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Events Project Management

Events Project Management

Paperback by Els, Georgiana (University of Lincoln, UK); Reed, Ian; Mawer, Vanessa; Pielichaty, Hanya (University of Lincoln, UK)

Events Project Management

£44.99

ISBN:
9781138832664
Publication Date:
4 Nov 2016
Language:
English
Publisher:
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:
Routledge
Pages:
290 pages
Format:
Paperback
For delivery:
Estimated despatch 1 Nov 2024
Events Project Management

Description

This book provides events management students with an accessible and essential introduction to project management. Written by both academics and industry experts, Events Project Management offers a unique blend of theory and practice to encourage and contextualise project management requirements within events settings. Key questions include: What is project management? How does it connect to events management? What is effective project management within the events sector? How does academic theory connect to practice? The book is coherently structured into 12 chapters covering crucial event management topics such as stakeholders, supply chain management, project management tools and techniques, and financial and legal issues. Guides, templates, case study examples, industry tips and activity tasks are integrated in the text and online to show practice and aid knowledge. Written in an engaging style, this text offers the reader a thorough understanding of how to successfully project manage an event from the creative idea to the concrete product. It is essential reading for all events management students.

Contents

Lists of figures List of tables List of case studies Acknowledgements Abbreviations 1 Project management for events 2 Suppliers and supply chains 3 Stakeholder relationships 4 Structures and teams 5 Event management project tools 6 Event marketing and promotion 7 Technology and sustainability 8 Event management law and legislation 9 Cost and financial planning 10 Plan analysis and risk 11 Problem solving and decision making 12 Project completion and review Glossary Index

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