Global Project Management Handbook: Planning, Organizing and Controlling International Projects, Second Edition: Planning, Organizing, and Controlling International Projects, Edition 2

David L. Cleland · Roland Gareis

Jun 2010 · McGraw Hill Professional

About this ebook

Learn and apply successful international project management techniques

Contributors from 20+ nations reveal how current project management concepts and techniques can be successfully applied in different political, cultural, and geographical settings. Learn how project management is carried out in major countries such as Canada, China, Russia, Germany, France, England -- and how these techniques can be applied globally.

• Case histories from around the world provide lessons on the international application of project management
• 16 completely new chapters including ones on the rebuilding of Iraq, project management in outsourcing initiatives, and developing multinational teams

About the author

David Cleland is a Fellow of the Project Management Institute and three-time recipient of the Institute's Distinguished Contribution to Project Management Award. The author/editor of 38 books on project management and engineering management, he has been described as the "Father of Project Management." The Project Management Institute's annual David I. Cleland Excellence in Project Management Literature Award is named in his honor.

Roland Gareis is Professor of Project Management and Director of the post-graduate program on international management at the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration. He is also the owner of Roland Gareis Consulting. A recognized expert on project management, he is the author of Happy Projects! and other books.