| Concise Guide to Program Management: Fundamental Concepts and Issues Contributor(s): Springer, Mitchell L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1557533768 ISBN-13: 9781557533760 Publisher: Purdue University Press OUR PRICE: $37.95 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 2004 Annotation: In all organizational settings, managing projects is an ever-increasing necessity. Large corporations have departments that institute procedures for implementing and tracking projects, but smaller organizations can also benefit from becoming aware of the steps undertaken in creating a project so they can maximize planned outcomes. Mitchell Springer, an expert in these areas, provides an invaluable guide that details program management in a concise and understandable manner. This succinct reference will be a valuable asset and should be on the desk of anyone involved with the intricate and costly business of program management. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Production & Operations Management - Business & Economics | Project Management - Business & Economics | Human Resources & Personnel Management |
| Dewey: 658.404 |
| Physical Information: 0.47" H x 6.16" W x 9.04" (0.70 lbs) 186 pages |
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| Publisher Description: In all organizational settings, managing projects is an ever-increasing necessity. Large corporations have departments that institute procedures for implementing and tracking projects, but smaller organizations can also benefit from becoming aware of the steps undertaken in creating a project so they can maximize planned outcomes. Mitchell Springer, an expert in these areas, provides an invaluable guide that details program management in a concise and understandable manner. He teaches about various types of contracts and their benefits and shortcomings; a project's critical path and how it affects tasking; managing program risk; managing program costs; and the best way to deal with personalities and management issues that can lead to project completion or project disruption. This succinct reference is a valuable asset and should be on the desk of anyone involved with the intricate and costly business of program management.
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Contributor Bio(s): Springer, Mitchell L.: - Dr. Mitchell L. Springer has over thirty-five years of theoretical and defense industry-based practical experience from four disciplines: software engineering, systems engineering, program management, and human resources. Dr. Springer possesses a significant strength in pattern recognition and analyzing and improving organizational systems. He is internationally recognized, and has contributioned to the scholarship of nearly 300 books, articles, presentations, editorials, and reviews on software development methodologies, management, organizational change, and program management. Dr. Springer sits on many university and community boards and advisory committees. He is the recipient of numerous awards and recognitions, most recently the Indiana Council for Continuing Education Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Award. Dr. Springer is the president of the Indiana Council for Continuing Education as well as the past chair of the Continuing Professional Development Division of the American Society for Engineering Education. He received his BS degree in computer science from Purdue University, and his MBA and doctorate in adult and community education with a cognate in executive development from Ball State University. He is certified as a Project Management Professional (PMP), a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR & SHRM-SCP), and in Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR). Dr. Springer is a State of Indiana Registered domestic mediator. |