Successful Project Management is designed to present the essential skills you need to make an effective contribution and an immediate impact on the accomplishment of projects.
A wealth of cases from both South Africa and Africa inspire discussion and debate, giving you first-hand insights into how to apply project management in the real world. A variety of learning features reinforce concepts critical to project management success.
Key Features
-The text is comprehensive but written in an easy-to-understand, straightforward style with a minimum of technical terms. You will acquire project management terminology gradually as you work through the text.
-Scheduling techniques are described without relying on complex mathematical theories or algorithms.
-Examples based on projects encountered in everyday situations give you a taste of project management skills in action.
-Concepts in the chapters support the project management knowledge areas of the PMBOK(R) Guide. This ensures that the concepts you are learning reflect today's
best practices within project management.
-End-of-chapter, localised case studies provide critical-thinking scenarios, placing project management skills into a practical context and prompting meaningful analysis and discussion.
-A wealth of practical questions and effective internet exercises encourage you to apply the concepts covered in the chapter.
Successful Project Management is intended for students as well as for working professionals and volunteers.
