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The AMA Handbook of Project Management

Medium: Buch
ISBN: 978-0-8144-3339-3
Verlag: HARPERCOLLINS LEADERSHIP
Erscheinungstermin: 16.07.2014
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Projects are the life blood of any organization. Revised to reflect the latest changes to A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge and the Project Management Professional Exam, the fourth edition of The AMA Handbook of Project Management provides readers with a clear overview of a complex discipline. Covering everything from individual projects to programs and strategic alignment, it addresses: - Project initiation and planning - Communication and interpersonal skills - Scheduling, budgeting and meeting business objectives - Managing political and resource issues - Implementing a PMO - Measuring value and competencies. The book compiles essays and advice from the field's top professionals and features new chapters on stakeholder management, agile project management, program management, project governance, knowledge management, and more. Updated with fresh examples, case studies and solutions to specific project management dilemmas, it remains an essential reference to the critical concepts and theories all project managers must master.


Produkteigenschaften


  • Artikelnummer: 9780814433393
  • Medium: Buch
  • ISBN: 978-0-8144-3339-3
  • Verlag: HARPERCOLLINS LEADERSHIP
  • Erscheinungstermin: 16.07.2014
  • Sprache(n): Englisch
  • Auflage: Special
  • Produktform: Gebunden
  • Gewicht: 1349 g
  • Seiten: 576
  • Format (B x H x T): 184 x 261 x 50 mm
  • Ausgabetyp: Kein, Unbekannt
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CONTENTS FOREWORD David I. Cleland, PHD, FPMI ix PREFACE Paul C. Dinsmore, PMP, and Jeannette Cabanis-Brewin xi ABOUT THE EDITORS xv CHAPTER 1 What Is Project Management? Project Management Concepts and Methodologies JOAN KNUTSON, PMP, AND FRANCIS M. WEBSTER, JR., PHD 1 SECTION ONE The Project Management Body of Knowledge: Comprehension and Practice INTRODUCTION 11 CHAPTER 2 Bodies of Knowledge and Competency Standards in Project Management ALAN M. STRETTON AND LYNN H. CRAWFORD 13 CHAPTER 3 Project Management Process Groups: Project Management Knowledge in Action GEREE STREUN, PMP, CSQE, PMI-ACP, CSSGB, CSM 29 CHAPTER 4 Project Initiation: Managing the Front End PETER W.G. MORRIS AND ANDREW EDKINS 35 CHAPTER 5 Comprehensive Planning for Complex Projects DAVID L. PELLS 45 CHAPTER 6 Monitoring and Control of Projects WILLIAM P. ATHAYDE, JD, PMP 61 CHAPTER 7 Closing Processes: The End, and a Foundation for New Beginnings LYNN H. CRAWFORD 69 CHAPTER 8 Project Management Integration in Practice GEREE STREUN, PMP, CSQE, PMI-ACP, CSSGB, CSM 79 CHAPTER 9 Project Scope Management in Practice RUTH H. ELSWICK, PMP 85 CHAPTER 10 Time Management in Practice VALIS HOUSTON, PMP 93 CHAPTER 11 Project Cost Management in Practice PAUL LOMBARD, PMP, CQM 105 CHAPTER 12 Project Quality Management in Practice GEREE STREUN, PMP, CSQE, PMI-ACP, CSSGB, CSM 115 CHAPTER 13 Human Resource Management: The People Side of Projects HANS J. THAMHAIN, PHD, PMP 121 CHAPTER 14 Project Communication Management RUTH H. ELSWICK, PMP 131 CHAPTER 15 Project Risk Management in Practice DAVID HILLSON, PHD, PMP, PHI FELLOW, HONFAPM, FIRM, FRSA 139 CHAPTER 16 Project Procurement Management in Practice JUDITH A. EDWARDS, PHD, PMP, IEEE (SM) 153 CHAPTER 17 Stakeholder Management for Project Success RANDALL L. ENGLUND 167 SECTION TWO The Profession of Project Management INTRODUCTION 175 CHAPTER 18 Preparing for the Project Management Professional Certification Exam THEODORE R. BOCCUZZI, PMP 