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UNINA9910458231903321 |
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Titolo |
Perspectives on projects / / Rodney J. Turner. [et al.] ; with contributions by Darren Dalcher. [et al.] |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2010 |
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ISBN |
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1-135-84883-1 |
1-135-84884-X |
1-282-64016-X |
9786612640162 |
0-203-89163-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (369 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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DalcherDarren |
TurnerJ. Rodney <1953-> (John Rodney) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Project management |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of illustrations; Notes on contributors; Preface; 1 The diversity of projects and project management; Part I: The nine perspectives; 2 Optimization: The project as a machine; 3 Modeling: The project as a mirror; 4 Success: The project as an objective; 5 Governance: The project as a legal entity; 6 Behavior: The project as a social system; 7 Marketing: The project as a billboard; 8 Process: The project as an algorithm; 9 Decision: The project as a computer; 10 Contingency: The project as a chameleon; Part II: The three case studies |
11 Using the nine perspectives12 The North-South Metro Line: Managing in crowded historic Amsterdam; 13 The LAS story: Learning from failure; 14 ABS International: Sustainable project management; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Modern project management had its genesis in the field of operations research in the late 1940s, but today it is a much more diverse subject. It has evolved and developed a much wider range of methods, techniques, and skills that the project manager can draw upon. Not all |
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