Project management in practice (Record no. 2541)
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9781119703037 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 650 |
| Item number | MER |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Meredith, Jack R. |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Project management in practice |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | 7th |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | John Wiley & Sons, Inc. |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | New Jersey |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2021 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xviii, 303 p. |
| 365 ## - TRADE PRICE | |
| Price type code | USD |
| Price amount | 70.00 |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc. note | TABLE OF CONTENTS<br/>Chapter 1 The World of Project Management<br/><br/>1.1 What is a Project?<br/><br/>1.2 Project Management Versus General Management<br/><br/>1.3 Agile Project Management<br/><br/>1.4 What is Managed? The Three Goals of a Project<br/><br/>1.5 The Life Cycles of Projects<br/><br/>1.6 Selecting Projects to Meet Organizational Objectives<br/><br/>1.7 The Project Portfolio Process<br/><br/>1.8 The Materials in this Text<br/><br/>Review Questions<br/><br/>Discussion Questions<br/><br/>Exercises<br/><br/>Incidents for Discussion<br/><br/>Broken Welds<br/><br/>Portillo, Inc.<br/><br/>Case 1.1: Friendly Assisted Living Facility—1<br/><br/>Case 1.2: Project Management Practices in E-Learning Sector<br/><br/>Bibliography<br/><br/>Chapter 2 The Manager, The Organization and The Team<br/><br/>2.1 The PM’s Roles<br/><br/>2.2 The PM’s Responsibilities to the Project<br/><br/>2.3 Selection of a Project Manager<br/><br/>2.4 Project Management as a Profession<br/><br/>2.5 Fitting Projects into the Parent Organization<br/><br/>2.6 The Project Team<br/><br/>2.7 Agile Team Roles<br/><br/>Review Questions<br/><br/>Discussion Questions<br/><br/>Incidents for Discussion<br/><br/>Samuel's Approach to Project Management<br/><br/>HardTech, Inc.<br/><br/>Case 2.1: Friendly Assisted Living Facility—2<br/><br/>Case 2.2: The Quantum Bank<br/><br/>Case 2.3: Facebook — Cambridge Analytica — Data Leakage<br/><br/>Bibliography<br/><br/>Chapter 3 Project Activity and Risk Planning<br/><br/>3.1 From the Project Charter to the Project Plan<br/><br/>3.2 The Planning Process—Overview<br/><br/>3.3 The Planning Process—Nuts and Bolts<br/><br/>3.4 More on the Work Breakdown Structure and Other Aids<br/><br/>3.5 Project Planning with Scrum<br/><br/>3.6 Risk Management<br/><br/>Review Questions<br/><br/>Discussion Questions<br/><br/>Exercises<br/><br/>Incidents for Discussion<br/><br/>Plymouth Zoo’s Re-engineering Project<br/><br/>Time Is Fleeting<br/><br/>Case 3.1: Friendly Assisted Living Facility—3<br/><br/>Case 3.2: John Wiley & Sons<br/><br/>Case 3.3: The Current State of Agile Project Management<br/><br/>Bibliography<br/><br/>Chapter 4 Budgeting the Project<br/><br/>4.1 Methods of Budgeting<br/><br/>4.2 Cost Estimating<br/><br/>4.3 Improving Cost Estimates<br/><br/>4.4 Budget Uncertainty and Project Risk Management<br/><br/>4.5 Project Risk Simulation with Crystal Ball®<br/><br/>Review Questions<br/><br/>Discussion Questions<br/><br/>Exercises<br/><br/>Incidents for Discussion<br/><br/>A Budgeting Novice<br/><br/>Stealth Electronics<br/><br/>General Sensor Company<br/><br/>Case 4.1: Friendly Assisted Living Facility Project Budget Development—4<br/><br/>Case 4.2: Risk Analysis vs. Budget/Schedule Requirements in Australia<br/><br/>Case 4.3: Building the Geddy's Dream House<br/><br/>Bibliography<br/><br/>Chapter 5 Scheduling the Project<br/><br/>5.1 PERT and CPM Networks<br/><br/>5.2 Project Uncertainty and Risk Management<br/><br/>5.3 