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International Project Management » (1st Edition)

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Authors: Owen J. Murphy
ISBN-13: 9780324203028, ISBN-10: 0324203020
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Cengage Learning
Date Published: April 2005
Edition: 1st Edition

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Author Biography: Owen J. Murphy

Owen Murhpy has an extensive background, both in the military and outside of it, as a project manager in the international business scene. He has a degree in electrical engineering from UCLA and a MBA.

Murphy as 15 years of professional experience, much of it in Europe and Asia, developing, managing and implementing various technical projects for Hughes, Raytheon, and overseas governments.

Book Synopsis

Drawing on his experience managing international projects in military and business settings, Murphy, a project consultant in international business, supplies guidance on managing projects on the global stage. Beginning with the planning process, he takes readers through to project completion, providing a set of financial controls to manage a project abroad and a set of metrics to assess the project at completion. Appendices provide a Gannt chart and risk management forms for a sample project, plus a glossary of acronyms. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Table of Contents

Ch. 1Going international1
Ch. 2The context of international projects13
Ch. 3Difficulties and risks of international projects27
Ch. 4The groundwork41
Ch. 5The game plan51
Ch. 6Organizing and staffing the project71
Ch. 7Financial controls as a management tool95
Ch. 8Risk management113
Ch. 9Metrics and quality management131
Ch. 10Offsets147
Ch. 11Selecting and managing subcontractors in-country155
Ch. 12Trade studies167
Ch. 13Working the project, working the problems173
App. AGANTT chart for the Europistania Log Cabin project193
App. BRisk management forms for the Europistania Log Cabin project203
App. CWork breakdown structure209

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