This text approaches Project Management from a holistic, balanced perspective. The text is developed around a philosophy of a project-driven organization committed to continuous improvement and organizational learning. The text is holistic--it directs attention to the needed linkage between projects and organizational strategy. Many project management textbooks emphasize the technical aspects of the subject, while providing scant attention to the human element in projects. This text succeeds in redressing the balance by treating both the technical and the behavioral aspects of the subject in nearly equal parts. Such a balance is possible because of the complementary backgrounds of the authors: Gray, a specialist in project management systems with an operations background, provides strong technical coverage of project management. Larson, whose professional background is in organizational behavior, brings a distinctive behavioral perspective to the subject.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Good introductory book, but impractical,
This review is from: Project Management (Paperback)
This wordy book is more heavy on management than on project management because the business professors are understandably not trained in project-specific disciplines. Hence, there is inadequate coverage of how projects are actually managed, particularly costing and key contractual issues. Even on their own terrain, the business relations are mostly asserted without solid research backing (e.g. section on culture, where certain cultures are asserted to be pro-projects, but the causal links are missing). If you are looking to teach students basic PM processes, this book is worth a look as the explanation is clear. But if you are a practitioner, learn from your discipline-specific masters. So I have to knock off 2 stars for inadequate coverage, and impracticality.
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Project management? More like project futility!,
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This review is from: Project Management: The Managerial Process (Irwin/McGraw Hill Series in Operations and Decision Sciences.) (Hardcover)
The author is too eager to impress you with his knowledge and ability to build confusing and complex sentences. I've found I need to read a chapter several times to get anything out of it. Even after several readings, taking notes, I'm not sure what is going on. The book provides allot of chaff with very few "Deliverables". Unless you are already an experienced project manager looking for a new angle this one is better left on the shelf.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Good textbook for a novice,
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This review is from: Project Management: The Managerial Process (Mcgraw-Hill/Irwin Series Operations and Decision Sciences) (Hardcover)
It seems that many people didn't like this book, but I used it for a class on PM & found it to be pretty good. I had no prior knowledge of the field. I really liked the accompanying Student CD-ROM for study & review of the material. I used the Microsoft Project trial CD-ROM & found that extremely useful also. I would recommend it as introductory material.
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New York, Cumulative Totals, Ending Period, United States, Project Management Institute, Project Management Journal, Academy of Management Executive, San Francisco, Activity Predecessor, Harvard Business Review, Prentice Hall, Project Abu Dhabi, Saudi Arabia, Design Spec, Lockheed Martin, Newton Square, Olympic Games, Task Name, Zoom System, Big Bertha, Engineering Management, Harvard Business School Press, Hong Kong, Rules of the Garage, Software Engineering Institute New!
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New York, Cumulative Totals, Ending Period, United States, Project Management Institute, Project Management Journal, Academy of Management Executive, San Francisco, Activity Predecessor, Harvard Business Review, Prentice Hall, Project Abu Dhabi, Saudi Arabia, Design Spec, Lockheed Martin, Newton Square, Olympic Games, Task Name, Zoom System, Big Bertha, Engineering Management, Harvard Business School Press, Hong Kong, Rules of the Garage, Software Engineering Institute New!
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- Project Management by Diane Parente on 6 pages
- Project Management: A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling, and Controlling by Harold Kerzner on 5 pages
- The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey on page 329, page 336, and page 401
- Developing Products in Half the Time by Preston G. Smith on page 53, page 219, and page 231
- The Project Office: A Key to Managing Projects Effectively (Crisp Management Library) by J. Davidson Frame on page 53 (1), and page 53 (2)
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- Lean Project Management: Eight Principles For Success by Lawrence P. Leach on page 83, and page 197
- Operations Management: Policy, Practice and Performance Improvement by Steve Brown on page 261
- Project Management in Construction (Leading Construction) (Leading Construction) by Dennis Lock in Back Matter
- The Ultimate Small Business Guide: A Resource For Startups And Growing Businesses (Ultimate Business Library) by Editors Of Perseus Publishing on page 483
- Operations Management (The Mcgraw-Hill/Irwin Series Operations and Decision Sciences) by Schroeder in Front Matter
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