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Project Management for Business Engineering and Technology (9780080967042): Nicholas John M./ Steyn Herman: Books. Project Management for Business, Engineering, and Technology 3e is a direct response to the ever-increasing need for better project management. This book encompasses the full range of project management everything from origins, philosophy, and methodology to actual applications. Nicholas and Steyn describe the concepts and techniques such as project initiation and proposals, scope and task definition, scheduling, budgeting, risk analysis, control, project organization, and the often overlooked people side project leadership, team building, conflict, and stress management.The Systems Development Cycle is used as a framework to discuss project management in a variety of situations, making this book useful for managing virtually any kind of project, program, or task force. The book views a project as a goal-oriented system of interrelated components tasks and stakeholders functioning in a larger environment; the purpose of project management is to unify or integrate the components the interests, resources, work efforts of many stakeholders, as well as schedules, budgets, and plans to accomplish the project goal. A system is a collection of interrelated elements that in combination do something.This new edition provides:a comprehensive, balanced view that emphasizes both the behavioral and quantitative sides of project management.essential tools to practise project management in the areas of system methodology; systems development process; management methods, procedures, and systems; and organization and human behavior.the methods, procedures, and systems for defining, planning, scheduling, controlling, and organizing project activities.the organizational, managerial, and human behavioral issues relevant to project management.This textbook is intended for advanced undergraduate and graduate university students, and for practicing managers in business, engineering, and technology. There are substantial website support materials for instructors with power point slides; exam questions and answers; case studies; teaching suggestions; useful websites; additional reading and teaching materials.John Nicholas is Professor of information systems and operations management, Loyola University, Chicago. He is an active teacher, writer and researcher in project management and manufacturing management.AndHerman Steyn is Professor at the Department of Engineering and Technology Management University of Pretoria, South Africa
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