Project Management
eBook - ePub

Project Management

Planning and Scheduling Techniques

  1. 268 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Project Management

Planning and Scheduling Techniques

About this book

Project Management:Planning and Scheduling Techniques is a highly readable guide to the essentials of project planning, scheduling, and control aimed at readers looking for an introduction to the core concepts of planning and scheduling, including the 'Critical Path Method', but also the 'Precedence Diagramming Method', the 'Line of Balance' technique, and the 'Programme Evaluation and Review Technique'. This book explains the theory behind the methods and makes effective use of learning outcomes, exercises, diagrams, and examples to provide clear and actionable knowledge for students and project managers.

The book can be used as a classroom textbook or as a self-study guide for project managers taking their professional qualifications, and it includes examples from a wide range of project management scenarios. It is suitable for planning and scheduling courses in the fields of industrial, civil, and mechanical engineering, construction, and management.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-Title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Preface
  8. 1 Project Management
  9. 2 Work Breakdown Structure
  10. 3 Bar Charts
  11. 4 Development of Network
  12. 5 Critical Path Method – I: Activity Times
  13. 6 Critical Path Method – II: Activity Floats
  14. 7 Crashing: Time-Cost Tradeoff
  15. 8 Limited Time Resource Scheduling
  16. 9 Project Control and Updating
  17. 10 Programme Evaluation and Review Technique – I: Event Times
  18. 11 Programme Evaluation and Review Technique – II: Probability of Completion
  19. 12 Precedence Diagramming Method
  20. 13 Line of Balance for Repetitive Projects
  21. 14 Selection of Planning Techniques
  22. Bibliography (for Additional Readings)
  23. Index