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The AMA Handbook of Project Management

Autor Paul C. Dinsmore, Jeannette Cabanis-Brewin
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 12 iun 2014
Projects are the life blood of any organization. Revised to reflect the latest changes toA Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledgeand theProject Management Professional Exam, the fourth edition ofThe AMA Handbook of Project Managementprovides readers with a clear overview of a complex discipline. Covering everything from individual projects to programs and strategic alignment, it addresses:
  • Project initiation and planning
  • Communication and interpersonal skills
  • Scheduling, budgeting and meeting business objectives
  • Managing political and resource issues
  • Implementing a PMO
  • Measuring value and competencies.
The book compiles essays and advice from the field's top professionals and features new chapters on stakeholder management, agile project management, program management, project governance, knowledge management, and more. Updated with fresh examples, case studies and solutions to specific project management dilemmas, it remains an essential reference to the critical concepts and theories all project managers must master.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780814433393
ISBN-10: 0814433391
Pagini: 576
Dimensiuni: 190 x 260 x 38 mm
Greutate: 1.18 kg
Ediția:Specială
Editura: Amacom
Colecția Amacom
Locul publicării:Nashville, United States

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Projects are the life blood of any organization. Revised to reflect the latest changes to A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge and the Project Management Professional Exam, the fourth edition of The AMA Handbook of Project Management provides readers with a clear overview of a complex discipline. Covering everything from individual projects to programs and strategic alignment, it addresses:

  • Project initiation and planning
  • Communication and interpersonal skills
  • Scheduling, budgeting and meeting business objectives
  • Managing political and resource issues
  • Implementing a PMO
  • Measuring value and competencies.

The book compiles essays and advice from the field's top professionals and features new chapters on stakeholder management, agile project management, program management, project governance, knowledge management, and more. Updated with fresh examples, case studies and solutions to specific project management dilemmas, it remains an essential reference to the critical concepts and theories all project managers must master.


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CONTENTS

FOREWORD David I. Cleland, PHD, FPMI ix

PREFACE Paul C. Dinsmore, PMP, and Jeannette Cabanis-Brewin xi

ABOUT THE EDITORS xv

CHAPTER 1 What Is Project Management?
Project Management Concepts and Methodologies
JOAN KNUTSON, PMP, AND FRANCIS M. WEBSTER, JR., PHD 1

SECTION ONE
The Project Management Body of Knowledge: Comprehension and Practice

INTRODUCTION 11

CHAPTER 2 Bodies of Knowledge and Competency Standards in
Project Management
ALAN M. STRETTON AND LYNN H. CRAWFORD 13

CHAPTER 3 Project Management Process Groups:
Project Management Knowledge in Action
GEREE STREUN, PMP, CSQE, PMI-ACP, CSSGB, CSM 29

CHAPTER 4 Project Initiation: Managing the Front End
PETER W.G. MORRIS AND ANDREW EDKINS 35

CHAPTER 5 Comprehensive Planning for Complex Projects
DAVID L. PELLS 45

CHAPTER 6 Monitoring and Control of Projects
WILLIAM P. ATHAYDE, JD, PMP 61

CHAPTER 7 Closing Processes: The End, and a Foundation
for New Beginnings
LYNN H. CRAWFORD 69

CHAPTER 8 Project Management Integration in Practice
GEREE STREUN, PMP, CSQE, PMI-ACP, CSSGB, CSM 79

CHAPTER 9 Project Scope Management in Practice
RUTH H. ELSWICK, PMP 85

CHAPTER 10 Time Management in Practice
VALIS HOUSTON, PMP 93

CHAPTER 11 Project Cost Management in Practice
PAUL LOMBARD, PMP, CQM 105

CHAPTER 12 Project Quality Management in Practice
GEREE STREUN, PMP, CSQE, PMI-ACP, CSSGB, CSM 115

CHAPTER 13 Human Resource Management:
The People Side of Projects
HANS J. THAMHAIN, PHD, PMP 121

CHAPTER 14 Project Communication Management
RUTH H. ELSWICK, PMP 131

CHAPTER 15 Project Risk Management in Practice
DAVID HILLSON, PHD, PMP, PHI FELLOW, HONFAPM, FIRM, FRSA 139

