{"product_id":"project-and-program-management-mitchell-l-springer-9781612498508","title":"Project and Program Management: A Competency-Based Approach, Fifth Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eChoosing the right people to carry out a project is essential to its success, and when multiple projects are combined into a complex program, the human aspect becomes even more important. \u003ci\u003eProject and Program Management: A Competency-Based Approach, Fifth Edition\u003c\/i\u003e balances a complete account of the technical aspects of project and program management with a practical approach to understanding and developing the core competencies required to accomplish desired goals. On the technical side, this book is a complete introduction to predicting costs, setting schedules, and assessing risks. On the human side, it sheds new light on how to mold different personality types into a team, how to motivate the team's members, and how to produce extraordinary results. The author details the blocking and tackling of the program management approach, describing the best way to define, organize, and schedule the work to be done, while identifying risks and controlling costs throughout the process.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis fifth edition has been significantly revised, with every chapter updated. The volume considers the magnitude of recent social, political, and technological changes. Included are insights from numerous students who bring to the forefront their current real-world practices from their individual businesses, industries, and disciplines.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mitchell L. Springer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1612498507\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781612498508\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Purdue University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/15\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 628\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.84lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.25h x 7.50w x 1.38d","brand":"Mitchell L. Springer","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44069699518719,"sku":"9781612498508","price":89.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cc91f4b9-12be-4f2e-a248-d948d907a478.jpg?v=1685426004","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/project-and-program-management-mitchell-l-springer-9781612498508","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}