Book description
Meredith's newest edition of Project Management focuses on all facets of the steps needed to successfully manage a project - from planning and resources to budgeting and more. An important goal is to appeal to help those preparing to take the PMBOK certification exams of the Project Management Institute. Revisions for the 8th Edition include a more consistent writing style throughout, content updates in some chapters, additional examples of some concepts to make them easier to grasp, and improved visual elements to make the textbook and online resources easier to understand and navigate.
Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Copyright
- Preface
- Contents
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CHAPTER 1: Projects in Contemporary Organizations
- 1.1 THE DEFINITION OF A “PROJECT”
- 1.2 WHY PROJECT MANAGEMENT?
- 1.3 THE PROJECT LIFE CYCLE
- 1.4 THE STRUCTURE OF THIS TEXT
- SUMMARY
- GLOSSARY
- QUESTIONS
- INCIDENTS FOR DISCUSSION
- CONTINUING INTEGRATIVE CLASS PROJECT
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- APPENDIX: PMI CERTIFICATIONS
- DIRECTED READING: LESSONS FOR AN ACCIDENTAL PROFESSION
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PART I: PROJECT INITIATION
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CHAPTER 2: Strategic Management and Project Selection
- 2.1 PROJECT MANAGEMENT MATURITY
- 2.2 PROJECT SELECTION CRITERIA AND MODELS
- 2.3 TYPES OF PROJECT SELECTION MODELS
- 2.4 RISK CONSIDERATIONS IN PROJECT SELECTION
- 2.5 THE PROJECT PORTFOLIO PROCESS (PPP)
- 2.6 PROJECT BIDS AND RFPS (REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS)
- SUMMARY
- GLOSSARY
- QUESTIONS
- PROBLEMS
- INCIDENTS FOR DISCUSSION
- CONTINUING INTEGRATIVE CLASS PROJECT
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- CASE: PAN-EUROPA FOODS S.A.
- QUESTIONS
- DIRECTED READING: FROM EXPERIENCE: LINKING PROJECTS TO STRATEGY
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CHAPTER 3: The Project Manager
- 3.1 PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND THE PROJECT MANAGER
- 3.2 SPECIAL DEMANDS ON THE PROJECT MANAGER
- 3.3 ATTRIBUTES OF EFFECTIVE PROJECT MANAGERS
- 3.4 PROBLEMS OF CULTURAL DIFFERENCES
- SUMMARY
- GLOSSARY
- QUESTIONS
- INCIDENTS FOR DISCUSSION
- CONTINUING INTEGRATIVE CLASS PROJECT
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- CASE: THE NATIONAL JAZZ HALL OF FAME
- QUESTIONS
- DIRECTED READING: WHAT IT TAKES TO BE A GOOD PROJECT MANAGER
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CHAPTER 4: Managing Conflict and the Art of Negotiation
- 4.1 CONFLICT AND THE PROJECT LIFE CYCLE
- 4.2 THE NATURE OF NEGOTIATION
- 4.3 PARTNERING, CHARTERING, AND SCOPE CHANGE
- 4.4 SOME REQUIREMENTS AND PRINCIPLES OF NEGOTIATION
- SUMMARY
- GLOSSARY
- QUESTIONS
- INCIDENTS FOR DISCUSSION
- CONTINUING INTEGRATIVE CLASS PROJECT
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- DIRECTED READING: METHODS OF RESOLVING INTERPERSONAL CONFLICT
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CHAPTER 5: The Project in the Organizational Structure
- 5.1 PROJECTS IN A FUNCTIONAL ORGANIZATION
- 5.2 PROJECTS IN A PROJECTIZED ORGANIZATION
- 5.3 PROJECTS IN A MATRIXED ORGANIZATION
- 5.4 PROJECTS IN COMPOSITE ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES
- 5.5 SELECTING A PROJECT FORM
- 5.6 THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT OFFICE (PMO)
- 5.7 THE PROJECT TEAM
- 5.8 HUMAN FACTORS AND THE PROJECT TEAM
- SUMMARY
- GLOSSARY
- QUESTIONS
- INCIDENTS FOR DISCUSSION
- CONTINUING INTEGRATIVE CLASS PROJECT
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- CASE: OILWELL CABLE COMPANY, INC.
