Total project control : a practitioner's guide to managing projects as investments /

There is often a deep disconnect between the project team's goals and those of the organization. Senior management wants ""profitable"" projects, but is only able to quantify its wishes in terms of the traditional project management elements: schedule and cost. To operate sm...

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Main Author: Devaux, Stephen A., 1949- (Author)
Corporate Author: Taylor & Francis
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, [2015]
Edition:Second edition.
Series:Industrial innovation series.
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Summary:There is often a deep disconnect between the project team's goals and those of the organization. Senior management wants ""profitable"" projects, but is only able to quantify its wishes in terms of the traditional project management elements: schedule and cost. To operate smoothly, the entire organization must be driven by the single goal of project profitability. Total Project Control presents valuable enhancements to the traditional project management approach, introducing new metrics and techniques for assessing the performance and profitability of projects.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781498706780
1498706789
9781315690452
1315690454