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Short description The sixth edition of this text provides updated and expanded coverage of all major project management techniques, including traditional Linear and Incremental methods, agile Iterative and Adaptive methods, and even extreme methods. It provides more than 50 pages of new material, including a new chapter on career and professional development for project managers. The author retains his winning approach using step-by-step processes, and related tools and templates to support both practitioners and students. A related Web site provides exercises plus PowerPoint slides for all figures/tables to support instructors and students.
From the contents Preface xxiii
Introduction xxv
Part I Defining and Using Project Management Process Groups 1
Chapter 1 What Is a Project? 5
Chapter 2 What Is Project Management? 23
Chapter 3 Understanding the Project Management Process Groups 63
Chapter 4 How to Scope a TPM Project 103
Chapter 5 How to Plan a TPM Project 149
Chapter 6 How to Launch a TPM Project 225
Chapter 7 How to Monitor and Control a TPM Project 279
Chapter 8 How to Close a TPM Project 311
Part II Establishing Project Management Life Cycles and Strategies 321
Chapter 9 Complexity and Uncertainty in the Project Management Landscape 323
Chapter 10 Traditional Project Management 339
Chapter 11 Agile Project Management 377
Chapter 12 Extreme Project Management 453
Part III Building an Effective Project Management Infrastructure 479
Chapter 13 Establishing and Maturing a Project Support Office 481
Chapter 14 Establishing and Managing a Project Portfolio Management Process 527
Chapter 15 Establishing and Managing a Continuous Process Improvement Program 583
Part IV Managing the Realities of Projects 625
Chapter 16 Prevention and Intervention Strategies for Distressed Projects 627
Chapter 17 Organizing Multiple Team Projects 657
Chapter 18 Managing the Professional Development of Project Teams 689
