Project Management in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: A European Perspective [Hardcover]

The book aims to diagnose EU projects management processes in small and medium-sized enterprises. It also attempts to identify an effective management model of SMEs implementing EU projects as a factor determining the acceleration of growth in the development of entities operating on the market.

1. Projects in the Activities of European Enterprises 2. Concept of Projects' Management 3. Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Poland: Organizational Design Supporting Innovative Projects, Crisis Management, and Prospects for Development 4. Experience in Applying European Project Management Models in Enterprises from the Small and Medium Sector. 5. Conclusion

The growing importance of projects in organizations, combined with difficulties in their implementation, is accompanied by the need for professional knowledge in the field of project management. It results from the complexity of project management problems and the difficulty of knowledge that must be applied. However, surprisingly little is known about this topic, especially in the context of European small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Project Management in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: A European Perspective attempts to fill this specific research gap.

The book analyses the process of managing projects being implemented by small and medium-sized firms from Europe, identifies organizational processes, and verifies which elements of these processes require improvement. It concentrates on issues around the multifaceted characteristics of project management, with particular emphasis on the process of managing European small and medium enterprises.

The book is the result of many years of empirical research and consists of two main parts:

• A systematization of concepts, terminology, and thus knowledge in the field of project management, with particular emphasis on the phases of plals&