The AMA handbook of project management. (2014)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Paul C. Dinsmore, PMP, Jeannette Cabanis-Brewin.
• Other Names: Dinsmore, Paul C; Cabanis-Brewin, Jeannette
• Contents: CHAPTER 1 What Is Project Management? Project Management Concepts and Methodologies; SECTION ONE: The Project Management Body of Knowledge: Comprehension and Practice; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 2 Bodies of Knowledge and Competency Standards in Project Management; CHAPTER 3 Project Management Process Groups: Project Management Knowledge in Action; CHAPTER 4 Project Initiation: Managing the Front End; CHAPTER 5 Comprehensive Planning for Complex Projects; CHAPTER 6 Monitoring and Control of Projects. CHAPTER 7 Closing Processes: The End, and a Foundation for New Beginnings chapter 8 Project Management Integration in Practice; CHAPTER 9 Project Scope Management in Practice; CHAPTER 10 Time Management in Practice; CHAPTER 11 Project Cost Management in Practice; CHAPTER 12 Project Quality Management in Practice; CHAPTER 13 Human Resource Management: The People Side of Projects; CHAPTER 14 Project Communication Management; CHAPTER 15 Project Risk Management in Practice; CHAPTER 16 Project Procurement Management in Practice; CHAPTER 17 Stakeholder Management for Project Success. SECTION TWO: The Profession of Project Management introduction; CHAPTER 18 Preparing for the Project Management Professional Certification Exam; CHAPTER 19 Competency and Careers in Project Management; CHAPTER 20 Project Management Ethics: Responsibility, Values, and Ethics in Project Environments; CHAPTER 21 Professionalization of Project Management: What Does It Mean for Practice?; CHAPTER 22 Business Acumen for Today's Project Manager; SECTION THREE: Organizational Issues in Project Management; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 23 Projects: The Engine of Strategy Execution. CHAPTER 24 Competing Through Project Management chapter 25 Enterprise Project Management: Elements and Deployment Issues; CHAPTER 26 Project Portfolio Management: Principles and Best Practices; CHAPTER 27 Enterprise Project Governance: Directing and Structuring Organizational Project Decisions; CHAPTER 28 Performance and Value Measurement for Projects and Project Management; CHAPTER 29 Organizational Change Management; CHAPTER 30 Managing Multiple Projects: Balancing Time, Resources, and Objectives; CHAPTER 31 Program Management; CHAPTER 32 The Project Management Office: Trends and Tips. SECTION FOUR: Issues, Ideas, and Methods in Project Management Practice introduction; CHAPTER 33 Earned Value Management; CHAPTER 34 Dealing with Power and Politics in Project Management; CHAPTER 35 Multi-Project Constraint Management: The "Critical Chain" Approach; CHAPTER 36 Six Sigma and Project Management; CHAPTER 37 Achieving Business Excellence Using Baldrige, Business Process Management, Process Improvement, and Project Management; CHAPTER 38 Team Building and Interpersonal Skills for Dynamic Times; CHAPTER 39 Cultural Challenges in Managing International Projects.
• Edition: Fourth edition
• Publisher Details: New York : AMACOM
• Publication Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource (xvi, 560 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 658.4 658.404; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Management; Project management -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industrial Management; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Management; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Management Science; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Organizational Behavior; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- General; Project management; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Business Communication / General; Electronic books; Handbooks and manuals
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780814433409; 0814433405; 9781680154450; 1680154451
• Related ISBNs: 9780814433393; 0814433391; 0814433324; 9780814433324
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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