Project Management: Principles and Practices

For any general principles course in Project Management offered to majors in any technology, engineering, management, construction or architecture programs. Using a step-by-step approach, this text presents the most pertinent principles and methods necessary to organize an effective plan and schedule for a project; explains how to monitor, control, and measure performance of the project once it is underway; and considers the relationships of timing, costs, and resources (including personnel) associated with projects. It features chapter-length, hands-on case studies and projects, and provides training and practice in using and understanding project management software for planing and scheduling projects.