Project management (2^nd Ed.)

The fundamentals of project management with a wide assortment of business applications. Project Management takes a decision-making, business-oriented approach to the management of projects, which is reinforced throughout the text with current examples of project management in action. And because understanding project management is central to operations in various industries, this text also addresses project management within the context of a variety of successful organizations, whether publicly held, private, or not-for-profit. The second edition contains Sample PMP Certification Exam Questions, a new “Project Managers in Practice” feature, and updated project profiles and case studies.

Chapter 1. Introduction: Why Project Management?

Chapter 2. The Organizational Context: Strategy, Structure, and Culture

Chapter 3. Project Selection and Portfolio Management

Chapter 4. Leadership and the Project Manager

Chapter 5. Scope Management

Chapter 6. Project Team Building, Conflict, and Negotiation

Chapter 7. Risk Management

Chapter 8. Cost Estimation and Budgeting

Chapter 9. Project Scheduling: Networks, Duration Estimation, and Critical Path

Chapter 10. Project Scheduling: Lagging, Crashing, and Activity Networks

Chapter 11. Critical Chain Project Scheduling

Chapter 12. Resource Management

Chapter 13. Project Evaluation and Control

Chapter 14. Project Closeout and Termination