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Preparing for Project Management: A Guide for the New Architectural Engineering Project Manager in Private Practice

Abstract

  • This guide emphasizes a basic philosophy for successful project management. It provides a foundation for project managers to understand the needs of staff, top management, and owners, as well as ways to take responsibility for ethical leadership. The author discusses communication, accountability, authority, and the importance of a thorough work plan. Throughout this book, quality and productivity are stressed, especially how they are accomplished with good planning.

    Topics include: total quality management (TQM); marketing; project quality, planning, control, and completion; and managing projects for profit.

    A helpful appendix provides advice on decision-making, professional ethics and etiquette, and dealing with the media.

    This book is designed for new project managers, experienced project managers, and those interested in entering this field.

    This title is not available for download by the chapter.

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Chapter 1 Preparing for Project Management
1–5
Chapter 2 The Project Manager
7–10
Chapter 3 Highlights of Project Management
11–17
Chapter 4 Total Quality Management (TQM)
19–21
Chapter 5 Marketing
23–25
Chapter 6 Project Agreements
27–31
Chapter 7 Project Planning
33–38
Chapter 8 Starting a Project
39–41
Chapter 9 Management
43–45
Chapter 10 Project Quality
47–49
Chapter 11 Project Control
51–56
Chapter 12 Project Completion
57–59
Chapter 13 Managing Projects for Profit
61–66
Appendix
67–84
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85–85