CHAPTER 16 Project Procurement Management in Practice
JUDITH A. EDWARDS, PHD, PMP, IEEE (SM) 153

CHAPTER 17 Stakeholder Management for Project Success
RANDALL L. ENGLUND 167

SECTION TWO
The Profession of Project Management

INTRODUCTION 175

CHAPTER 18 Preparing for the Project Management
Professional Certification Exam
THEODORE R. BOCCUZZI, PMP 177

CHAPTER 19 Competency and Careers in Project Management
J. KENT CRAWFORD, PMP, AND JEANNETTE CABANIS-BREWIN 189

CHAPTER 20 Project Management Ethics:
Responsibility, Values, and Ethics in Project Environments
THOMAS MENGEL, PHD, PMP 203

CHAPTER 21 Professionalization of Project Management:
What Does It Mean for Practice?
JANICE THOMAS, PHD 213

CHAPTER 22 Business Acumen for Today’s Project Manager
DEBORAH BIGELOW CRAWFORD, PMP 227

SECTION THREE
Organizational Issues in Project Management

INTRODUCTION 235

CHAPTER 23 Projects: The Engine of Strategy Execution
JEANNETTE CABANIS-BREWIN AND JAMES S. PENNYPACKER 237

CHAPTER 24 Competing Through Project Management
KAM JUGDEV, PHD, PMP 247

CHAPTER 25 Enterprise Project Management: Elements and
Deployment Issues
CHRIS VANDERSLUIS 257

CHAPTER 26 Project Portfolio Management: Principles and Best Practices
GERALD I. KENDALL, PMP 267

CHAPTER 27 Enterprise Project Governance: Directing and Structuring
Organizational Project Decisions
PAUL C. DINSMORE, PMP, AND LUIZ ROCHA, PMP 279

CHAPTER 28 Performance and Value Measurement for Projects
and Project Management
JAMES S. PENNYPACKER AND DEBORAH BIGELOW CRAWFORD, PMP 293

CHAPTER 29 Organizational Change Management
D. ALLEN YOUNG, PMP 307

CHAPTER 30 Managing Multiple Projects:
Balancing Time, Resources, and Objectives
LOWELL DYE, PMP 317

CHAPTER 31 Program Management
GINGER LEVIN, PHD, PMP, PGMP 329

CHAPTER 32 The Project Management Office: Trends and Tips
J. KENT CRAWFORD, PMP, AND JEANNETTE CABANIS-BREWIN 335

SECTION FOUR
Issues, Ideas, and Methods in Project Management Practice

INTRODUCTION 349

CHAPTER 33 Earned Value Management
LEE R. LAMBERT, PMP 351

CHAPTER 34 Dealing with Power and Politics in Project Management
RANDALL L. ENGLUND 367

CHAPTER 35 Multi-Project Constraint Management:
The “Critical Chain” Approach
FRANK PATRICK 377

CHAPTER 36 Six Sigma and Project Management
RIP STAUFFER 385

CHAPTER 37 Achieving Business Excellence Using Baldrige,
Business Process Management, Process Improvement,
and Project Management
ALAN MENDELSSOHN AND MICHAEL HOWELL, ASQ 395

CHAPTER 38 Team Building and Interpersonal Skills for Dynamic Times
PAUL C. DINSMORE, PMP 407

CHAPTER 39 Cultural Challenges in Managing International Projects
PAUL C. DINSMORE, PMP, AND MANUEL M. BENITEZ CODAS 419

CHAPTER 40 Social Networking Tools: An Introduction to Their Role in
Project Management
ALAN LEVINE 429

CHAPTER 41 Agile Project Management
KAREN R.J. WHITE, CSM, PMP 441

CHAPTER 42 Sustainability and Project Management
RICHARD MALTZMAN, PMP, AND DAVID SHIRLEY, PMP 451

SECTION FIVE
Industry Applications of Project Management Practice

INTRODUCTION 465

CHAPTER 43 Building Organizational Project Management Capability:
Learning from Engineering and Construction
CHRISTOPHER SAUER 467

