Project Management: A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling, and Controlling, 8th Edition

by Harold Kerzner (Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, Ohio )

• ISBN13: 9780471225775
• ISBN10: 0471225770
• Edition: 8th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-01-01
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

This Ninth Edition of the industry-leading project management "bible" applies its streamlined approach to new, authoritative coverage aligned with the Project Management Institute's Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMI's PMBOK), the new mandatory source of training for the Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification Exam. Written by one of the best-known authorities on the subject, this extraordinary edition gives a profound understanding of project management.

Author Biography

<b>HAROLD KERZNER, Ph.D.,</b> prominent instructor for the International Institute of Learning (IIL), is currently Professor of Systems Management at Baldwin-Wallace College in Ohio and President of Project Management Associates, a consulting and training firm that conducts seminars for leading U.S. and international corporations. He is the recipient of a Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Illinois and has taught engineering at that institution and business administration at Utah State University, where he received the 1998 Distinguished Service Award. The Northeast Ohio Chapter of the Project Management Institute has honored Dr. Kerzner by instituting the Kerzner Award for Project Management Excellence.

Table of Contents

Preface.

Overview.

Project Management Growth: Concepts and Definitions.

Organizational Structures.

Organizing and Staffing the Project Office and Team.

Management Functions.

Time Management and Stress.

Conflicts.

Special Topics.

The Variables for Success.

Working with Executives.

Planning.

Network Scheduling Techniques.

Project Graphics.

Pricing and Estimating.

Cost Control.

Trade-Off Analysis in a Project Environment.

Risk Management.

Learning Curves.

Modern Developments in Project Management.

Quality Management.

Contracts and Procurement.

Critical Chain Project Management.

Appendix A: Solutions to the Project Management Conflict Exercise.

Appendix B: Solution to Leadership Exercise.

Author Index.

Subject Index.