The AMA Handbook of Project Management, Fourth Edition
- 11h 55m
- Jeannette Cabanis-Brewin, Paul C. Dinsmore
- AMACOM
- 2014
Projects are the life blood of any organization. Revised to reflect the latest changes to A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK ®) 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; and 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.
About the Authors
PAUL C. DINSMORE, PMP, is an international 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, Editor-in-Chief for Project Management Solutions, Inc., and principal of The WordSource, LLC, has written about project management for many years, and is a recipient of PMI’s Distinguished Contributions Award.
In this Book
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Foreword
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What is Project Management?—Project Management Concepts and Methodologies
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Introduction
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Bodies of Knowledge and Competency Standards in Project Management
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Project Management Process Groups—Project Management Knowledge in Action
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Project Initiation—Managing the Front End
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Comprehensive Planning for Complex Projects
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Monitoring and Control of Projects
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Closing Processes—The End, and a Foundation for New Beginnings
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Project Management Integration in Practice
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Project Scope Management in Practice
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Time Management in Practice
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Project Cost Management in Practice
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Project Quality Management in Practice
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Human Resource Management—The People Side of Projects
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Project Communication Management
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Project Risk Management in Practice
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Project Procurement Management in Practice
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Stakeholder Management for Project Success
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Introduction
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Preparing for the Project Management Professional Certification Exam
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Competency and Careers in Project Management
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Project Management Ethics—Responsibility, Values, and Ethics in Project Environments
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Professionalization of Project Management—What Does it Mean for Practice?
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Business Acumen for Today's Project Manager
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Introduction
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Projects—The Engine of Strategy Execution
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Competing Through Project Management
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Enterprise Project Management—Elements and Deployment Issues
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Project Portfolio Management—Principles and Best Practices
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Enterprise Project Governance—Directing and Structuring Organizational Project Decisions
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Performance and Value Measurement for Projects and Project Management
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Organizational Change Management
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Managing Multiple Projects—Balancing Time, Resources, and Objectives
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Program Management
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The Project Management Office—Trends and Tips
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Introduction
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Earned Value Management
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Dealing with Power and Politics in Project Management
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Multi-Project Constraint Management—The “Critical Chain” Approach
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Six Sigma and Project Management
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Achieving Business Excellence Using Baldrige, Business Process Management, Process Improvement, and Project Management
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Team Building and Interpersonal Skills for Dynamic Times
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Cultural Challenges in Managing International Projects
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Social Networking Tools—An Introduction to Their Role in Project Management
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Agile Project Management
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Sustainability and Project Management
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Introduction
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Building Organizational Project Management Capability—Learning from Engineering and Construction
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Why IT Matters—Project Management for Information Technology
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Applying Project Management Tools and Techniques in the Ecosystem Restoration Industry
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Rescue Mission—Project Management in the Helping Professions
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Focus on Financial Services—Mitigating Risk with Transparency in a Regulated Environment
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Project Management for Marketing—Keep it Lean, Don't Slow Us down
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Project Management in Healthcare—Making a Difference Through Compassion, Caring, and Respect
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Global Infrastructure Projects—A Better Way
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Why Project Risk Management?