CHAPTER 44 Why IT Matters:
Project Management for Information Technology
KAREN R.J. WHITE, CSM, PMP 479

CHAPTER 45 Applying Project Management Tools and Techniques
in the Ecosystem Restoration Industry
STAN VERAART, PMP, SA CERTIFIED ARBORIST, AND DONALD ROSS 491

CHAPTER 46 Rescue Mission: Project Management
in the Helping Professions
JEANNETTE CABANIS-BREWIN 497

CHAPTER 47 Focus on Financial Services: Mitigating Risk with
Transparency in a Regulated Environment
ROBIN MARKLE DUMAS, MBA 505

CHAPTER 48 Project Management for Marketing: Keep It Lean,
Don’t Slow Us Down
MARY YANOCHA 513

CHAPTER 49 Project Management in Healthcare: Making a Difference
Through Compassion, Caring, and Respect
JANICE WEAVER, PMP 523

CHAPTER 50 Global Infrastructure Projects: A Better Way
LUIZ ROCHA, PMP, AND VIANNA TAVARES, MSC, MBA, SCPM, PMP 533

ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS 541

INDEX 547


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Praise for Previous Editions:

“Invaluable in providing...knowledge for real professionals….a reference book that should find a spot on any serious project manager’s bookshelf.”

Technical Communication magazine

“The book’s editors—Paul Dinsmore and Jeannette Cabanis-Brewin—should be commended for doing an excellent editorial job….[the editorial effort] is particularly significant in view of the fact that this handbook comprises work written by 42 distinct authors….All chapters are informative and well written….its objective is to put project management into its contemporary context, enabling readers to get up to speed on important issues in project management today. In my view, the book has done a fine job in achieving this objective.”

J. Davidson Frame, PMP, The Project Management Journal

Presenting the latest, up-to-the-minute thinking in a highly complex and constantly changing field, the Fourth Edition of The AMA Handbook of Project Management is an indispensable reference to the critical concepts and theories you must master in order to succeed. The book—thoroughly updated and compatible with the most recent Project Management Professional (PMP®) Certi­fication Exam, and reflecting the latest changes to A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowl­edge (PMBOK®)—compiles essays and advice from the field’s top professionals.

Featuring new chapters on stakeholder management, agile project management, program manage­ment, project governance, and change management, this comprehensive resource shows you how to:

• Handle the transition from project idea to project reality
• Manage political and resource issues
• Engage stakeholders
• Plan for resistance to change
• and much more

Containing definitive models, case studies, advice, and solutions to specific project management dilemmas, the book covers crucial skills such as: strategic planning; resource allocation; risk and change management; productivity and quality assessment; scope, cost, and time management.

Packed with research-based information and advice from experienced practitioners, The AMA Handbook of Project Management analyzes and clarfies the task of managing projects from every angle. The opening chapters correspond with those of the most recent PMBOK® Guide. The book looks at the history and current state of project man­agement as a profession, beginning with a discussion of project management basics, and moving forward to provide you with a glimpse of where the discipline and the organizations in which it is practiced may be heading.

The Fourth Edition takes a close look at the specific challenges you will face as you move beyond the individual project, from the realities of organizational life, to inescapable issues such as organizational culture and structure, synchronization of multiple projects, and alignment with strategy. The book highlights the latest trends from a global perspective, and provides you with a practical understanding of how they will affect you as a project management practitioner. You’ll gain a clear understanding of how project management fundamentals must be adapted to different industry and professional environments, including marketing, financial services, healthcare, and infrastructure development.

The AMA Handbook of Project Management remains a must-read for any project management professional or student.


Notă biografică

Paul C. Dinsmore, PMP (Dallas, Texas and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is an internationally authority on project management and organizational change. He has been honored with PMI's Distinguished Contributions Award and is a Fellow of the Institute. Jeannette Cabanis-Brewin (Cullowhee, NC), editor-in-chief for Project Management Solutions, Inc. and principal of WordSource, LLc, has written about project management for many years and is a recipient of PMI's Distinguished Contributions Award.