Project Management: Achieving Competitive Advantage, 5th edition

Jeffrey K Pinto

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Project Management: Achieving Competitive Advantage takes a contemporary, decisive and business-oriented approach to project management (PM). To promote a comprehensive, multi-industry understanding of the text, the author addresses PM theory within the context of a variety of successful public, private, and nonprofit organizations.

The 5th Edition contains comprehensive case analysis and detailed exercises. Brand-new, contemporary case studies provide you with the tools to assess projects in real time. You'll also leverage the latest project management technology, including Microsoft^® Project 2016.

ISBN-13: 9780137477258

Subject: Operations Management

Category: Project Management

Introduction: Why Project Management?
The Organizational Context: Strategy, Structure, and Culture
Project Selection and Portfolio Management
Leadership and the Project Manager
Scope Management
Project Team Building, Conflict, and Negotiation
Risk Management
Cost Estimation and Budgeting
Project Scheduling: Networks, Duration Estimation, and Critical Path
Project Scheduling: Lagging, Crashing, and Activity Networks
Advanced Topics in Planning and Scheduling: Agile and Critical Chain
Resource Management
Project Evaluation and Control
Project Closeout and Termination

APPENDICES

The Cumulative Standard Normal Distribution
Tutorial for MS Project 2016
Project Plan Template