Dimensions of project management fundamentals, techniques, organization, applications ; publication in honour of Roland W. Gutsch

Projects of very different natures are continuously changing the world in which we live. Project management offers the right instruments to solve the multitude of problems that arise during the life of a project from its beginning to its completion. No space satellite could be designed, no computer program developed, no skyscraper built, and no company organized efficiently without PM. In honor of the 65th birthday of R.W. Gutsch, 29 authors from 16 countries have contributed to this publication. It covers the fundamentals of project management as well as the PM techniques and software, PM organization and human factors and applications in effectively managing projects. The contributions demonstrate the enormous progress that has taken place in PM within the past years in a language and style which is understandable for project managers in both industrialized and developing countries. Front Matter....Pages I-XVII Front Matter....Pages 1-2 The Fundamentals of Project Management....Pages 3-11 Change and Usefulness of Project Management....Pages 13-23 Project Management Paradigm....Pages 25-37 Project Management within the Systems Context....Pages 39-49 Managing the Project Environment....Pages 51-69 The Cultural Dimension of Project Management....Pages 71-77 The Viking Approach to Project Management....Pages 79-84 Project Management and Corporate Strategy....Pages 85-89 Front Matter....Pages 91-92 Project Objectives Identification and Proper Formulation for Project Success....Pages 93-97 The Evolution of Management Tools and the Efficiency of Product Development & Engineering....Pages 99-109 Operations Research and Project Management Past, Present and Future....Pages 111-120 Development of Methods in Project Management....Pages 121-136 Experiences from a New Logic in Project Management....Pages 137-154 The Application of Knowledge in Project Management....Pages 155-158 Control Perspectives on Project Management....Pages 159-167 Developing Knowledge Based Systems in Construction Management....Pages 169-181 Spontaneity or Planning Deficits in Systems Selection and Application of Project Software....Pages 183-199 Managegement by Projects — A Turn Away from or Towards Hierarchy....Pages 201-215 Front Matter....Pages 217-218 Project Team Planning: The Need, Methods and Benefits....Pages 219-231 Training....Pages 233-237 Front Matter....Pages 217-218 Management of Interested Parties....Pages 239-245 Co-Development....Pages 247-256 The Key Role of the Client or Owner in the Management of Construction Projects....Pages 257-263 Role of Senior Management in Developmental Projects....Pages 265-272 Front Matter....Pages 273-274 Project Management as Perceived from Ancient Egyptian Projects....Pages 275-290 Project Management in Czechoslovakia....Pages 291-297 Project Management in Developing Countries....Pages 299-308 The Project as a Mode of Work in Sweden....Pages 309-320 Back Matter....Pages 321-336