Project Management Handbook

This practical handbook offers a comprehensive guide to efficient project management. It pursues a broad, well-structured approach, suitable for most projects, and allows newcomers, experienced project managers and decision-makers to find valuable input t

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Jürg Kuster · Eugen Huber Robert Lippmann · Alphons Schmid Emil Schneider · Urs Witschi Roger Wüst

Project Management Handbook

Management for Professionals

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Ju¨rg Kuster • Eugen Huber • Robert Lippmann • Alphons Schmid • Emil Schneider • Urs Witschi • Roger Wu¨st

Project Management Handbook

Ju¨rg Kuster Winterthur, Switzerland

Eugen Huber Sargans, Switzerland

Robert Lippmann Ma¨nnedorf, Switzerland

Alphons Schmid Winkel, Switzerland

Emil Schneider Warth, Switzerland

Urs Witschi Ennetbaden, Switzerland

Roger Wu¨st Da¨nikon, Switzerland

This is the first English language edition following three German editions 2006, 2008, 2011 Translated by Nick Rosenthal and Judith Townsley, Salford Translations Ltd, UK

ISSN 2192-8096 ISSN 2192-810X (electronic) Management for Professionals ISBN 978-3-662-45372-8 ISBN 978-3-662-45373-5 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-662-45373-5 Library of Congress Control Number: 2015941505 Springer Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London # Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2015 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper Springer-Verlag GmbH (www.springer.com)

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Preface

The German edition of this book has found great approval in the project manager community in Switzerland, Germany, and Austria. We are very pleased that now an English-language edition is published for the international market in order to bring maximum practical benefit to many project managers in their daily work. In this first edition in English, following three German editions, we provide updated and extended coverage of many topics, especially in the area of project leadership. We also share the experience and challenges from our own project management work, both as practitioners and as teachers. During more than 2,000 seminars and workshops in the past 10 years, we have constantly refined and optimised the discus