Understanding Project Management

* Chapter - 1: An introduction to projects and project management; * Chapter - 2: Projects at the conceptual phase; * Chapter - 3: Planning within projects; * Chapter - 4: After the planning: delivering projects; * Chapter - 5: Managing to completion; * Chapter - 6: Reviewing and learning in projects; * Chapter - 7: Project: a way of thinking; * Chapter - 8: Within and outside projects; * Chapter - 9: A global stage; * Chapter - 10: Managing and leading project enviornments; * Chapter - 11: A spectrum of project management roles; * Chapter - 12: Develop the capability; * Section - ONE: Projects in an ideal world; ** Chapter - 01: An introduction to projects and project management; ** Chapter - 02: Projects at the conceptual phase; ** Chapter - 03: Planning within projects; * Section - TWO: Projects in a real world; ** Chapter - 04: After the planning: delivering projects; ** Chapter - 05: Managing to completion; ** Chapter - 06: Reviewing and learning in projects; * Section - THREE: Projects in a challenging world; ** Chapter - 07: Projects: a way of thinking; ** Chapter - 08: Within and outside projects; ** Chapter - 09: A global stage; * Section - FOUR: Developing a capability; ** Chapter - 10: Managing and leading in project environments; ** Chapter - 11: A spectrum of project management roles; ** Chapter - 12: Develop the capability

Gary Straw has delivered project management modules on MBA and Master's and management development schemes for business schools in the UK and Eastern Europe, including Aberystwyth School of Management and Business, The Management Centre at Bangor University and Kingston Business School. He has also delivered ILM and CMI project management courses. His professional experience and insights into project management have developed through working within a number of private- and public-sector organizations, delivering projects in a range of market sectors.