Preface

1 Projects in Contemporary Organizations

PART I: PROJECT INITIATION

2 Strategic Management and Project Selection

3 The Project Manager

4 Managing for Stakeholders and Resolving Conflicts

5 The Project in the Organizational Structure

PART II: PROJECT PLANNING

6 Activity Planning: Traditional and Agile

7 Budgeting and Risk Management

8 Scheduling

9 Resource Allocation

PART III: PROJECT EXECUTION

10 Monitoring and Information Systems

11 Project Control

12 Project Auditing

13 Project Closure and Benefits Realization

AUTHOR INDEX

SUBJECT INDEX

Appendices on Instructor’s Website

APPENDIX A Probability and Statistics (online)

APPENDIX B Answers to Selected Problems (online)

APPENDIX C Technological Forecasting (online)

APPENDIX D Creativity and Idea Generation (online)

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