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Edition

Fourth edition.

Description

1 online resource (xvi, 560 pages) : illustrations

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Print version record.

Contents

CHAPTER 1 What Is Project Management? Project Management Concepts and Methodologies; SECTION ONE: The Project Management Body of Knowledge: Comprehension and Practice; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 2 Bodies of Knowledge and Competency Standards in Project Management; CHAPTER 3 Project Management Process Groups: Project Management Knowledge in Action; CHAPTER 4 Project Initiation: Managing the Front End; CHAPTER 5 Comprehensive Planning for Complex Projects; CHAPTER 6 Monitoring and Control of Projects.

CHAPTER 7 Closing Processes: The End, and a Foundation for New Beginnings chapter 8 Project Management Integration in Practice; CHAPTER 9 Project Scope Management in Practice; CHAPTER 10 Time Management in Practice; CHAPTER 11 Project Cost Management in Practice; CHAPTER 12 Project Quality Management in Practice; CHAPTER 13 Human Resource Management: The People Side of Projects; CHAPTER 14 Project Communication Management; CHAPTER 15 Project Risk Management in Practice; CHAPTER 16 Project Procurement Management in Practice; CHAPTER 17 Stakeholder Management for Project Success.

SECTION TWO: The Profession of Project Management introduction; CHAPTER 18 Preparing for the Project Management Professional Certification Exam; CHAPTER 19 Competency and Careers in Project Management; CHAPTER 20 Project Management Ethics: Responsibility, Values, and Ethics in Project Environments; CHAPTER 21 Professionalization of Project Management: What Does It Mean for Practice?; CHAPTER 22 Business Acumen for Today's Project Manager; SECTION THREE: Organizational Issues in Project Management; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 23 Projects: The Engine of Strategy Execution.

CHAPTER 24 Competing Through Project Management chapter 25 Enterprise Project Management: Elements and Deployment Issues; CHAPTER 26 Project Portfolio Management: Principles and Best Practices; CHAPTER 27 Enterprise Project Governance: Directing and Structuring Organizational Project Decisions; CHAPTER 28 Performance and Value Measurement for Projects and Project Management; CHAPTER 29 Organizational Change Management; CHAPTER 30 Managing Multiple Projects: Balancing Time, Resources, and Objectives; CHAPTER 31 Program Management; CHAPTER 32 The Project Management Office: Trends and Tips.

SECTION FOUR: Issues, Ideas, and Methods in Project Management Practice introduction; CHAPTER 33 Earned Value Management; CHAPTER 34 Dealing with Power and Politics in Project Management; CHAPTER 35 Multi-Project Constraint Management: The "Critical Chain" Approach; CHAPTER 36 Six Sigma and Project Management; CHAPTER 37 Achieving Business Excellence Using Baldrige, Business Process Management, Process Improvement, and Project Management; CHAPTER 38 Team Building and Interpersonal Skills for Dynamic Times; CHAPTER 39 Cultural Challenges in Managing International Projects.

Note

CHAPTER 40 Social Networking Tools: An Introduction to Their Role in Project Management.

Summary

The fourth edition of The AMA Handbook of Project Management provides readers with a clear overview of a complex discipline. An essential reference to the critical concepts and theories all project managers must master, the book addresses project initiation and planning; communications and interpersonal skills; scheduling, budgeting and meeting business objectives; managing political and resource issues; implementing a project management office; measuring value and competencies; and much more. Compiling essays and advice from the field's top professionals, this updated edition covers everything.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Subject

Project management -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.

BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industrial Management.

BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Management.

BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Management Science.

BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Organizational Behavior.

BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- General.

Project management.

Genre/Form

Handbooks and manuals.

Added Author

Dinsmore, Paul C.

Cabanis-Brewin, Jeannette.

Other Form:

Print version: Dinsmore, Paul C. AMA Handbook of Project Management. New York : AMACOM, ©2014 9780814433393

ISBN

9780814433409 (electronic bk.)

0814433405 (electronic bk.)

9781680154450 (electronic bk.)

1680154451 (electronic bk.)