Project Management, 5th edition

Published by Pearson (November 16, 2021) © 2022

  • Harvey Maylor Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
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Develop the essential skillset to manage and deliver critical projects that will lead to business success.

Project Management, 5th edition, is a market-leading text offering you an in-depth, contemporary account of the theory and practice of Project Management.

Drawing on recent research as well as new and original models and frameworks, this edition provides a critical appraisal of the field, anchored in the authors' extensive teaching, research, and consulting experience.

Whether you are studying Project Management as part of a course or for your personal development, this must-read textbook includes the features and tools you need to support your knowledge and understanding of the topics.

Table of contents

List of figures and tables
Guided tour
Preface
Acknowledgements

Making sense of the project context

  1. Introduction
  2. Structures and frameworks
  3. Projects and organisations

Managing the project process: the 4-D model

D1: Define it

  1. Setting up for success
  2. Planning for success

D2: Design it

  1. Time planning and scheduling
  2. Making time planning robust: Advanced Project Thinking (APT)
  3. Building a business case for a project
  4. Engaging stakeholders
  5. Managing risks and opportunities

D3: Do it

  1. Organising people in the project
  2. Leading people in projects
  3. Monitoring and controlling the project
  4. Procuring, contracting, and working with supply chains
  5. Problem-solving and decision-making

D4: Develop it

  1. Completing projects and learning to improve
Index
Publisher's Acknowledgments

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