Global Project Management Handbook: Planning, Organizing and Controlling International Projects, Second Edition

Learn and apply successful international project management techniques Contributors from 20+ nations reveal how current project management concepts and techniques can be successfully applied in different political, cultural, and geographical settings. Learn how project management is carried out in major countries such as Canada, China, Russia, Germany, France, England -- and how these techniques can be applied globally.

• Case histories from around the world provide lessons on the international application of project management
• 16 completely new chapters including ones on the rebuilding of Iraq, project management in outsourcing initiatives, and developing multinational teams

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Part 1: State of the Art Global Project ManagementChapter 1.The Evolution of Project ManagementChapter 2. Project Management: A Business Process of the Project-Oriented CompanyChapter 3. The Future of Project Management: Mapping the Dynamics of Project Management Field in ActionChapter 4. Total Life-Cycle System ManagementChapter 5. Developing Multinational Project TeamsChapter 6. Risk Identification and Assessment for International Construction ProjectsChapter 7. Program Management and Project Portfolio ManagementPart 2: Competency Factors in Project ManagementChapter 8. Competencies of Project ManagersChapter 9. Managing Risks and Uncertainty in Major Projects in the New Global EnvironmentChapter 10. Managing Human Energy in the Project-Oriented CompanyChapter 11. Managing Project Management Personnel and Their Competencies in the Project-Oriented CompanyChapter 12. Lessons Learned: Rebuilding Iraq in 2004 Chapter 13. Project Critical Success Factors: The Project-Implementation ProfilePart 3: Management of Global Programs and ProjectsChapter 14. Project Management for Outsourcing DecisionsChapter 15. Project Quality Management in International ProjectsChapter 16. Success Factors in Virtual Global Software ProjectsChapter 17. Managing Global Projects Over a Collaborative Knowledge FrameworkPart 4: Management of the Project-Oriented CompanyChapter 18. Management of the Project-Oriented Company; Chapter 19. Project Portfolio Score CardChapter 20. Partnering in ProjectsChapter 21. Business Process Management in the Project-Oriented CompanyPart 5: National Project ManagementChapter 22. Project Management in Austria: Analysis of the Maturity of Austria as a Project-Oriented NationChapter 23. A Brief Insight of Project Management in the Mainland of ChinaChapter 24. Project Management in AustraliaChapter 25. Project Management in RomaniaChapter 26. Japanese Project Management Practices on Global Projects