Project Management: The Managerial Process

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Project Management: The Managerial Process, 4e is distinguished by its balanced treatment of both the technical and behavioral issues in project management as well as by its coverage of a broad range of industries to which project management principles can be applied. It focuses on how project management is integral to the organization as a whole. The 4th edition reflects the latest changes found in the practice Key Features New chapter on outsourcing New coverage of scheduling resources and costs for a master schedule Recognition of oversight as setting the operating environment for managing a project. This speaks to the project office, portfolio management, phase gating, maturity, and balanced score card New coverage of questionnaire approach to select projects and the benefits and shortcomings of this approach. Case studies with Indian socio economic and business conditions Broad coverage of industries Topic on Financial criteria for selection of a Project Table of contents 1. Modern Project Management 2. Organization Strategy and Project Selection 3. Organization: Structure and Culture 4. Defining the Project 5. Estimating Project Times and Costs 6. Developing aProject Plan 7. Managing Risk 8. Scheduling Resources and Costs 9. Reducing Project Duration 10. Leadership: Being an Effective Project Manager 11. Managing Project Teams 12. Outsourcing: Managing Interorganizational Relations 13. Progress and Performance Measurement and Evaluation 14. Project Audit and Closure 15. International Projects 16. Oversight Appendix 1: SimProject Case Appendix 2: Computer Project Exercises