Project Planning, Analysis and Management

Principles of Management by David S. Bright

This book online Principles of Management by David S. Bright and others covers the following topics related to Management and Leadership : Managing and Performing, Managerial Decision-Making, The History of Management, External and Internal Organizational Environments and Corporate Culture, Ethics, Corporate Responsibility, and Sustainability, International Management, Entrepreneurship, Strategic Analysis: Understanding a Firm’s Competitive Environment, The Strategic Management Process: Achieving and Sustaining Competitive Advantage, Organizational Structure and Change, Human Resource Management, Diversity in Organizations, Leadership, Work Motivation for Performance, Managing Teams, Managerial Communication, Organizational Planning and ControllingManagement of Technology and Innovation.

Author(s): David S. Bright, and others

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Technical Project Management in Living and Geometric Order

This book online Technical Project Management in Living and Geometric Order covers the following topics related to Management and Leadership : Project Management Foundations: Principles and Practices, Strategy, Project Selection, and Portfolio Managemen, Project Initiation, Scope, and Structure, Procurement, Team Formation, Team Management, and Project Leadership, Project Planning, Project Scheduling, Managing Project Risks, Managing Project Value, Budgets, and Costs, Allocating and Managing Constrained Resources, Project Monitoring, Analytics, and Control, Critical Project Management Skill: Negotiation, Project Closure and Audits, Personal and Organizational Project Management Growth, Putting It All Together.

Author(s): Jeffrey S. Russell, P.E., Wayne P. Pferdehirt, P.E.,and John S. Nelson, P.E.

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Organizational Behavior and Management

The link directs to a PDF book titled Organizational Behavior and Management and explains the following contents : Rationalist vs. Behavioralist Paradigms, A Model of Ethics in Decision Making, The Local Context: The Houston Economy, The Global and National Competitive Contexts, Perception, Attribution Theory, Operant Learning Theory, Job Design, Equity Theory, Goal Setting Theory, Power, Communication, Decision Making, Personality Theory, Culture, Leadership, Change, Organizational Theory , Teams.

Author(s): Dale Rude, Department of Management

46 Pages

Introduction To Management by Jordan University of Science and Technology

This note is designed to introduce students to the fundamental techniques of using data to make informed management decisions. It will focus on various ways of modeling, or thinking structurally about, decision problems in order to enhance decision-making skills.

Author(s): Jordan University of Science and Technology

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Managerial Communication by Bharathidasan University

Aims of this note is to develop all forms of communication skills of the students to enable them to conduct well in any business process without any communication barrier. Topics covered includes: Types of Communication, Barriers to Communication, Principles of Effective Communication, Norms for Business Letters, Personalized stand letters, enquiries, customers’ complaints, collection letters, Sales promotion letters, Application letters, Non-verbal communication, Visual and Audio Visual Aids for communication, Dyadic communication, Report Writing, Structure of Reports, Conducting Meetings.

Author(s): Bharathidasan University

109 Pages

Project Management for Instructional Designers

The book is well-designed for the intended audience of instructional designers. Topics covered includes: Introduction to Project Management, Project Profiling, Project Phases and Organization, Understanding and Meeting Client Expectations, Working with People on Projects, Communication Technologies, Starting a Project, Project Time Management, Managing Project Quality, Managing Project Risk .

Author(s): Geri Clements, Jeffery Drysdale, Jenifer Francis, Buck Harrison, Joseph Rino, Jared Robinson and Aaron Snyder

NA Pages

Leadership and Management Lecture Notes

This lecture note explains the following topics: Changing Organizations, Leadership vs. Management - Are they different, Common Features of Leadership, General Conclusion of a Leader, Job Specification for a Presidency, Power, Authority and Influence, Power, Authority and Influence, Communication, Decision Making, Conflict Resolution, Role of Staff Committee Function.

Author(s): Seoul National University

NA Pages

Optimization Methods in Management Science Lecture Notes

This course note introduces students to the theory, algorithms, and applications of optimization. The optimization methodologies include linear programming, network optimization, integer programming, and decision trees. Applications to logistics, manufacturing, transportation, marketing, project management, and finance. Includes a team project in which students select and solve a problem in practice.

Author(s): Prof. James Orlin and Dr. Ebrahim Nasrabadi

NA Pages

Project Management from Simple to Complex

The text provides an overview of project management and uses the industry standard definitions of the divisions of project management knowledge as described by the Project Management Institute (PMI) to provide grounding in traditional project management concepts. Topics covered includes: Project Profiling, Project Phases and Organization, Understanding and Meeting Client Expectations, Working with People on Projects, Communication Technologies, Starting a Project, Project Time Management, Estimating and Managing Costs, Managing Project Quality, Managing Project Risk, Project Procurement and Closure.

Author(s): Saylor Academy

NA Pages

Services Operations Management

This book covers the following topics: Understanding the nature of services, Aligning service strategy and service competitiveness, service design, development and automation, Managing human resource in services, Service quality, Service facility design and facility location, Demand management in services, Capacity management or supply management in services, Managing waiting lines and queuing models, Service inventory and supply chain management., Quantitative models in managing service operations.

Author(s): NPTEL

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