Project management : achieving project bottom-line succe /
William J. Pinkerton.
- New York : McGraw-Hill, c2003.
- xxvii, 493 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
The word 'success' in the subtitle is written with two dollar signs. Includes index.
Ventures, Projects, and the Botton Line Project Origination: Defining the Need Defining the Project: Project Risk Factors Defining Venture and Corporate Risk Preproject Planning Organizing the Team Project Execution: Design and Procurement Project Execution: Construction and Installation On-Site (Preoperational) Testing Commissioning! Project-Related Training The Smaller Projects The Environmental Project The Re-Engineering Project Project Closeout: Make-Good Analysis Measuring Project Success
In "Project Management: Achieving the Bottom Line Success", author William J. Pinkerton explains the strategic thinking, planning, development, and testing processes that must take place to ensure a project's success - and necessity - before it's even approved. Successfully utilized in workshops throughout the USA, Canada, and Southeast Asia, this resource reveals how to: determine if projects are needed and how to make sure they succeed; develop and execute projects that reflect corporate goals and objectives; plan projects with an eye towards tangible bottom-line benefits and eliminate impulse thinking; and includes more than 125 tips for testing and recording project start-ups