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Management , Ninth Edition
Robert Kreitner, Arizona State University
Chapter Outlines
Chapter 6: The Basics of Planning and Project Management

Coping with Uncertainty
        Three Types of Uncertainty
        Organizational Responses to Uncertainty
        Balancing Planned Action and Spontaneity in the Twenty-First Century

The Essentials of Planning
        Organizational Mission
        Types of Planning
        Objectives
        Priorities
        The Planning/Control Cycle

Management by Objectives and Project Planning
        Management by Objectives
        Project Planning and Management
        Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)

Graphic Planning/Scheduling/Control Tools
        Sequencing with Flow Charts
        Scheduling with Gantt Charts
        PERT Networks

Break-Even Analysis
        Fixed Versus Variable Costs
        The Algebraic Method
        The Graphic Method
        Break-Even Analysis: Strengths and Limitations



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