- QUESTIONS
- DIRECTED READING: THE VIRTUAL PROJECT: MANAGING TOMORROW'S TEAM TODAY
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CHAPTER 2: Strategic Management and Project Selection
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PART II: PROJECT PLANNING
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CHAPTER 6: Project Activity and Risk Planning
- 6.1 INITIAL PROJECT COORDINATION AND THE PROJECT CHARTER
- 6.2 STARTING THE PROJECT PLAN: THE WBS
- 6.3 HUMAN RESOURCES: THE RACI MATRIX AND AGILE PROJECTS
- 6.4 INTERFACE COORDINATION THROUGH INTEGRATION MANAGEMENT
- 6.5 PROJECT RISK MANAGEMENT
- SUMMARY
- GLOSSARY
- QUESTIONS
- PROBLEMS
- INCIDENTS FOR DISCUSSION
- CONTINUING INTEGRATIVE CLASS PROJECT
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- CASE: HEUBLEIN: PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL SYSTEM
- QUESTIONS
- DIRECTED READING: PLANNING FOR CRISES IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT
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CHAPTER 7: Budgeting: Estimating Costs and Risks
- 7.1 ESTIMATING PROJECT BUDGETS
- 7.2 IMPROVING THE PROCESS OF COST ESTIMATING
- 7.3 RISK ESTIMATION
- SUMMARY
- GLOSSARY
- QUESTIONS
- PROBLEMS
- INCIDENTS FOR DISCUSSION
- CONTINUING INTEGRATIVE CLASS PROJECT
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- CASE: AUTOMOTIVE BUILDERS, INC.: THE STANHOPE PROJECT
- QUESTIONS
- DIRECTED READING: THREE PERCEPTIONS OF PROJECT COST
- CHAPTER 8: Scheduling
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CHAPTER 9: Resource Allocation
- 9.1 CRITICAL PATH METHOD—CRASHING A PROJECT
- 9.2 THE RESOURCE ALLOCATION PROBLEM
- 9.3 RESOURCE LOADING
- 9.4 RESOURCE LEVELING
- 9.5 CONSTRAINED RESOURCE SCHEDULING
- 9.6 MULTIPROJECT SCHEDULING AND RESOURCE ALLOCATION
- 9.7 GOLDRATT'S CRITICAL CHAIN
- SUMMARY
- GLOSSARY
- QUESTIONS
- PROBLEMS
- INCIDENTS FOR DISCUSSION
- CONTINUING INTEGRATIVE CLASS PROJECT
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- CASE: D. U. SINGER HOSPITAL PRODUCTS CORP.
- QUESTIONS
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CHAPTER 6: Project Activity and Risk Planning
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PART III: PROJECT EXECUTION
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CHAPTER 10: Monitoring and Information Systems
- 10.1 THE PLANNING-MONITORING-CONTROLLING CYCLE
- 10.2 INFORMATION NEEDS AND REPORTING
- 10.3 EARNED VALUE ANALYSIS
- 10.4 COMPUTERIZED PMIS (PROJECT MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS)
- SUMMARY
- GLOSSARY
- QUESTIONS
- PROBLEMS
- INCIDENTS FOR DISCUSSION
- CONTINUING INTEGRATIVE CLASS PROJECT
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- CASE: THE PROJECT MANAGER/CUSTOMER INTERFACE
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CHAPTER 11: Project Control
- 11.1 THE FUNDAMENTAL PURPOSES OF CONTROL
- 11.2 THREE TYPES OF CONTROL PROCESSES
- 11.3 THE DESIGN OF CONTROL SYSTEMS
- 11.4 CONTROL OF CHANGE AND SCOPE CREEP
- 11.5 CONTROL: A PRIMARY FUNCTION OF MANAGEMENT
- SUMMARY
- GLOSSARY
- QUESTIONS
- PROBLEMS
- INCIDENTS FOR DISCUSSION
- CONTINUING INTEGRATIVE CLASS PROJECT
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- CASE: PEERLESS LASER PROCESSORS
- QUESTIONS
- DIRECTED READING: CONTROLLING PROJECTS ACCORDING TO PLAN
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CHAPTER 12: Project Auditing
- 12.1 PURPOSES OF EVALUATION—GOALS OF THE SYSTEM
- 12.2 THE PROJECT AUDIT
- 12.3 THE PROJECT AUDIT LIFE CYCLE
- 12.4 SOME ESSENTIALS OF AN AUDIT/EVALUATION
- 12.5 MEASUREMENT
- SUMMARY
- GLOSSARY
- QUESTIONS
- INCIDENTS FOR DISCUSSION
- CONTINUING INTEGRATIVE CLASS PROJECT
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- CASE: THEATER HIGH ALTITUDE AREA DEFENSE (THAAD): FIVE FAILURES AND COUNTING (B)
- QUESTIONS
- DIRECTED READING: AN ASSESSMENT OF POSTPROJECT REVIEWS
- CHAPTER 13: Project Termination
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CHAPTER 10: Monitoring and Information Systems
- Photo and Copyright Credits
- Name Index
- Subject Index
- APPENDIX A: Probability and Statistics
- APPENDIX B: Answers to the Even-Numbered Problems
Product information
- Title: Project Management: A Managerial Approach, 8th Edition
- Author(s):
- Release date: August 2011
- Publisher(s): Wiley
- ISBN: 9780470533024
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