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About the author RUSSELL D. ARCHIBALD is a principal with Integrated Project Systems, a consulting firm headquartered in Belmont, California, that specializes in process and system implementation and training in project management for high-technology corporations and agencies. From 1982 to 1991 he was President of Archibald Associates, a project and systems management consulting firm, with clients in the U.S., Canada, South America, the Far East, Europe, and Asia. An internationally recognized authority on project management with over forty years of management, engineering, consulting, and operations experience, he was also formerly Vice President of International Planning at the Bendix Corporation and worked at the World Headquarters of ITT, where he conducted special staff assignments throughout Europe and South America. Mr. Archibald is the author, with Richard L. Villoria, of Network-Based Management Systems (PERT/CPM) (Wiley). He received an MS in mechanical engineering from the University of Texas, and is an Honored Fellow of the Project Management Institute.

EXECUTIVE GUIDE TO PROGRAM AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT.

Project Management in Industry and Government.

Programs and Projects.

Organizing the Project Management Function.

The Integrative Roles in Project Management.

The Project Team and Key Human Aspects of Project Management.

Building Commitment in Project Teams.

A Strategy for Overcoming Barriers to Effective Project Management.

Multiproject Management.

MANAGING SPECIFIC PROJECTS.

Organizing the Project Office and Project Team.

Planning Projects.

Project Team Planning and Project Start-Up.

Controlling the Work, Schedule, and Costs.

Project Interface Management.

Project Management Information Systems.

Evaluating and Directing the Project.

Project Close-Out or Extension.

Appendices.

Bibliography.

Endnotes.

Index.