Higher Education
Author(s): Jack Gido | Jim Clements | Rose Baker
ISBN: 9781337363853
7th Edition
Copyright: 2018
Binding: eBook
Teach students how to work successfully in today's project management environment with Gido/Clements/Baker's SUCCESSFUL PROJECT MANAGEMENT, 7E. This best-selling text details how to organize and manage project teams -- from planning and scheduling to cost management. Revised chapters align with PMBOK (Project Management Body of Knowledge) to ensure best practices. New MindTap digital resources enhance each chapter with videos, quizzes, and case animations. Students also work with today's popular Microsoft® Project 2016. Find everything your students need to manage projects effectively in business today.
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CHAPTER 1 Project Management Concepts
PART 1 Initiating a Project
CHAPTER 2 Identifying and Selecting Projects
CHAPTER 3 Developing Project Proposals
PART 2 Planning, Performing, and Controlling the Project
CHAPTER 4 Defining Scope, Quality, Responsibility, and Activity Sequence
CHAPTER 5 Developing the Schedule
CHAPTER 6 Resource Utilization
CHAPTER 7 Determining Costs, Budget, and Earned Value
CHAPTER 8 Managing Risk
CHAPTER 9 Closing the Project
PART 3 People: The Key to Project Success
CHAPTER 10 The Project Manager
CHAPTER 11 The Project Team
CHAPTER 12 Project Communication and Documentation
CHAPTER 13 Project Management Organizational Structures
Appendix A Project Management Information Systems
Appendix B Project Management Websites
Appendix C Project Management Associations around the Globe
Appendix D Acronyms
Reinforce Your Learning Answers
Glossary
Index
Jack Gido, Pennsylvania State University
Jim Clements, Clemson University
Rose Baker, University of North Texas
