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When and how was project management developed in history? The Evolution and Maturity of PM presents an
overview of project management discourse
from its origins.
Chapter discussions will take the reader
through the development of informal management concepts applied in ancient projects
of human achievement like the Great Wall of
China and the pyramids of Egypt up to the
present state of the art.
Recounting the intellectual history and
philosophical sources on which the current
body of knowledge is founded, this book also
surveys project management tools, techniques
and processes that have become formalized in
present day project-based organizations.
;e evolution and current practice of project management concepts are evaluated in
the areas of:
■ Project metrics
■ Leadership styles
■ Motivational tools
■ Project selection techniques
■ Project monitoring techniques
Finally, given the emergence of outsourcing
and the current state of project management
as the central management discipline used by
globalized organizations, ;e Evolution and
Maturity of PM explores what changes we
can likely expect in the future.
Project Management Institute, 2015, ISBN:
9781628250688, paperback, 200 pages, $27.95 Member,
$34.95 Nonmember
Edited by David I. Cleland, PhD, and Bopaya Bidanda, PhD
The Evolution and Maturity of PM
Recounting the intellectual history and philosophical
sources on which the current body of knowledge is
founded, this book also surveys project management tools,
techniques and processes that have become formalized in
present day project-based organizations.
