In its 5th edition, Project Management: Achieving Competitive Advantage takes a contemporary, determined, and business-oriented approach to teaching and learning project management. In order to promote a holistic and multisectoral understanding of the text, the author approaches project management theory in the context of a large number of successful organizations, whether public, private or non-profit. Comprehensive case analysis and in-depth exercises, including brand new contemporary case studies for the 5thProject management uses a business and business-oriented approach to project management, which is reinforced throughout the text by current examples of project management in practice.
Introduction: Why Project Management? ; The organizational context: strategy, structure and culture; Project selection and portfolio management; Management and project manager; Area management; Project team building, conflict and negotiation; Risk management; Cost estimation and budgeting; Project planning: networks, duration estimation and critical path; Project planning: overdue, failed and active networks; Planning of critical chain projects; Resource management; Project evaluation and monitoring; Project completion and termination
For readers or prospective managers interested in understanding the fundamentals of project management through a variety of applications and business examples.