The content of this book is set out in four Parts, each containing from one to nine chapters and two Appendices as follows:
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Preface
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PART 1 CONSTRUCTING PROJECT MANAGEMENT
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Introduction to Part 1
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Project Management before it was invented
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Systems Project Management
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The Project Management Knowledge Base
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Developing Project Management
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Enterprise-wide Project Management
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The Development of Project Management Summary
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PART 2 DECONSTRUCTING PROJECT MANAGEMENT
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Introduction to Part 2
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Control
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Organization
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Governance and Strategy
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Managing the Emerging Project Definition
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Procurement and the Project's Commercial Management
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Adding Value, Controlling Risk, Delivering Quality, Safely and Securely
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People
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The Institutional Context
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PART 3 RECONSTRUCTING PROJECT MANAGEMENT
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Introduction To Part 3
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The Character of our PM Knowledge
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Managing Context
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Ethos: Building Sponsor Value
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"only connect" - the Age of Relevance
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PART 4 SUMMA
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Summary and Conclusions
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Appendix 1: Critical Success Factor Studies
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Appendix 2: "Characteristics of Successful Megaprojects or Systems Acquisitions"
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This 7"x10" hard cover book is filled with 322 tightly packed pages printed on high quality paper in single columns but with sufficient margin space for the reader to make brief notes. Each chapter concludes with References and End Notes, of which there are around 600, as noted earlier. The contents are well illustrated with 50 Figures or Tables. The book does not include a Glossary of Terms.
Introduction
