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Proven tools, methods, and workflows by brad hardin, dave mccool bim and construction management is a complete integration guide, featuring practical. It is a loosely coupled work flow that takes pms through the most important quantitative methods. Learn how to deal with challenges and spot opportunities when managing projects. Quantitative methods in project management by john c. It looks at the basic principles and available tools and provides some templates and procedures for implementing project management methods. Work may happen in an agency or on an internal team and often relies on crossfunctional collaboration to succeed. Facts101 is your complete guide to methods of it project management. Project management books methodologies to improve your. Free project management ebooks, templates and checklists. Illustrating the why, what, and how of project management, project management concepts, methods, and techniques will help readers develop and refine the skills needed to achieve strategic objectives. A good basic book on earned value management, and can be useful to project managers and project controls personnel on all sizes of projects. So if youre working in construction or something similar and do a lot of planning.
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