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Project Management: The Managerial Process 8th Edition by Erik Larson, ISBN-13: 978-1260238860

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Project Management: The Managerial Process 8th Edition by Erik Larson, ISBN-13: 978-1260238860

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  • Publisher: ‎ McGraw Hill; 8th edition (January 9, 2020)
  • Language: ‎ English
  • 704 pages
  • ISBN-10: ‎ 1260238865
  • ISBN-13: ‎ 978-1260238860

Project Management, 8e provides a holistic and realistic approach to Project Management that combines the human aspect and culture of an organization with the tools and methods used It covers concepts and skills used to propose, plan secure resources, budget and lead project teams to successful completion of projects. this text is not only on how the management process works, but also, and more importantly, on why it works. It’s not intended to specialize by industry type or project scope, rather it is written for the individual who will be required to manage a variety of projects in a variety of organizational settings. 8e was written for a broad range of audiences including, project managers, students, analysts and Project Management Institute Members preparing for certification exams.

Table of Contents:

Ch. 1 Modern Project Management

Ch. 2 Organization Strategy and Project Selection

Ch. 3 Organization: Structure and Culture

Ch. 4 Defining the Project

Ch. 5 Estimating Project Times and Costs

Ch. 6 Developing a Project Schedule

Ch. 7 Managing Risk

Ch. 8 Scheduling Resources and Costs

Ch. 9 Reducing Project Duration

Ch. 10 Being an Effective Project Manager

Ch. 11 Managing Project Teams

Ch. 12 Outsourcing: Managing Interorganizational Relations

Ch. 13 Progress and Performance Measurement and Evaluation

Ch. 14 Project Closure

Ch. 15 Agile Project Management

Ch. 16 International Projects

APPENDIX

1 Solutions to Selected Exercises

2 Two Computer Project Exercises

Glossary

Acronyms

Project Management Equations

Cross Reference of Project Management

Socio-Technical Approach to Project Management

Index

Erik Larson – Professor emeritus of management at the College of Business, Oregon State University. He continues to teach undergraduate and graduate project management courses overseas and in the United States; he has personally taught more than 100 executive development seminars and workshops. His research and consulting interests have been divided equally between operations management and project management; he has published numerous articles in these areas, plus a text on project management. He has also conducted research with colleagues in the International Project Management Association. Cliff has been a member of the Project Management Institute since 1976 and was one of the founders of the Portland, Oregon, chapter. He has been the president of Project Management International, Inc. (a training and consulting firm specializing in project management) since 1977. He received his B.A. in economics and management from Millikin University, M.B.A. from Indiana University, and doctorate in operations management from the College of Business, University of Oregon.

Clifford Gray – Professor of project management in the department of management, marketing, and international business at the College of Business, Oregon State University. He teaches executive, graduate, and undergraduate courses on project management, organizational behavior, and leadership. His research and consulting activities focus on project management. He has published numerous articles on matrix management, product development, and project partnering. He has been a member of the Portland, Oregon, chapter of the Project Management Institute since 1984. In 1995 he worked as a Fullbright scholar with faculty at the Krakow Academy of Economics on modernizing Polish business education. In 2005 he was a visiting professor at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand. He received a B.A. in psychology from Claremont McKenna College and a Ph.D. in management from State University of New York at Buffalo. He is a certified project management professional (PMP).

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