Synopsis
All project managers have discovered at one point or another that no project has ever been completed exactly as planned. With the seventh edition of Project Management, project managers will be better prepared to select, initiate, operate, and control all types of projects while managing risks and uncertainties. The book includes screenshots of Microsoft Project and Crystal Ball throughout the pages. A number of end-of-chapter exercises also show how to apply these computer software packages to project management problems. Project managers will gain the quantitative skills, knowledge of organizational issues, and insights needed to do project management effectively. About The Author: Jack Meredith is currently Professor of Management & Broyhill Distinguished Scholar & Chair in Operations at the Graduate School of Management at Wake Forest University. Dr. Meredith's research has focused on the strategic and operational problems that managers face, particularly those concerning the management of advanced technology. He received his BS and BSME at Oregon State University and his MBA and PhD at the University of California at Berkeley. Dr. Meredith has written eight books on operations management, project management and management science, including Project Management and Operations Management for MBAs. He received the school's inaugural Cowan Research Prize in 2002, the Academy of Management's 2003 Distinguished OM Scholar Award, and was inducted into the Oregon State University Engineering Hall of Fame in 2004. Table Of Contents: ?CHAPTER 1: Projects in Contemporary Organizations. PART I: PROJECT INITIATION. ?CHAPTER 2: Strategic Management and Project Selection. ?CHAPTER 3: The Project Manager. ?CHAPTER 4: Negotiation and the Management of Conflict. ?CHAPTER 5: The Project in the Organizational Structure. PART II: PROJECT PLANNING. ?CHAPTER 6: Project Planning. ?CHAPTER 7: Budgeting and Cost Estimation. ?CHAPTER 8: Scheduling. ?CHAPTER 9: Resource Allo
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