Project Management in Practice (Paperback, 7th Edition, International Adaptation)

Chapter 1 The World of Project Management 1.1 What is a Project? 1.2 Project Management Versus General Management 1.3 Agile Project Management 1.4 What is Managed? The Three Goals of a Project 1.5 The Life Cycles of Projects 1.6 Selecting Projects to Meet Organizational Objectives 1.7 The Project Portfolio Process 1.8 The Materials in this Text Review Questions Discussion Questions Exercises Incidents for Discussion Broken Welds Portillo, Inc. Case 1.1: Friendly Assisted Living Facility--1 Case 1.2: Project Management Practices in E-Learning Sector Bibliography Chapter 2 The Manager, The Organization and The Team 2.1 The PM's Roles 2.2 The PM's Responsibilities to the Project 2.3 Selection of a Project Manager 2.4 Project Management as a Profession 2.5 Fitting Projects into the Parent Organization 2.6 The Project Team 2.7 Agile Team Roles Review Questions Discussion Questions Incidents for Discussion Samuel's Approach to Project Management HardTech, Inc. Case 2.1: Friendly Assisted Living Facility--2 Case 2.2: The Quantum Bank Case 2.3: Facebook -- Cambridge Analytica -- Data Leakage Bibliography Chapter 3 Project Activity and Risk Planning 3.1 From the Project Charter to the Project Plan 3.2 The Planning Process--Overview 3.3 The Planning Process--Nuts and Bolts 3.4 More on the Work Breakdown Structure and Other Aids 3.5 Project Planning with Scrum 3.6 Risk Management Review Questions Discussion Questions Exercises Incidents for Discussion Plymouth Zoo's Re-engineering Project Time Is Fleeting Case 3.1: Friendly Assisted Living Facility--3 Case 3.2: John Wiley & Sons Case 3.3: The Current State of Agile Project Management Bibliography Chapter 4 Budgeting the Project 4.1 Methods of Budgeting 4.2 Cost Estimating 4.3 Improving Cost Estimates 4.4 Budget Uncertainty and Project Risk Management 4.5 Project Risk Simulation with Crystal Ball(r) Review Questions Discussion Questions Exercises Incidents for Discussion A Budgeting Novice Stealth Electronics General Sensor Company Case 4.1: Friendly Assisted Living Facility Project Budget Development--4 Case 4.2: Risk Analysis vs. Budget/Schedule Requirements in Australia Case 4.3: Building the Geddy's Dream House Bibliography Chapter 5 Scheduling the Project 5.1 PERT and CPM Networks 5.2 Project Uncertainty and Risk Management 5.3 Simulation 5.4 The Gantt Chart 5.5 Extensions to PERT/CPM 5.6 Scheduling with Scrum Review Questions Discussion Questions Exercises Discussion Exercise Incidents for Discussion Yankee Chair Company Attack of the Killer Worm Case 5.1: Friendly Assisted Living Facility Program Plan--5 Case 5.2: Hosting the Annual Project Management Institute Symposium Case 5.3: Launching E-Collar Bibliography Chapter 6 Allocating Resources to the Project 6.1 Expediting a Project 6.2 Resource Loading 6.2.1 The Charismatic VP 6.3 Resource Leveling 6.4 Allocating Scarce Resources to Projects 6.5 Allocating Scarce Resources to Several Projects 6.6 Goldratt's Critical Chain Review Questions Discussion Questions Exercises Incidents for Discussion Lab Results, Inc. Southern Kentucky University Bookstore Case 6.1: Friendly Assisted Living Facility Resource Usage--6 Case 6.2: Charter Financial Bank Case 6.3: Thirty Days to Rescue Bibliography Chapter 7 Monitoring and Controlling the Project 7.1 The Plan-Monitor-Control Cycle 7.2 Data Collection and Reporting 7.3 Earned Value 7.4 Project Control 7.5 Designing the Control System 7.6 Scope Creep and Change Control 7.7 Agile Approaches for Project Monitoring and Control Review Questions Discussion Questions Exercises Incidents for Discussion St. Margaret's Hospital Stoneworth Paving Company Happy Customers Cable Tech, Inc. Case 7.1: Friendly Assisted Living Facility Updates--7 Case 7.2: Palmstar Enterprises, Inc. Case 7.3: Better Control of Development Projects at Johnson Controls Bibliography Chapter 8 Evaluating and Closing the Project 8.1 Evaluation 8.2 Project Auditing 8.3 Project Closure 8.4 Benefits Realization Review Questions Discussion Questions Incidents for Discussion General Construction Company Lexi Electronics The Shocking Machine Case 8.1: Friendly Assisted Living Facility Audit--8 Case 8.2: Datatech Case 8.3: Ivory Tower Systems Case 8.4: Project Quality Management -- current scenarios of Financial institutions Bibliography Appendix: Probability and Statistic Index