Project Management in Practice, 8th Edition

Table of Contents

1. COVER
2. TABLE OF CONTENTS
3. TITLE PAGE
4. COPYRIGHT
5. DEDICATION
6. PREFACE
   1. APPROACH
   2. ORGANIZATION AND CONTENT
   3. PEDAGOGY
   4. WHAT’S NEW
   5. SUPPLEMENTS
   6. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
   7. NOTE
7. CHAPTER 1: THE WORLD OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT
   1. 1.1 WHAT IS A PROJECT?
   2. 1.2 PROJECT MANAGEMENT VERSUS GENERAL MANAGEMENT
   3. 1.3 AGILE PROJECT MANAGEMENT
   4. 1.4 WHAT IS MANAGED? THE THREE GOALS OF A PROJECT
   5. 1.5 THE LIFE CYCLES OF PROJECTS
   6. 1.6 SELECTING PROJECTS TO MEET ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES
   7. 1.7 THE PROJECT PORTFOLIO PROCESS
   8. 1.8 SUSTAINABLE PROJECT MANAGEMENT
   9. 1.9 THE MATERIALS IN THIS TEXT
   10. REVIEW QUESTIONS
   11. DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
   12. EXERCISES
   13. INCIDENT FOR DISCUSSION
   14. BIBLIOGRAPHY
   15. NOTES
8. CHAPTER 2: THE MANAGER, THE ORGANIZATION, AND THE TEAM
   1. 2.1 THE PM’S ROLES
   2. 2.2 THE PM’S RESPONSIBILITIES TO THE PROJECT
   3. 2.3 SELECTION OF A PROJECT MANAGER
   4. 2.4 PROJECT MANAGEMENT AS A PROFESSION
   5. 2.5 PROJECTS IN THE PARENT ORGANIZATION
   6. 2.6 THE PROJECT TEAM
   7. 2.7 AGILE TEAM ROLES
   8. REVIEW QUESTIONS
   9. DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
   10. EXERCISES
   11. INCIDENTS FOR DISCUSSION
   12. BIBLIOGRAPHY
   13. NOTES
9. CHAPTER 3: PROJECT ACTIVITY AND RISK PLANNING
   1. 3.1 FROM THE PROJECT CHARTER TO THE PROJECT PLAN
   2. 3.2 THE PLANNING PROCESS—OVERVIEW
   3. 3.3 THE PLANNING PROCESS—NUTS AND BOLTS
   4. 3.4 MORE ON THE WORK BREAKDOWN STRUCTURE AND OTHER AIDS
   5. 3.5 PROJECT PLANNING WITH SCRUM
   6. 3.6 RISK MANAGEMENT
   7. REVIEW QUESTIONS
   8. DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
   9. EXERCISES
   10. INCIDENTS FOR DISCUSSION
   11. BIBLIOGRAPHY
   12. NOTES
10. CHAPTER 4: BUDGETING THE PROJECT
    1. 4.1 METHODS OF BUDGETING
    2. 4.2 COST ESTIMATING
    3. 4.3 IMPROVING COST ESTIMATES
    4. 4.4 ...