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The self contained text attempts to provide a broad foundation to the project management aspects to bridge the gap between the students and the professionals. In doing so, it discusses fairly extensively, the basic of project management and treats systematically and comprehensively, the various parameters such as feasibility study and structuring and controlling the most important resources of the project. The role of the project manager in project direction, coordination and control has been elaborated at length. Network concepts used in project management forms an important part of this book. Numerous worked out real life problems illustrate the application of the theories considered. In consonance with the growth of industry and its modernization, and the need to minimize the time required for completion of the project advances in project management have been included. Replete with line diagrams, this elegant volume will serve as an excellent text for the undergraduate in mechanical/production/industrial engineering, and would be of immense value to the professional project managers in general and students of G.B.T.U. Lucknow and M.M.T.U. Noida in particular. For students to test their knowledge, tutorial sheets and previous years question papers are also included. About the Author Dr. R.C. Mishra, Ph.D., Director, Aryavart Institute of Technology and Management, Lucknow, U.P. is actively engaged in teaching undergraduates and postgraduates for the last 29 years. Prof. Mishra has considerable research work to his credit and has published more than 40 technical papers in national and international journals/conferences and seminars. He has also guided a number of Ph.D., M.Tech. and MBA students. He has authored six books including this one. Prof. Mishra was with Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad University for about 23 years prior to his retirement in 2003. Dr. Tarun Soota is a reader at Mechanical Engineering Department, Bundelkhand Institute of Engg. & Technology (BIET), Jhansi. He has done his M.E. with specialization in Industrial Engineering from Production Engineering Department of P.S.G. College of Technology, Coimbatore. He has authored books on 'Product Development and Design' and 'Product Development Methodology'. He has more than 11 years of experience in teaching and research. He has more than 15 papers in national and International publications. He is actively involved in teaching and research. Table of Contents Project Management: An Overview Concepts of Project Management Project Appraisal and Selection Projects: Scope and Formulation Project Planning: A Systems Approach Project Organisation Project Direction, Co-ordination and Control Contracts Management Project Management Performance and Close Out Network Techniques Material Requirement Planning Internet and E-commerce Total Quality Management Information Technology and Future of the Project Management.