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Successful project management
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Edition:
5th.ed.
Publication Information:
Mason, Ohio : Thomson/South-Western, c2012
Physical Description:
xxv, 500 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. + 1 DVD-ROM (12 cm.)
ISBN:
9780538478977

9780538478984
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Accompanied by DVD-ROM : CP 030856
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Summary

Gido/Clements' best-selling SUCCESSFUL PROJECT MANAGEMENT, 5E presents everything you need to know to work successfully in today's exciting project management environment, from how to organize and manage effective project teams, to planning, scheduling and cost management.Revised chapters now closely align with the PMBOK (Project Management Body of Knowledge) framework to ensure you are mastering today's best management practices. Coverage of the latest business developments and challenges introduce issues, such as project constraints, the project charter, and how projects relate to an organization's strategic plan. You even gain experience working with the latest version of today's most popular project management software -- Microsoft® Project 2010 -- using the trial version that comes with each new book.


Table of Contents

1 Project Management Concepts
Part I Initating a Project
2 Identifying and Selecting Projects
3 Developing Project Proposals
Part II Planning, Performing, and Controlling the Project
4 Defining Scope, Quality, Responsibility, and Activity Sequence
5 Developing the Schedule
6 Resource Utilization
7 Determining Costs, Budget and Earned Value
8 Managing Risk
9 Closing the Project
Part III People: The Key to Project Success
10 The Project Manager
11 The Project Team
12 Project Communication and Documentation
13 Project Management Organizational Structures
Appendix A Project Management Software
Appendix B Project Management Associations Around the Globe
Appendix C Project Management Websites
Appendix D Acronyms
References
Reinforce Your Learning Answers
Glossary
Index
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