China General Manager Work Manual Project Manual

Author: Liu Wei, Liu Guoning as the main author
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Publishing Date: 2003-10-01
Features: With the rapid development of the network economy and information technology, and the swift progress of science and technology, it is imperative for enterprises to strive to enhance their competitiveness in order to survive and thrive. Project management is a reflection that meets this historical demand. Business Week believes that project management will become a trend in the 21st century, becoming the main content of modern social and enterprise management, and a primary form of organizational and management. Project management initially emerged in the 1950s and rapidly developed in the latter half of the 20th century. It has now been widely applied in fields such as management, psychology, architecture, law, and finance. Modern project management operates in an open environment, providing a strong organizational management form for project implementation, pioneering a completely new management field, a systematic body of knowledge, and a series of scientific project management methods. The content of modern project management can be broadly summarized into three points: First, the modernization of management philosophy. The object of project management is a system composed of interrelated elements, and management must proceed from the overall system. Second, the modernization of management organization. Project management adopts an open system model, using scientific regulations and systems to standardize organizational behavior, defining the functions and goals of the organization, coordinating the relationships between the internal and external aspects of the management organization system, and improving the work efficiency of the management organization. Third, the modernization of management methods and tools. Project management applies mathematical models, computer technology, and management experience, combining quantitative and qualitative analysis, implementing systematic, networked, and automated management processes, thereby enhancing the scientificity and effectiveness of project management. Currently, project management in China is still in its early stages of development. Whether in research or practical application, it has not yet reached a certain level and lags significantly behind international management standards. However, in the era of a market economy, the improvement of project management capabilities is inevitable, and project management is indeed highly effective. We must recognize the importance of modern project management from a strategic perspective and continuously improve and refine the systems and methods of project management.
Abroad, project management education is comprehensive, meeting the needs of various levels of people. However, in China, there is still a focus on educating professional project management personnel while neglecting popular education, which has lost the social foundation for widely promoting project management and has hindered its effective implementation. Based on this, the target audience of The Chinese General Manager's Handbook: Project Handbook is not only the management of enterprises but also project management professionals, as well as teachers, students, and others. Its purpose is to enhance the project management literacy of the entire population, which is also the original intention behind writing this book. During the writing process, we referred to a large number of domestic and foreign books on project management, striving to be the latest, fastest, scientific, effective, concise, and easy to understand.