TY - BOOK AU - Dinsmore,Paul C. AU - Cabanis-Brewin,Jeannette TI - The AMA handbook of project management SN - 0814472710 AV - HD69.P75 A46 2006 U1 - 658.404 22 PY - 2006///] CY - New York PB - AMACOM KW - Project management KW - Handbooks, manuals, etc N1 - 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 ER -