Management of Project Procurement (College Custom Series)

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Summary: Solid, clear, and no fluff
Review: This is a book that was clearly written out of necessity -- by a teacher of a class on Project Procurement who couldn't find an extant textbook to cover all the material, and so prepared his own. For that purpose, it is very well suited. The style is direct and clear, if somewhat ascetic. The few graphics look like they were cut and pasted directly out of MS Excel. The basics of the material are covered in the book, but coverage of anything beyond basic is spotty. It's obviously in a first edition, because it hasn't been "polished" yet with better examples, case studies, and graphics. Overall, I'd say it's a pretty good textbook for a class on Procurement Management, but the 2nd Edition will probably be much better -- I hear one is in the works for the 2003-4 timeframe.

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Summary: Management of Project Procurement
Review: This is a very comprehensive book on project procurement management. It is written in a text book style with good case studies, questions, and class exercises at the end of each chapter. It is an excellent reference for information on contract pricing, schedules, budget, specifications, and the bid and award process. It covers all phases of procurement management from making the decision to procure a product or service to contract close-out. It is an excellent source of practical information for any project manager who intends to contract out a portion of work. I used it as a reference to prepare a course on project procurement management and also refer to it in my work as a project manager.