{"product_id":"a-comprehensive-guide-to-project-management-schedule-and-cost-control-methods-and-models-for-managing-the-project-lifecycle-9780133572940","title":"A Comprehensive Guide to Project Management Schedule and Cost Control: Methods and Models for Managing the Project Lifecycle","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Randal Wilson\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Pearson FT Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Pearson FT Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Project Management\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaster all the modern project scheduling and cost control techniques you need, in one focused tutorial! Randal Wilson's \u003ci\u003eProject Schedule \u0026amp; Cost Control \u003c\/i\u003e isn't your typical project management guide: it's 100% focused on the specific principles, techniques, and best-practice methodologies of scheduling and cost control.\u003c\/p\u003e  Wilson illuminates key issues through the extensive use of graphs, charts, case studies, and worked examples; and calls your attention to crucial issues that \"generic\" PM books ignore. Coverage includes:  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eProject structures, including differences between projects and programs, and how those differences affect costing and scheduling\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eInitiation: how projects start, how to develop project charters and stakeholder registers, and how to manage stakeholders\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePlanning, in depth: what costs must be addressed, and what schedule constraints must be considered\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProject schedule analysis: activity definition, WBS, and work packages; activity sequencing and diagramming; proven methodologies for estimating resources and activity durations; and schedule development\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProject cost analysis: gathering and estimating all project costs, including labor, materials, vendor bids, subcontractors, contracts, equipment, facilities, and direct\/indirect costs.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBudgeting via top-down, bottom-up, and activity-based methods\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProject monitoring and control: earned value, tracking Gantt, S-Curves, performance reviews, milestone analysis, change control systems, estimate at completion, forecasting, and much more\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e For both project management newcomers and working project managers who need to sharpen their skills","brand":"Pearson FT Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47595941134487,"sku":"9780133572940","price":8359.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780133572940.webp?v=1774991793","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/a-comprehensive-guide-to-project-management-schedule-and-cost-control-methods-and-models-for-managing-the-project-lifecycle-9780133572940","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}