Effective Project Management: Guidance and Checklists for Engineering and Construction 1st Edition

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Effective Project Management: Guidance and Checklists for Engineering and Construction 1st Edition

A practical and accessible guide to managing a successful project

Effective project management is based on an activities-and-action check list approach to project management. It provides a guide to the basic principles and disciplines that managers need to master in order to be successful. The author’s check list approach (based on his years of practical experience on projects) ensures that project managers are following valid processes, helping them to be innovative in their approach to developing plans and resolving problems. In addition, the author’s check list pick-and-mix format is designed to be flexible in order to meet the individual needs of the reader.

Effective Project Management also contains some information on the theories underpinning project management. Knowledge of the theory helps in understanding how project management works in practice. In addition to the book’s check lists of what activities need to be performed, the author offers suggestions on how tasks could be carried out.

This important resource:

Covers a wide range of project management topics including the project management process, programme and portfolio management, initiating and contracting a project, personal skills and more
Offers a highly accessible guide to the author’s verified check list approach
Presents flexible guidelines applicable for a wide range projects
Includes guidance for project managers at all levels of experience

Written for project managers working on engineering or construction projects, Effective Project Management reviews all aspects of a project from initiation and execution to project completion together with the specialist topics and personal skills needed to manage projects effectively.