Project management, planning and control : managing engineering, construction and manufacturing projects to PMI, APM and BSI standards / Albert Lester.

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by Lester, Albert.
Call Number 658.404 22
Publication Date 2007
Summary Fully aligned with the latest 2006 Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) for both the Project Management Institute (PMI) and the Association of Project Management (APM), this book is a vital study aid for any Project Management Professional (PMP) qualification and reference that practising project managers will want to keep to hand. Each of the core project management topics and principles is explained and applied through a careful balance of theory and practical examples. With its real-life case studies of engineering, manufacturing and construction projects, clear summaries and self-test resources, the book is a complete guide for any project manager. The author: Albert Lester was a project manager with Tarmac Construction and Foster Wheeler Power Products, managing large multi-discipline projects. He has been a compiler and examiner for the APMP certificate, lectures on project management and has assessed many project management courses for APM. * Covers the complete body of knowledge for project management professionals in the engineering, manufacturing & construction sectors * Covers all theory & practice for the newly revised PMI and APM qualification exams and the latest version of BS 6079-1:2002 * Online Q & A resources for self-testing written by a qualified PMP exam accreditor.
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Competitive engineering : a handbook for systems engineering, requirements engineering, and software engineering using Planguage / Tom Gilb ; editor, Lindsey Brodie.

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by Gilb, Tom.
Call Number 620.00684 22
Publication Date 2005
Summary Competitive Engineering documents Tom Gilb's unique, ground-breaking approach to communicating management objectives and systems engineering requirements, clearly and unambiguously. Competitive Engineering is a revelation for anyone involved in management and risk control. Already used by thousands of project managers and systems engineers around the world, this is a handbook for initiating, controlling and delivering complex projects on time and within budget. The Competitive Engineering methodology provides a practical set of tools and techniques that enable readers to effectively design, manage and deliver results in any complex organization - in engineering, industry, systems engineering, software, IT, the service sector and beyond. Elegant, comprehensive and accessible, the Competitive Engineering methodology provides a practical set of tools and techniques that enable readers to effectively design, manage and deliver results in any complex organization - in engineering, industry, systems engineering, software, IT, the service sector and beyond. * Provides detailed, practical and innovative coverage of key subjects including requirements specification, design evaluation, specification quality control and evolutionary project management * Offers a complete, proven and meaningful 'end-to-end' process for specifying, evaluating, managing and delivering high quality solutions * Tom Gilb's clients include HP, Intel, CitiGroup, IBM, Nokia and the US Department of Defense.
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Project management, planning and control : managing engineering, construction and manufacturing projects to PMI, APM and BSI standards / Albert Lester.

Competitive engineering : a handbook for systems engineering, requirements engineering, and software engineering using Planguage / Tom Gilb ; editor, Lindsey Brodie.