Managing Projects in Organizations: How to Make the Best Use of Time, Techniques, and People

J. Davidson Frame9780787968311, 0787968315

In this third edition of Managing Projects in Organizations, J. Davidson Frame updates and expands on his classic book to provide an accessible introduction to the field of project management. Drawing on more than twenty-five years of consulting and training experience, Frame’s most current edition of his landmark book includes a wealth of new topics, including: * Managing virtual teams * The evolving concept of the project manager’s role * Comanaged project teams * The project office * Project portfolios * Web-based project management * International project management

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Table of contents :
Managing Projects
in Organizations……Page 7
Copyright……Page 8
Contents……Page 11
Preface……Page 13
The Author……Page 21
Introduction: Understanding the Process of
Managing Projects……Page 23
Part One: The Project Context: People, Teams,
and the Organization……Page 45
1 Operating Within the Realities of Organizational Life……Page 47
2 Finding and Working with Capable People……Page 72
3 Structuring Project Teams and Building Cohesiveness……Page 102
Part Two: Project Customers and Project Requirements……Page 131
4 Making Certain the Project Is Based on a Clear Need……Page 133
5 Specifying What the Project Should Accomplish……Page 159
Part Three: Project Planning and Control……Page 183
6 Tools and Techniques for Keeping the Project on Course……Page 185
7 Managing Special Problems and Complex Projects……Page 232
8 Achieving Results: Principles for Success as a
Project Manager……Page 263
References……Page 271
Index……Page 273