Project Management: The Managerial Process, 5th Edition

As the market-leading textbook on the subject, “Project Management: The Managerial Process, 5e” is distinguished by its balanced treatment of both the technical and behavioral issues in project management as well as by its coverage of a broad range of industries to which project management principles can be applied. It focuses on how project management is integral to the organization as a whole. The 5th edition reflects the latest changes found in the practice. Other texts discuss the topics covered in this text but they do not view oversight as the project manager’s operating environment, as does Larson/Gray. Resumes of managers will soon be primarily a description of participation in and contributions to projects.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Modern Project Management
Chapter 2 Organization Strategy and Project Selection
Chapter 3 Organization: Structure and Culture
Chapter 4 Defining the Project
Chapter 5 Estimating Project Times and Costs
Chapter 6 Developing a Project Plan
Chapter 7 Managing Risk
Chapter 8 Scheduling Resources and Costs
Chapter 9 Reducing Project Duration
Chapter 10 Leadership: Being an Effective Project Manager
Chapter 11 Managing Project Teams
Chapter 12 Outsourcing: Managing Interorganizational Relations
Chapter 13 Progress and Performance Measurement and Evaluation
Chapter 14 Project Closure
Chapter 15 International Projects
Chapter 16 Oversight
Chapter 17 An Introduction to Agile Project Management
Chapter 18 Project Management Career Paths
Appendix 1: Solutions to Selected Exercises
Appendix 2: Computer Project Exercises