The AMA handbook of project management / edited by Paul C. Dinsmore, Jeanette Cabanis-Brewin.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword / David I. Cleland -- Preface / Paul C. Dinsmore and Jeannette Cabanis-Brewin -- Ch. 1. What is project management? : project management concepts and methodologies / Francis M. Webster, Jr. and Joan Knutson -- Ch. 2. Bodies of knowledge and competency standards in project management / Alan M. Stretton -- Ch. 3. Project management process groups : project management knowledge in action / Geree Streun -- Ch. 4. Initiation strategies for managing major projects / Peter W. G. Morris -- Ch. 5. Comprehensive planning for complex projects / David L. Pells -- Ch. 6. Controlling costs and schedule : systems that really work / Ralph D. Ellis, Jr. -- Ch. 7. Project management integration in practice / Geree Streun -- Ch. 8. Project scope management in practice / Renee Mepyans-Robinson -- Ch. 9. Time management in practice / Valis Houston -- Ch. 10. Project cost management in practice / Muhamed Abdomerovic -- 10A. Studies in cost management : earned value - an integrated project management approach / Lee R. Lambert -- Ch. 11. Project quality management in practice / Geree Streun -- 11A. Studies in project quality management : achieving business excellence using Baldrige, business process management, six sigma, and project management / Alan Mendelssohn and Michael Howell -- Ch. 12. Human resource management in practice / Lee Towe -- 12A. Studies in project human resource management : interpersonal skills / Paul C. Dinsmore -- 12B. Studies in project human resource management : leadership / Hans J. Thamhain -- Ch. 13. Project communications management in practice / Renee Mepyans-Robinson -- 13A. Studies in communications management : achieving project success through team building and stakeholder management / John Tuman, Jr. -- Ch. 14. Risk management in practice / David Hillson -- Ch. 15. Project procurement management in practice / Judith A. Edwards -- 15A. Studies in procurement management : managing to avoid claims / Irving M. Fogel -- Ch. 16. Preparing for the project management professional certification exam / Theodore Boccuzzi -- Ch. 17. Project management ethics : responsibility, values, and ethics in project environments / Thomas Mengel -- Ch. 18. Professionalizatin of project management : what does it mean for practice? / Bill Zwerman and Janice Thomas -- Ch. 19. Competency and careers in project management / J. Kent Crawford and Jeannette Cabanis-Brewin -- Ch. 20. Project management : a strategic asset? / Kam Jugdev -- Ch. 21. Enterprise project management : elements and deployment issues / Chris Vandersluis -- Ch. 22. Project portfolio management : principles and best practices / Gerald I. Kendall -- Ch. 23. Measuring the value of project management / James S. Pennypacker -- Ch. 24. The project office : rationale and implementation / J. Kent Crawford -- Ch. 25. A process of organizational change : from bureaucracy to project management orientation / Robert J. Graham -- Ch. 26. Managing multiple projects : balancing time, resources, and objectives / Lowell Dye -- Ch. 27. Dealing with power and politics in project management / Randall I. Englund -- Ch. 28. Multi-project constraint management : the "critical chain" approach / Frank Patrick -- Ch. 29. Communities of practice and project management / Connie Delisle and Kim Rowe -- Ch. 30. A project management strategy for six sigma projects / Antonio C. A. Maximiano and Alonso Mazini Soler -- Ch. 31. Cultural challenges in managing international projects / Paul C. Dinsmore and Manuel M. Benitez Codas -- Ch. 32. Building organizational project management capability : learning from engineering and construction / Christopher Sauer -- Ch. 33. New product development : issues for project management / Dennis M. Smith -- Ch. 34. Why IT matters : project management for information technology / Karen R. J. White -- Ch. 35. Project management for software engineering / Lois Zells -- Ch. 36. R&D project management : adapting to technological risk and uncertainty / Lee R. Lambert -- Ch. 37. Applying project management tools and techniques in the ecosystem restoration industry / Stan Veraart and Donald Ross.

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