ABSTRACT

Updated to reflect the Project Management Institute's (PMI's) Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide), Fifth Edition, the new edition of this bestselling textbook continues to provide a practical and up-to-date overview of project management theory. Project Management Theory and Practice, Second Edition explains project management theory

chapter 1|8 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|12 pages

Evolution of Project Management

chapter 3|14 pages

Project Management Body of Knowledge

chapter 4|6 pages

Industry Trends in Project Management

chapter 5|6 pages

Project Types

chapter 6|8 pages

Project Organization Concepts

chapter 7|12 pages

Project Life Cycle Models

chapter 8|16 pages

Quick Start Example

chapter 9|8 pages

Role of Projects in the Organization

chapter 10|22 pages

Project Initiation

chapter 11|8 pages

Project Plan Development

chapter 12|20 pages

Scope Management

chapter 13|30 pages

Time Management

chapter 14|22 pages

Cost Management

chapter 15|22 pages

Human Resource Management

chapter 16|16 pages

Project Communications

chapter 17|12 pages

Stakeholder Management

chapter 18|22 pages

Procurement Management

chapter 19|36 pages

Quality Management

chapter 20|24 pages

Risk Management

chapter 21|16 pages

Integrating the KAs

chapter 22|12 pages

Analyzing Variable Time Estimates

chapter 23|8 pages

Project Simulation

chapter 24|26 pages

Critical Chain Management Model

chapter 25|22 pages

Project Execution Management

chapter 26|10 pages

Change Management

chapter 27|14 pages

Project and Enterprise Metrics

chapter 28|20 pages

Earned Value Management

chapter 29|12 pages

Tracking Project Progress

chapter 31|12 pages

The Closing Process

chapter 32|20 pages

Organizational Maturity

chapter 33|20 pages

Project Portfolio Management

chapter 34|18 pages

Enterprise Project Management Office

chapter 35|12 pages

HR Outsourcing

chapter 36|16 pages

High-Productivity Teams

chapter 37|20 pages

Project Governance

chapter 38|10 pages

Ethical Project Management Practices