An Introduction to Project Management

Kathy Schwalbe

ISBN 10: 1423902203 / ISBN 13: 9781423902201

Published by Course Technology Cengage Learning, Boston, 2009

About this Item

Softcover copy of An Introduction to Project Management, Second Edition, by Kathy Schwalbe. This widely used introductory textbook provides a practical overview of project management concepts and techniques. The book covers the full project lifecycle including project initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, and closing, with numerous real-world examples and case studies. Topics include project selection and portfolio management, project scheduling, scope definition, quality management, human resource planning, and risk analysis. The text aligns with principles outlined by the Project Management Institute and incorporates tools commonly used in professional project management environments. Condition: Good. Softcover shows moderate shelf wear with a used bookstore sticker on the back cover. Binding remains tight and pages appear clean and readable. A useful reference for students studying project management, business administration, information systems, or engineering management.

Seller Inventory # ABE-1773085634730

Bibliographic Details

• Title: An Introduction to Project Management
• Publisher: Course Technology Cengage Learning, Boston
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1423902203
• ISBN 13: 9781423902201
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: Good
• Dimensions: 7.25W x 9.25H x 1D inches 7.25 inches width by 9.25 inches height by 1 inches depth
• Weight: 29 ounces
• Seller catalogs:
  • Education
  • Business

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Synopsis

Best-selling author Kathy Schwalbe's Introduction to Project Management, Second Edition offers a general yet concise introduction to project management. This book provides up-to- date information on how good project, program, and portfolio management can help you achieve organizational success. It includes over 50 samples of tools and techniques applied to one large project, and is suitable for all majors, including business, engineering, healthcare, and more. This text uses a chronological approach to project management, with detailed explanations and examples for initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, and closing projects.

About the Author

Kathy Schwalbe is a professor in the Department of Business Administration at Augsburg College in Minneapolis, where she teaches courses in project management, problem solving for business, systems analysis and design, information systems projects, and electronic commerce. Kathy was also an adjunct faculty member at the University of Minnesota, where she taught a graduate-level course in project management in the engineering department. She also provides training and consulting services to several organizations and speaks at several conferences. Kathy worked for ten years in industry before entering academia in 1991. She was an Air Force officer, systems analyst, project manager, senior engineer, and information technology consultant. Kathy is an active member of PMI, having served as the Student Chapter Liaison for the Minnesota chapter of PMI, VP of Education for the Minnesota chapter, Editor of the Information Systems Specific Interest Group (ISSIG) Review, and member of PMI's test-writing team. She is currently the Director of Communications for the ISSIG. Kathy earned her Ph.D. in Higher Education at the University of Minnesota, her MBA at Northeastern University's High Technology MBA program, and her B.S. in mathematics at the University of Notre Dame.