Chapter 4 Project management and logistics
DOI: 10.23912/9781911635871-4934 | ISBN: 9781911635871 |
Published: January 2022 | Component type: chapter |
Published in: Reimagining and Reshaping Events | Parent DOI: 10.23912/9781911635871-4918 |
Abstract
Project management concepts, principles and techniques are commonly used for the completion of an extremely broad range of projects including roads, bridges, buildings, software packages and events. In the management of planned events the same principles apply. Even events held on a regular basis will be complex, given the broad range of uncertainties that exist, as well as the differences from one year to the next in terms of stakeholder activities, attendees’ behaviours, marketing requirements, and a broad range of other contingencies. Hence, events will benefit from the application of a project management approach. Furthermore, events critically depend on progress that is made with careful planning and preparation prior to the actual staging of the event. Accordingly, project management has become an essential element in the event manager’s toolkit.
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- Jeffrey Wrathall, William Angliss (Author)
- Effie Steriopoulos, William Angliss (Author) https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4615-5393
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- Jeffrey Wrathall, William Angliss (Author)
- Effie Steriopoulos, William Angliss (Author) https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4615-5393
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Wrathall, J. & Steriopoulos, E. (2022) "Chapter 4 Project management and logistics" In: Wrathall, J. & Steriopoulos, E. (ed) . Oxford: Goodfellow Publishers http://dx.doi.org/10.23912/9781911635871-4934
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