The AMA Handbook of Project Management

Table of contents

• The AMA Handbook of Project Management i
• Title Page iii
• Contents v
• Pmi (the Project Management Institute) x
• Foreword xi
• Preface xiii
• Acknowledgments xvii
• About the Editors xix
• The AMA Handbook of Project Management xxi
• Chapter 1 - What Is Project Management? Project Management Concepts and Methodologies 1
• Section One - The Project Management Body of Knowledge- Comprehension and Practice 11
• Chapter 2 - Bodies of Knowledge and Competency Standards in Project Management 15
• Chapter 3 - Project Management Process Groups Project Management Knowledge in Action 27
• Chapter 4 - Initiation Strategies for Managing Major Projects 33
• Chapter 5 - Comprehensive Planning for Complex Projects 47
• Chapter 6 - Controlling Costs and Schedule Systems That Really Work 63
• Chapter 7 - Project Management Integration in Practice 73
• Chapter 8 - Project Scope Management in Practice 79
• Chapter 9 - Time Management in Practice 87
• Chapter 10 - Project Cost Management in Practice 97
• Chapter 10 - A Studies in Cost Management Earned Value—An Integrated Project Management Approach 107
• Chapter 11 - Project Quality Management in Practice 123
• Chapter 11A - Studies in Project Quality Management Achieving Business Excellence Using Baldrige, Business Process Management, Process Improvement, and Project Management 129
• Chapter 12 - Human Resource Management in Practice 141
• Chapter 12A - Studies in Project Human Resource Management Team Building and Interpersonal Skills 151
• Chapter 12B - Studies in Project Human Resource Management Leadership 163
• Chapter 13 - Project Communications Management in Practice 173
• Chapter 13A - Studies in Communications Management Achieving Project Success through Stakeholder Management 183
• Chapter 14 - Risk Management in Practice 193
• Chapter 15 - Project Procurement Management in Practice 205
• Chapter 15A - Studies in Procurement Management- Managing to Avoid Claims 217
• Section Two - The Profession of Project Management 223
• Chapter 16 - Preparing for the Project Management Professional Certification Exam 227
• Chapter 17 - Competency and Careers in Project Management 239
• Chapter 18 - Project Management Ethics- Responsibility, Values, and Ethics in Project Environments 255
• Chapter 19 - Professionalization of Project Management- What Does It Mean for Practice? 265
• Section Three - Organizational Issues in Project Management 277
• Chapter 20 - Projects- The Engine of Strategy Execution 281
• Chapter 21 - Project Management- A Strategic Asset? 291
• Chapter 22 - Enterprise Project Management- Elements and Deployment Issues 303
• Chapter 23 - Project Portfolio Management- Principles and Best Practices 313
• Chapter 24 - The Value of Project Management- A Measurement System 325
• Chapter 25 - A Process of Organizational Change- From Bureaucracy to Project Management Orientation 335
• Chapter 26 - Managing Multiple Projects- Balancing Time, Resources, and Objectives 345
• Chapter 27 - The Project Office- Rationale and Implementation 355
• Section Four - Issues and Ideas in Project Management Practice 367
• Chapter 28 - Dealing with Power and Politics in Project Management 371
• Chapter 29 - Multiproject Constraint Management- The "critical Chain" Approach 385
• Chapter 30 - Communities of Practice and Project Management 395
• Chapter 31 - Six Sigma and Project Management 407
• Chapter 32 - Cultural Challenges in Managing International Projects 417
• Chapter 33 - Social Media Tools- An Introduction to Their Role in Project Management 427
• Section Five - Industry Applications of Project Management Practice 437
• Chapter 34 - Building Organizational Project Management Capability- Learning from Engineering and Construction 441
• Chapter 35 - New Product Development- Issues for Project Management 453
• Chapter 36 - Why It Matters- Project Management for Information Technology 463
• Chapter 37 - Applying Project Management Tools and Techniques in the Ecosystem Restoration Industry 475
• Chapter 38 - Rescue Mission:Project Management in the Helping Professions 483
• About the Contributors 491
• Index 505

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