The landmark project management reference, now in a new edition!

Now in a Tenth Edition, this industry-leading project management "bible" aligns its streamlined approach to the latest release of the Project Management Institute's Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMI's PMBOK® Guide), the new mandatory source of training for the Project Management Professional (PMP®) Certificat-ion Exam. This outstanding edition gives students and professionals a profound understanding of project management with insights from one of the best-known and respected authorities on the subject.

From the intricate framework of organizational behavior and structure that can determine project success to the planning, scheduling, and controlling processes vital to effective project management, the new edition thoroughly covers every key component of the subject. This Tenth Edition features:

• New sections on scope changes, exiting a project, collective belief, and managing virtual teams
• More than twenty-five case studies, including a new case on the Iridium Project covering all aspects of project management
• 400 discussion questions
• More than 125 multiple-choice questions

Contents

1. Overview
2. Project Management Growth: Concepts and Definitions
3. Organizational Structures
4. Organizing and Staffing the Project Office and Team
5. Management Functions
6. Management of Your Time and Stress
7. Conflicts
8. Special Topics
9. The Variables for Stress
10. Working with Executives
11. Planning
12. Network Scheduling Techniques
13. Project Graphics
14. Pricing and Estimating
15. Cost Control
16. Trade-Off Analysis in a Project Environment
17. Risk Management
18. Learning Curves
19. Contract Management
20. Quality Management
21. Modern Developments in Project Management
22. The Business of Scope Changes
23. The Project Office
24. Managing Crisis Projects
25. The Rise, Fall, and Resurrection of Iridium: A Project Management Perspective

Index

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