Book description
Boasting sales of more than 200,000 copies, Fundamentals of Project Management has helped generations of project managers navigate the ins and outs of every aspect of this complex discipline. But much has changed in recent years. Fully updated in accordance with the latest version of the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®), the fifth edition of this classic text remains the perfect introduction to the subject, showing readers how to:
- Clarify project goals and objectives
- Develop a work breakdown structure
- Create a project risk plan
- Produce a realistic schedule
- Manage change requests
- Control and evaluate progress at every stage
- Lead the project team
Chock full of tools, techniques, examples, and instructive exercises, this up-to-the-minute guide will help you plan and execute projects on time, on budget—and with maximum efficiency.
Table of contents
- Cover
- Half title
- Title
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figure List
- Preface to the Fifth Edition
- Chapter 1 An Overview of Project Management
- Chapter 2 The Role of the Project Manager
- Chapter 3 Planning the Project
- Chapter 4 Incorporating Stakeholder Management in the Project Planning Process
- Chapter 5 Developing a Mission, Vision, Goals, and Objectives for the Project
- Chapter 6 Creating the Project Risk and Communication Plans
- Chapter 7 Using the Work Breakdown Structure to Plan a Project
- Chapter 8 Scheduling Project Work
- Chapter 9 Producing a Workable Schedule
- Chapter 10 Project Control and Evaluation
- Chapter 11 The Change Control Process
- Chapter 12 Project Control Using Earned Value Analysis
- Chapter 13 Managing the Project Team
- Chapter 14 The Project Manager as Leader
- Chapter 15 Closing the Project
- Chapter 16 How to Make Project Management Work in Your Company
- Acknowledgments
- Answers to Exercises
- About the Authors
- Index
- Free Sample Chapter from Emotional Intelligence for Project Managers
- About Amacom
- Copyright
Product information
- Title: Fundamentals of Project Management, 5th Edition
- Author(s):
- Release date: August 2016
- Publisher(s): AMACOM
- ISBN: 9780814437377
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