Connect 1-Semester Access Card for Larson, Project Management, 6e

by Larson, Erik; Gray, Clifford

• ISBN13: 9780077818395
• ISBN10: 0077818393
• Edition: 6th
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2014-05-06
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education

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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 a Project 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 Closure

15. International Projects

16. Oversight

17. An Introduction to Agile Project Management

18. Project Management Career Paths

Appendix One: Solutions for Selected Exercises

Appendix Two: Computer Project Exercises