177 CHAPTER 19 Competency and Careers in Project Management J. KENT CRAWFORD, PMP, AND JEANNETTE CABANIS-BREWIN 189 CHAPTER 20 Project Management Ethics: Responsibility, Values, and Ethics in Project Environments THOMAS MENGEL, PHD, PMP 203 CHAPTER 21 Professionalization of Project Management: What Does It Mean for Practice? JANICE THOMAS, PHD 213 CHAPTER 22 Business Acumen for Today’s Project Manager DEBORAH BIGELOW CRAWFORD, PMP 227 SECTION THREE Organizational Issues in Project Management INTRODUCTION 235 CHAPTER 23 Projects: The Engine of Strategy Execution JEANNETTE CABANIS-BREWIN AND JAMES S. PENNYPACKER 237 CHAPTER 24 Competing Through Project Management KAM JUGDEV, PHD, PMP 247 CHAPTER 25 Enterprise Project Management: Elements and Deployment Issues CHRIS VANDERSLUIS 257 CHAPTER 26 Project Portfolio Management: Principles and Best Practices GERALD I. KENDALL, PMP 267 CHAPTER 27 Enterprise Project Governance: Directing and Structuring Organizational Project Decisions PAUL C. DINSMORE, PMP, AND LUIZ ROCHA, PMP 279 CHAPTER 28 Performance and Value Measurement for Projects and Project Management JAMES S. PENNYPACKER AND DEBORAH BIGELOW CRAWFORD, PMP 293 CHAPTER 29 Organizational Change Management D. ALLEN YOUNG, PMP 307 CHAPTER 30 Managing Multiple Projects: Balancing Time, Resources, and Objectives LOWELL DYE, PMP 317 CHAPTER 31 Program Management GINGER LEVIN, PHD, PMP, PGMP 329 CHAPTER 32 The Project Management Office: Trends and Tips J. KENT CRAWFORD, PMP, AND JEANNETTE CABANIS-BREWIN 335 SECTION FOUR Issues, Ideas, and Methods in Project Management Practice INTRODUCTION 349 CHAPTER 33 Earned Value Management LEE R. LAMBERT, PMP 351 CHAPTER 34 Dealing with Power and Politics in Project Management RANDALL L. ENGLUND 367 CHAPTER 35 Multi-Project Constraint Management: The “Critical Chain” Approach FRANK PATRICK 377 CHAPTER 36 Six Sigma and Project Management RIP STAUFFER 385 CHAPTER 37 Achieving Business Excellence Using Baldrige, Business Process Management, Process Improvement, and Project Management ALAN MENDELSSOHN AND MICHAEL HOWELL, ASQ 395 CHAPTER 38 Team Building and Interpersonal Skills for Dynamic Times PAUL C. DINSMORE, PMP 407 CHAPTER 39 Cultural Challenges in Managing International Projects PAUL C. DINSMORE, PMP, AND MANUEL M. BENITEZ CODAS 419 CHAPTER 40 Social Networking Tools: An Introduction to Their Role in Project Management ALAN LEVINE 429 CHAPTER 41 Agile Project Management KAREN R.J. WHITE, CSM, PMP 441 CHAPTER 42 Sustainability and Project Management RICHARD MALTZMAN, PMP, AND DAVID SHIRLEY, PMP 451 SECTION FIVE Industry Applications of Project Management Practice INTRODUCTION 465 CHAPTER 43 Building Organizational Project Management Capability: Learning from Engineering and Construction CHRISTOPHER SAUER 467 CHAPTER 44 Why IT Matters: Project Management for Information Technology KAREN R.J. WHITE, CSM, PMP 479 CHAPTER 45 Applying Project Management Tools and Techniques in the Ecosystem Restoration Industry STAN VERAART, PMP, SA CERTIFIED ARBORIST, AND DONALD ROSS 491 CHAPTER 46 Rescue Mission: Project Management in the Helping Professions JEANNETTE CABANIS-BREWIN 497 CHAPTER 47 Focus on Financial Services: Mitigating Risk with Transparency in a Regulated Environment ROBIN MARKLE DUMAS, MBA 505 CHAPTER 48 Project Management for Marketing: Keep It Lean, Don’t Slow Us Down MARY YANOCHA 513 CHAPTER 49 Project Management in Healthcare: Making a Difference Through Compassion, Caring, and Respect JANICE WEAVER, PMP 523 CHAPTER 50 Global Infrastructure Projects: A Better Way LUIZ ROCHA, PMP, AND VIANNA TAVARES, MSC, MBA, SCPM, PMP 533 ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS 541 INDEX 547