Simulation<br/><br/>5.4 The Gantt Chart<br/><br/>5.5 Extensions to PERT/CPM<br/><br/>5.6 Scheduling with Scrum<br/><br/>Review Questions<br/><br/>Discussion Questions<br/><br/>Exercises<br/><br/>Discussion Exercise<br/><br/>Incidents for Discussion<br/><br/>Yankee Chair Company<br/><br/>Attack of the Killer Worm<br/><br/>Case 5.1: Friendly Assisted Living Facility Program Plan—5<br/><br/>Case 5.2: Hosting the Annual Project Management Institute Symposium<br/><br/>Case 5.3: Launching E-Collar<br/><br/>Bibliography<br/><br/>Chapter 6 Allocating Resources to the Project<br/><br/>6.1 Expediting a Project<br/><br/>6.2 Resource Loading<br/><br/>6.2.1 The Charismatic VP<br/><br/>6.3 Resource Leveling<br/><br/>6.4 Allocating Scarce Resources to Projects<br/><br/>6.5 Allocating Scarce Resources to Several Projects<br/><br/>6.6 Goldratt's Critical Chain<br/><br/>Review Questions<br/><br/>Discussion Questions<br/><br/>Exercises<br/><br/>Incidents for Discussion<br/><br/>Lab Results, Inc.<br/><br/>Southern Kentucky University Bookstore<br/><br/>Case 6.1: Friendly Assisted Living Facility Resource Usage—6<br/><br/>Case 6.2: Charter Financial Bank<br/><br/>Case 6.3: Thirty Days to Rescue<br/><br/>Bibliography<br/><br/>Chapter 7 Monitoring and Controlling the Project<br/><br/>7.1 The Plan-Monitor-Control Cycle<br/><br/>7.2 Data Collection and Reporting<br/><br/>7.3 Earned Value<br/><br/>7.4 Project Control<br/><br/>7.5 Designing the Control System<br/><br/>7.6 Scope Creep and Change Control<br/><br/>7.7 Agile Approaches for Project Monitoring and Control<br/><br/>Review Questions<br/><br/>Discussion Questions<br/><br/>Exercises<br/><br/>Incidents for Discussion<br/><br/>St. Margaret's Hospital<br/><br/>Stoneworth Paving Company<br/><br/>Happy Customers<br/><br/>Cable Tech, Inc.<br/><br/>Case 7.1: Friendly Assisted Living Facility Updates—7<br/><br/>Case 7.2: Palmstar Enterprises, Inc.<br/><br/>Case 7.3: Better Control of Development Projects at Johnson Controls<br/><br/>Bibliography<br/><br/>Chapter 8 Evaluating and Closing the Project<br/><br/>8.1 Evaluation<br/><br/>8.2 Project Auditing<br/><br/>8.3 Project Closure<br/><br/>8.4 Benefits Realization<br/><br/>Review Questions<br/><br/>Discussion Questions<br/><br/>Incidents for Discussion<br/><br/>General Construction Company<br/><br/>Lexi Electronics<br/><br/>The Shocking Machine<br/><br/>Case 8.1: Friendly Assisted Living Facility Audit—8<br/><br/>Case 8.2: Datatech<br/><br/>Case 8.3: Ivory Tower Systems<br/><br/>Case 8.4: Project Quality Management — current scenarios of Financial institutions<br/><br/>Bibliography<br/><br/>Appendix: Probability and Statistic<br/><br/>Index |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | Project Management in Practice presents an applied approach to the essential tools, strategies, and techniques students must understand to achieve success in their future careers. Emphasizing the technical aspects of the project management life cycle, this popular textbook offers streamlined, student-friendly coverage of project activity, risk planning, budgeting and scheduling, resource allocation, project monitoring, evaluating and closing the project, and more.<br/><br/>Clear and precise chapters describe fundamental project management concepts while addressing the skills real-world project managers must possess to meet the strategic goals of their organizations. Integrated throughout the text are comprehensive cases that build upon the material from previous chapters. Each chapter now includes new end-of-chapter questions to help learners test their conceptual understanding of the subject. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Project management |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Shafer, Scott M. |
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