<p><b><i>This print textbook is available for students to rent for their classes. The Pearson print rental program provides students with affordable access to learning materials, so they come to class ready to succeed.</i></b></p><br/><p><i>For project management courses.</i></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><b>Project management fundamentals with broad applications</b></p><p>In its<b>&nbsp;5th Edition</b>,&nbsp;<b><i>Project Management: Achieving Competitive Advantage</i></b>&nbsp;takes a contemporary, decisive, and business-oriented approach to teaching and learning project management. To promote a comprehensive, multi-industry understanding of the text, the author addresses project management theory within the context of a variety of successful organizations, whether they be publicly held, private, or nonprofit. Comprehensive case analysis and detailed exercises, including brand-new, contemporary case studies for the&nbsp;<b>5th Edition</b>, give students the tools to assess projects in real time, while also leveraging the latest project management technology, including MS Project 2016.</p>

<p>1. Introduction: Why Project Management?&#8195;</p><p>2. The Organizational Context: Strategy, Structure, and Culture&#8195;</p><p>3. Project Selection and Portfolio Management&#8195;</p><p>4. Leadership and the Project Manager&#8195;</p><p>5. Scope Management&#8195;</p><p>6. Project Team Building, Conflict, and Negotiation&#8195;</p><p>7. Risk Management&#8195;</p><p>8. Cost Estimation and Budgeting&#8195;</p><p>9. Project Scheduling: Networks, Duration Estimation, and Critical Path</p><p>10. Project Scheduling: Lagging, Crashing, and Activity Networks&#8195;</p><p>11. Advanced Topics in Planning and Scheduling: Agile and Critical Chain</p><p>12. Resource Management&#8195;</p><p>13. Project Evaluation and Control&#8195;</p><p>14. Project Closeout and Termination&#8195;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Appendix A. The Cumulative Standard Normal Distribution&#8195;</p><p>Appendix B. Tutorial for MS Project 2016&#8195;</p><p>Appendix C. Project Plan Template&#8195;</p>

<p>For project management courses. <br/>  In its 5th Edition, <strong><em>Project Management: Achieving Competitive Advantage</em></strong> takes a contemporary, decisive, and business-oriented approach to teaching and learning project management. To promote a comprehensive, multi-industry understanding of the text, the author addresses project management theory within the context of a variety of successful organisations, whether they be publicly held, private, or nonprofit. Comprehensive case analysis and detailed exercises, including brand-new, contemporary case studies for the 5th Edition, give students the tools to assess projects in real time, while also leveraging the latest project management technology, including MS Project 2016.</p>

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