Book description
Project Management in Practice, 4th Edition focuses on the technical aspects of project management that are directly related to practice. This textbook is organised around the project management life cycle and it provides students with essential project management concepts, with a focus on PMBOK, the Project Management Body of Knowledge. (The Project Management Institute runs the PMBOK certification program). This new edition Improves ancillaries like the Instructor's Manual and PowerPoint slides and Integrates inclusion of Microsoft Project software throughout the text. Provides better cases, and end-of chapter problems, and exercises for an overall greater understanding of the material.
Table of contents
- Copyright
- Preface
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1. The World of Project Management
- 1.1. WHAT IS A PROJECT?
- 1.2. PROJECT MANAGEMENT VS. GENERAL MANAGEMENT
- 1.3. WHAT IS MANAGED? THE THREE GOALS OF A PROJECT
- 1.4. THE LIFE CYCLES OF PROJECTS
- 1.5. SELECTING PROJECTS TO MEET ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES
- 1.6. CONFRONTING UNCERTAINTY—THE MANAGEMENT OF RISK
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1.7. THE PROJECT PORTFOLIO PROCESS
- 1.7.1. Step 1: Establish a Project Council
- 1.7.2. Step 2: Identify Project Categories and Criteria
- 1.7.3. Step 3: Collect Project Data
- 1.7.4. Step 4: Assess Resource Availability
- 1.7.5. Step 5: Reduce the Project and Criteria Set
- 1.7.6. Step 6: Prioritize the Projects within Categories
- 1.7.7. Step 7: Select the Projects to Be Funded and Held in Reserve
- 1.7.8. Step 8: Implement the Process
- 1.8. THE MATERIALS IN THIS TEXT
- 1.9. REVIEW QUESTIONS
- 1.10. DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
- 1.11. PROBLEMS
- 1.12. INCIDENT FOR DISCUSSION
- 1.13. CASE: United Screen Printers
- 1.14. QUESTIONS
- 1.15. CASE: Handstar Inc.
- 1.16. QUESTIONS
- 1.17. BIBLIOGRAPHY
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2. The Manager, the Organization, and the Team
- 2.1. THE PM'S ROLES
- 2.2. THE PM'S RESPONSIBILITIES TO THE PROJECT
- 2.3. SELECTION OF A PROJECT MANAGER
- 2.4. PROJECT MANAGEMENT AS A PROFESSION
- 2.5. FITTING PROJECTS INTO THE PARENT ORGANIZATION
- 2.6. THE PROJECT TEAM
- 2.7. REVIEW QUESTIONS
- 2.8. DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
- 2.9. INCIDENTS FOR DISCUSSION
- 2.10. CASE: The Quantum Bank
- 2.11. QUESTIONS
- 2.12. CASE: Southern Care Hospital
- 2.13. QUESTIONS
- 2.14. BIBLIOGRAPHY
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3. Planning the Project
- 3.1. THE CONTENTS OF A PROJECT PLAN—THE "PROJECT CHARTER"
- 3.2. THE PLANNING PROCESS—OVERVIEW
- 3.3. THE PLANNING PROCESS—NUTS AND BOLTS
- 3.4. MORE ON THE WORK BREAKDOWN STRUCTURE AND OTHER AIDS
- 3.5. MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAMS—BALANCING PLEASURE AND PAIN
- 3.6. REVIEW QUESTIONS
- 3.7. DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
- 3.8. PROBLEMS
- 3.9. INCIDENTS FOR DISCUSSION
- 3.10. CASE: St. Dismas Assisted Living Facility—1
- 3.11. QUESTIONS
- 3.12. CASE: John Wiley & Sons
- 3.13. QUESTIONS
- 3.14. BIBLIOGRAPHY
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4. Budgeting the Project
- 4.1. METHODS OF BUDGETING
- 4.2. COST ESTIMATING
- 4.3. IMPROVING COST ESTIMATES
- 4.4. BUDGET UNCERTAINTY AND RISK MANAGEMENT
- 4.5. REVIEW QUESTIONS
- 4.6. DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
- 4.7. PROBLEMS
- 4.8. INCIDENTS FOR DISCUSSION
- 4.9. CASE: St. Dismas Assisted Living Facility Project Budget Development—2
- 4.10. QUESTIONS
- 4.11. CASE: Photstat Inc.
- 4.12. QUESTIONS
- 4.13. BIBLIOGRAPHY
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5. Scheduling the Project
- 5.1. PERT AND CPM NETWORKS
- 5.2. PROJECT UNCERTAINTY AND RISK MANAGEMENT
- 5.3. SIMULATION
- 5.4. THE GANTT CHART
- 5.5. EXTENSIONS TO PERT/CPM
- 5.6. REVIEW QUESTIONS
- 5.7. DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
- 5.8. PROBLEMS
- 5.9. DISCUSSION PROBLEM
- 5.10. INCIDENTS FOR DISCUSSION
- 5.11. CASE: St. Dismas Assisted Living Facility Program Plan—3
- 5.12. QUESTIONS
- 5.13. CASE: NutriStar
- 5.14. QUESTIONS
- 5.15. BIBLIOGRAPHY
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6. Allocating Resources to the Project
- 6.1. EXPEDITING A PROJECT
- 6.2. RESOURCE LOADING
- 6.3. RESOURCE LEVELING
- 6.4. ALLOCATING SCARCE RESOURCES TO PROJECTS
- 6.5. ALLOCATING SCARCE RESOURCES TO SEVERAL PROJECTS
- 6.6. GOLDRATT'S CRITICAL CHAIN
- 6.7. REVIEW QUESTIONS
- 6.8. DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
- 6.9. PROBLEMS
- 6.10. INCIDENTS FOR DISCUSSION
- 6.11. CASE: St. Dismas Assisted Living Facility Resource Usage—4
- 6.12. QUESTIONS
- 6.13. CASE: Charter Financial Bank
- 6.14. QUESTIONS
- 6.15. BIBLIOGRAPHY
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7. Monitoring and Controlling the Project
- 7.1. THE PLAN-MONITOR-CONTROL CYCLE
- 7.2. DATA COLLECTION AND REPORTING
- 7.3. EARNED VALUE
- 7.4. PROJECT CONTROL
- 7.5. DESIGNING THE CONTROL SYSTEM
- 7.6. SCOPE CREEP AND CHANGE CONTROL
- 7.7. REVIEW QUESTIONS
- 7.8. DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
- 7.9. PROBLEMS
- 7.10. INCIDENTS FOR DISCUSSION
- 7.11. CASE: St. Dismas Assisted Living Facility Case—5
- 7.12. QUESTIONS
- 7.13. CASE: Palmstar Enterprises, Inc.
- 7.14. QUESTIONS
- 7.15. BIBLIOGRAPHY
- 8. Evaluating and Terminating the Project
- A. Probability and Statistics
Product information
- Title: Project Management in Practice, Fourth Edition
- Author(s):
- Release date: October 2010
- Publisher(s): Wiley
- ISBN: 9780470533017
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