Project Management: A Systematic Approach to Planning, Scheduling, and Controlling (7th Edition): A Systematic Approach to Planning, Scheduling, and Controlling

Author: Harold Kerzner
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Publish Date: 2002-09-01
Features: This book is designed for undergraduate and graduate students in business and engineering. The structure of this book is based on my personal understanding of project management, which I believe is more of a practice (art) than a general quantitative (analytical) one. The first five chapters are the foundation and core of understanding project management. Chapters 6 to 8 discuss supporting functions, such as time management, conflict management, and other special issues. Chapters 9 and 10 discuss the involvement of senior management and the key success factors for predicting project success. You might find it puzzling: the first ten chapters on organizational behavior and structure are the prerequisite for the "core" chapters on planning, scheduling, and control. The first ten chapters are the framework, which are essential for the development of the project and system's cultural environment. These chapters are necessary for readers to understand the difficulties of cross-functional coordination during project implementation and the reasons for people's involvement. People involved in projects may have different professional backgrounds and cannot easily and smoothly integrate into a closely-knit work group. Chapters 11 to 15 extensively explain project planning, scheduling, cost control, and budgeting. Chapter 16 introduces the balance between time, cost, and benefits. Chapters 17 to 24 cover more advanced topics in project management and future trends in project management. This new edition of the best-selling "bible" of project management, written by one of the most renowned and respected authorities in the field of project management, Dr. Harold Kerzner, comprehensively elaborates on the fundamental principles and concepts of project management, incorporating the latest developments in this field, and covers all key areas of project management—from the complex and delicate organizational behavior and structural framework that determines project success to the planning, scheduling, and control processes that are crucial for effective project management. New features of this edition include: · New global project management, project management maturity model, Six Sigma, conflict resolution; · Includes 46 case studies and more than 340 discussion questions spanning a wide range of industries.