Project Management: A Managerial Approach, 10th Edition
Jack R. Meredith, Samuel J. Mangel Jr, Scott M. Shafer
ISBN: 9781119369097, 9781119369110
Projects continue to grow larger, increasingly strategic, and more complex, with greater collaboration, instant feedback, specialization, and an ever-expanding list of stakeholders. Now more than ever, effective project management is critical for the success of any deliverable, and the demand for qualified Project Managers has leapt into nearly all sectors. Project Management: A Managerial Approach, 10th Edition provides a robust grounding in essentials of the field using a managerial approach to both fundamental concepts and real-world practice.
Features
- Expert discussion details specific techniques and applications, while guiding students through the diverse skill set required to select, intitiate, execute, and evaluate today’s projects.
- Insightful coverage of change management provides clear guidance on handling the organisational, interpersonal, economic and technical glitches that can derail any project, while in-depth cases and real-world examples illustrate essential concepts in action.
- Designed for business students, this text follows the project life cycle from beginning to end to demonstrate what successful project management looks like on the ground.
Samuel J. Mantel Jr.
Scott M. Shafer
Part 1: Project initiation
Chapter 2 Strategic management and project selection
Chapter 3 The project manager
Chapter 4 Managing conflict and the art of negotiation
Chapter 5 The project in the organisational structure
Part 2: Project planning
Chapter 6 Activity planning: Traditional and agile
Chapter 7 Budgeting and risk management
Chapter 8 Scheduling
Chapter 9 Resource allocation
Part 3: Project execution
Chapter 10 Monitoring and information systems
Chapter 11 Project control
Chapter 12 Project auditing
Chapter 13 Project closure and benefits
Textbook: 9781119369097 – NO LONGER AVAILABLE
