This book is the first of its kind focusing on Application of Operations
Research Techniques (Mathematics) in Project Management.

It will
be of immense help for Project Management Professionals in any industry
verticals including Info technology program managers, engineering and
construction managers and various operations' managers.

This book
includes real industry examples and methods on how to use Operations
Research (OR) techniques to help project management decision making. It
will be a guide in the implementation of OR in project management.

It includes 'Algorithms for various OR techniques'. It also includes Code in C++ for important OR models.

The
book deals with project management numerical illustrations on the use
of various copyrighted software applications like Microsoft Math, SAP,
SPSS, Matlab (Mathworks Inc.), Microsoft Project, Primavera, OpenPlan,
C++.

Most importantly, it provides an insight into building of
interfaces between Enterprise Applications/business data warehouse to
analytical applications like Matlab.

Another important topic in
this book is Metrics for Project Management and Progress Analysis
(Earned Value Analysis) Methods. This is invaluable to monitor projects
also serving as inputs for your project management balanced score cards
and strategic program management and cost control.

Besides
various Statistical Methods and Operations Research Techniques, the book
has a compilation of various Project Management Topics viz.

Software
Engineering Institute's Estimation Methods, various Claims Formulae
with examples, Project Managerial Economics and Project Accounting &
Controlling Methods.