Project Management: A Managerial Approach

Project Management, A Managerial Approach, 7th International studentedition--------------------------------------------------The use of project management to accomplish the goals of society'svaried organizations continues to grow. Insight into human behavior,knowledge of organizational issues, and skill with quantitative methodsare all necessary for successful project management. Meredith and Mantelhave drawn from personal experiences in the workplace to develop atext that teaches the reader how to build upon skills necessary forselecting, initiating, operating, and controlling all types of projects.Suitable for students and professionals alike, Project Management 7eequips the reader with the tools essential for effective project management.--------------------------------------------------Author Biography: Jack Meredith is currently Professor of Management&, Broyhill Distinguished Scholar &, Chair in Operations at theGraduate School of Management at Wake Forest University. Dr. Meredith'sresearch has focused on the strategic and operational problems thatmanagers face, particularly those concerning the management of advancedtechnology. He received his BS and BSME at Oregon State Universityand his MBA and PhD at the University of California at Berkeley. Dr.Meredith has written eight books on operations management, projectmanagement and management science, including Project Management andOperations Management for MBAs. He serves as outgoing editor in chiefof the Journal of Operations Management. He received the school's inauguralCowan Research Prize in 2002, the Academy of Management's 2003 DistinguishedOM Scholar Award, and was inducted into the Oregon State UniversityEngineering Hall of Fame in 2004.