Project Management

Dennis Lock's masterly exposition of the principles and practice of project management has been pre-eminent in its field for 45 years. The Tenth Edition of Project Management explains the entire project management process in great detail, and includes brand new chapters on implementing management change projects and the role of senior management support. Everything is reinforced throughout with case examples and diagrams, many new for this edition. As with previous editions, meticulous care has been taken to ensure that the text is reader-friendly and free of unnecessary jargon, with clear diagrams and a construction that is logically organized, well indexed and simple to navigate. The result is certain to maintain this book's acclaimed status as the standard work for managers and students alike.

Contents: Preface to the tenth edition; Introduction to project management; Factors for project success or failure; Defining the project; Estimating project costs; First steps in planning the timescale; Financial appraisal and the business plan; Managing project risk; Project authorization; Project organization structures; Organization and initial conduct of management change and IT projects; The project manager and associated roles; Project breakdown structures; Detailed planning: an introduction to critical path networks; Detailed planning: critical path networks in practice; Scheduling resources, part 1: principles; Scheduling resources, part 2: practical advice; Scheduling project cash flows; Computer applications; Managing project start-up; Introduction to project contracts and purchase orders; Managing procurement and the supply chain; Managing progress; Managing changes; Managing project costs; Earned value analysis and cost reporting; Managing multiple projects, programmes and portfolios; Implementing business change projects; Managing project closure; Corporate managers' support for the project manager; Bibliography; Index.