networks and bar charts• Estimate costs• Monitor progress and report on it• Deal with unexpected problemsManagers learn to keep their project on course-and keep their careers on track at the same time.