Description
Book SynopsisIn the second edition of
Understanding Project Management, skilled expert Dave C. Barrett offers a well-updated, practical real-world guide for current and aspiring project managers. Using concise and approachable language, the second edition features new concept illustrations, a greater consistency with the Project Management Body of Knowledge terminology, and additional case studies in the updated instructor resources. Taking the reader through an ongoing case study from initiation to completion, the text reinforces the importance of managing key aspects of a project, including its scope, quality, schedule, and budget, and explores the less tangible challenges that can often derail a project or lead to its success.
This newly updated edition offers authentic project management documents produced alongside the project case study and equips readers with a solid understanding of why specific processes are used, why certain decisions are made, and how pieces of project management fit together. Suitable for any discipline or industry, Understanding Project Management, Second Edition, promises to be an engaging and worthwhile read.
Table of Contents
- List of Sample Documents and Templates
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Part I: Introduction and the Initiating Phase
- Chapter 1: Understanding the Project Environment
- Chapter 2: Starting the Project
- Part II: The Planning Phase
- Chapter 3: Stakeholder Planning
- Chapter 4: Scope Planning
- Chapter 5: Schedule Planning
- Chapter 6: Budget Planning
- Chapter 7: Project Team Planning
- Chapter 8: Quality Planning
- Chapter 9: Risk Planning
- Chapter 10: Communications Planning
- Part III: The Executing Phase
- Chapter 11: Executing, Monitoring, and Controlling the Plan
- Chapter 12: Managing Disruptions to the Plan: Issues and Change
- Chapter 13: Managing the Human Resources Aspects of the Project
- Part IV: Project Procurement and the Closing Phase
- Chapter 14: Project Procurement
- Chapter 15: Closing the Project
- Part V: Agile Delivery
- Chapter 16: An Overview of Agile Delivery
- Appendix: Critical Path Analysis
- The Calculations
- References
- Index
