Project Management: A Managerial Approach, 8th Edition,9780470533024

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Project Management: A Managerial Approach, 8th Edition

by Jack R. Meredith (Univ. of Cincinnati); Samuel J. Mantel (Univ. of Cincinnati)

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9780470533024

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0470533021

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Hardcover

Pub. Date:

11/1/2011

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Wiley

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Meredith's newest edition of Project Management focuses on all facets of the steps needed to successfully manage a project - from planning and resources to budgeting and more. An important goal is to appeal to help those preparing to take the PMBOK certification exams of the Project Management Institute. #xA0;Revisions for the 8th Edition include a more consistent writing style throughout, content updates in some chapters, additional examples of some concepts to make them easier to grasp, and improved#xA0;visual elements to make the textbook and online resources easier to understand and navigate. #xA0;

Chapter 1 Projects in Contemporary Organizations 1

Chapter 2 Strategic Management and Project Selection 41

Chapter 3 The Project Manager 101

Chapter 4 Managing Conflict and the Art of Negotiation 145

Chapter 5 The Project in the Organizational Structure 175

Chapter 6 Project Activity and Risk Planning 221

Chapter 7 Budgeting : Estimating Costs and Risks 285

Chapter 8 Scheduling 335

Chapter 9 Resource Allocation 387

Chapter 10 Monitoring and Information Systems 437

Chapter 11 Project Control 475

Chapter 12 Project Auditing 521

Chapter 13 Project Termination 551

Photo and Copyright Credits 575

Name Index 577

Subject Index 582

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