Project Management: The Managerial Process with MS Project with Connect Access Card

by Larson, Erik; Gray, Clifford

• ISBN13: 9781259249075
• ISBN10: 1259249077
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Package
• Copyright: 2013-08-05
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education

Summary

As the market-leading textbook on the subject, Project Management: The Managerial Process 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 text not only delivers the tools and processes is essential to successful project management but also an understanding that the effectiveness of these tools and methods are shaped and determined by the prevailing culture of the organization and interpersonal dynamics of the people involved. As such, Larson/Gray presents a holistic view that focuses on methodology as well as the human dimension and how they interact to determine the outcome of projects.

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