The New Project Management: Tools for an Age of Rapid Change, Corporate Reengineering, and Other Business Realities

Frame, dean of academic affairs at the University of Management and Technology, offers strategies for managing all types of projects in today’s complex business environment, emphasizing the importance of key issues such as ensuring customer satisfaction, managing complexity, accelerating schedules, managing managers, and building team spirit. This second edition reflects changes in the field since 1994, with expanded coverage of risk management and estimating, and three new chapters on establishing and maintaining the project support office, new techniques for scheduling, and bridging the business- technology gap when developing project requirements. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)