| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 560 pages) : illustrations |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
| 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 |
| Notes |
CHAPTER 40 Social Networking Tools: An Introduction to Their Role in Project Management |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Copyright © AMACOM 2014 2014 |
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English |
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Print version record |
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Project management -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industrial Management.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Management.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Management Science.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Organizational Behavior.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- General.
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Project management
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| Genre/Form |
handbooks.
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Handbooks and manuals
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Handbooks and manuals.
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Guides et manuels.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Dinsmore, Paul C.
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Cabanis-Brewin, Jeannette.
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| ISBN |
9780814433409 |
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0814433405 |
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9781680154450 |
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1680154451 |
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1784029424 |
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9781784029425 |
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