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Contemporary project management : organize, plan, perform / Timothy J. Kloppenborg.

By: Kloppenborg, Timothy J, 1953-.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Mason, Ohio : South-Western Cengage Learning, 2012Edition: 2nd edition.Description: xxi, 457 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781111823825.Subject(s): Project managementDDC classification: 658.404
Contents:
Part 1: Organizing projects -- Introduction to project management -- Project selection and prioritization -- Organizational capability: Structure, culture and roles -- Chartering projects -- Part 2: Planning projects -- Stakeholder analysis and communication planning -- Scope planning -- Scheduling projects -- Resourcing projects -- Budgeting projects -- Project risk planning -- Project quality planning and project kick-off -- Part 3: Performing projects -- Project supply chain management -- Leading and managing project teams -- Determining project progress and results -- Finishing the project and realizing the benefits.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Readers learn to master the most proven methods in project management as well as exciting new techniques emerging from current industry and today's most recent research with Kloppenborg's CONTEMPORARY PROJECT MANAGEMENT, 2E, International Edition. This edition introduces manual techniques perfected during the past 50 years and progressive automated techniques, all consistent with the latest PMBOK® Guide and integrated with Microsoft® Project 2010. The book's focused approach is ideal for building strong portfolios that showcase project management skills for future interviews.All content is consistent with the knowledge areas and processes of the latest fourth edition of the PMBOK® Guide to give readers an advantage in becoming Certified Project Management Professionals (PMP®) if they choose. At the beginning of each chapter, focused lists of PMBOK® topics and the most important project management concepts to master keep learning efficient and focused on business success.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part 1: Organizing projects -- Introduction to project management -- Project selection and prioritization -- Organizational capability: Structure, culture and roles -- Chartering projects -- Part 2: Planning projects -- Stakeholder analysis and communication planning -- Scope planning -- Scheduling projects -- Resourcing projects -- Budgeting projects -- Project risk planning -- Project quality planning and project kick-off -- Part 3: Performing projects -- Project supply chain management -- Leading and managing project teams -- Determining project progress and results -- Finishing the project and realizing the benefits.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Part I Organizing and Initiating Projects
  • 1 Introduction to Project Management
  • 2 Project Selection and Prioritization
  • 3 Organizational Capability: Structure, Culture, and Roles
  • 4 Chartering Projects
  • Part II Planning Projects
  • 5 Stakeholder Analysis and Communication Planning
  • 6 Defining Scope and Creating Work Breakdown Structures (WBS)
  • 7 Scheduling Projects
  • 8 Resourcing Projects
  • 9 Budgeting Projects
  • 10 Project Risk Planning
  • 11 Project Quality Planning and Project Kickoff
  • Part III Performing Projects
  • 12 Project Supply Chain Management
  • 13 Performing Projects
  • 14 Monitoring and Controlling Projects
  • 15 Finishing Projects
  • PMBOK" Appendixes
  • PMBOK" Glossary