In its 5th edition, project management: achieving competitive advantage takes a contemporary, decisive, and business-oriented approach to teaching and learning project management. To promote a comprehensive, multi-industry understanding of the text, The author addresses project management Theory within the context of a variety of successful organizations, whether they be publicly held, private, or non-profit. Comprehensive case analysis and detailed exercises, including brand-new, contemporary case studies for the 5th edition, give students the tools to assess projects in real time, while also leveraging the latest project management technology, including MS project 2016.
features: 1. Each br>Chapter features one or more project profiles, highlighting project management in action. Some reflect significant achievements while others detail famous (and not-so-famous) failures.
2. Updated - end-of-chapter cases illustrate project management principles. Most are based on real situations, both contemporary and classic, and include thought-provoking discussion questions.
3. New - New cases in this edition discuss London’s crossrail, NASA’s Mars 2020 Project, Samsung galaxy note 7, and more.
4. Short (one-page) research in brief text boxes highlight the results of current research on relevant topics.
5. Updated - project managers in practice: short profiles of real, practicing project managers, including new profiles for this edition, give students a sense of the challenges project managers routinely face.
6. Integration with the PMBOK: the chapters in project management identify and cross-list corresponding knowledge areas and terminology from the latest edition of project Management body of knowledge (PMBOK).
7. Updated - An expanded set of Sample PMP certification exam questions at the end of most of the chapters give readers an idea of the types of questions typically asked on the exam and how those topics are treated in this book.
8. Updated - all project examples and screen captures have been updated from MS project 2013 to MS project 2016 for this edition.
table of Contents: 1. Introduction: why project management?
2. The organizational context: strategy, structure, and culture 3. Project selection and portfolio management 4. Leadership and the project manager 5. Scope management 6. Project team building, conflict, and negotiation 7. Risk management 8. Cost estimation and budgeting 9. Project scheduling: networks, duration estimation, and critical path 10. Project scheduling: lagging, crashing, and activity networks 11. Advanced topics in planning and scheduling: agile and critical chain 12. Resource Management> 13. Project evaluation and control 14. Project closeout and termination> appendix a. The cumulative standard normal distribution appendix B. Tutorial for MS project 2016 appendix C. Project plan template.
