Project Management Tutorial

Author: Clifford Gray
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Publication Date: 2003-01-01
Features: A project management textbook truly serving the business community has finally been released! For many years, project management has been a research field in engineering colleges. Due to the high specialization of the research field, project management was regarded as a highly specialized technical discipline, only applicable to industries such as aviation and construction. In recent years, this situation has changed significantly. Today, project management has been widely applied in the business community. Successful project managers today cannot rely solely on skills in planning, scheduling, and budgeting; management capabilities have also become a key component of success. Professors Clifford Gray and Erik Larson of Oregon State University recognized these changes and incorporated them into this book. Based on their strong and different backgrounds (Dr. Gray is a professor of production and operations management, and Dr. Larson is a professor of organizational behavior), this outstanding author team provides project management students with a "complete" picture. The book not only elaborates on the technical aspects of project management in detail but also offers a distinctive analysis of the human elements that must be considered in the project management process, paying attention to the balance between the two. This is a key feature that distinguishes the book from similar titles. Similarly, the book integrates various topics in project management from a broad perspective. It not only discusses "what" and "how" but also explores "why," supported by numerous vivid "cases" and "practice sketches." A project management textbook truly serving the business community has finally been released! For many years, project management has been a research field in engineering colleges. Due to the high specialization of the research field, project management was regarded as a highly specialized technical discipline, only applicable to industries such as aviation and construction. In recent years, this situation has changed significantly. Today, project management has been widely applied in the business community. Successful project managers today cannot rely solely on skills in planning, scheduling, and budgeting; management capabilities have also become a key component of success. Professors Clifford Gray and Erik Larson of Oregon State University recognized these changes and incorporated them into this book. Based on their strong and different backgrounds (Dr. Gray is a professor of production and operations management, and Dr. Larson is a professor of organizational behavior), this outstanding author team provides project management students with a "complete" picture. The book not only elaborates on the technical aspects of project management in detail but also offers a distinctive analysis of the human elements that must be considered in the project management process, paying attention to the balance between the two. This is a key feature that distinguishes the book from similar titles. Similarly, the book integrates various topics in project management from a broad perspective. It not only discusses "what" and "how" but also explores "why," supported by numerous vivid "cases" and "practice sketches."