Project Management : A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling, and Controlling, 13th Edition

In the newly revised 13th Edition of Project Management: A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling, and Controlling, project management pioneer, leader, and educator Dr. Harold Kerzner delivers a comprehensive and intuitive approach to project management. Widely known as the bestselling “bible” of project management, this book aligns with the concepts and standards outlined in PMI’s latest A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, (PMBOK® Guide) and contains the detailed coverage of tools and methods used at all stages of a project.

New content added to this 13th Edition includes project health checks, the continued growth of strategic project management, new business models, lean project management, artificial intelligence, and the use of new metrics and KPIs. Supplementary material for academic and corporate instructors, students, and practicing project managers can be found on the book’s companion website.

• A thorough introduction to project management concepts, like project success definition, the role of the project manager, working with executives, and project classification
• Comprehensive explorations of the evolution and growth of project management, organizational structures, staffing a project team, and management functions
• Practical discussions of communications management, conflicts, project planning, network scheduling techniques, and pricing and estimation
• In-depth examinations of cost control, metrics and KPIs, and risk, contract, and quality management

Perfect for students and scholars of project management in business and engineering programs, Project Management: A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling, and Controlling will also earn a place in the libraries of anyone studying for the PMP® exam, as well as practicing project managers, project consultants, and trainers.

Preface

Chapter 1 : Overview
Chapter 2 : Project Management Growth : Concepts and Definitions
Chapter 3 : Organizational Structures
Chapter 4 : Organizing and Staffing the Project Office and Team
Chapter 5 : Management Functions
Chapter 6 : Communications Management
Chapter 7 : Conflicts
Chapter 8 : Special Topics
Chapter 9 : The Variables for Success
Chapter 10 : Working with Executives
Chapter 11 : Planning
Chapter 12 : Network Scheduling Techniques
Chapter 13 : Pricing and Estimating
Chapter 14 : Cost Control
Chapter 15 : Metrics
Chapter 16 : Trade-off Analysis in a Project Environment
Chapter 17 : Risk Management
Chapter 18 : Learning Curves
Chapter 19 : Contract Management
Chapter 20 : Quality Management
Chapter 21 : Modern Developments in Project Management

Appendix A : Solution to Leadership Exercise
Appendix B : Solutions to the Project Management Conflict Exercise
Appendix C : Dorale Products Case Studies
Appendix D : Solutions to the Dorale Products Case Studies
Appendix E : Alignment of the PMBOK® Guide, 6e to the Text
Appendix F : Alignment of the PMBOK® Guide, 7e to the Text
Index