Effective project management / James P. Clements, Jack Gido.

By: Clements, James P [author]
Publisher: Australia : Southwestern Cengage Learning, [2012]Copyright date: c2012Edition: Fifth editionDescription: xxv, 502 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm + 1 DVD (4 3/4 in.)Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781111824051; 1111824053Subject(s): Project managementDDC classification: 658.404
Contents:
Ch. 1. Project Management Concepts -- pt. 1. Initiating a Project -- Ch. 2. Identifying and Selecting Projects -- Ch. 3. Developing Project Proposals -- pt. 2. Planning, Performing, and Controlling the Project -- Ch. 4. Defining Scope, Quality, Responsibility, and Activity Sequence -- Ch. 5. Developing the Schedule -- Ch. 6. Resource Utilization -- Ch. 7. Determining Costs, Budget, and Earned Value -- Ch. 8. Managing Risk -- Ch. 9. Closing the Project -- pt. 3. People: The Key to Project Success -- Ch. 10. The Project Manager -- Ch. 11. The Project Team -- Ch. 12. Project Communication and Documentation -- Ch. 13. Project Management Organizational Structures.
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AUTHORS: James P. Clements currently serves as the 23rd President of West Virginia University and is a tenured Professor in the Lane Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering. Prior to becoming President of WVU, Jim served as Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Vice President for Economic Development and Community Outreach, Chair of the Computer and Information Sciences Department, and the Robert W. Deutsch Distinguished Professor of Information Technology at Towson University. He holds a Ph.D. in Operations Analysis from The University of Maryland Baltimore County, an M.S. in Computer Science from The Johns Hopkins University, and a B.S. and M.S. in Computer Science from the University of Maryland Baltimore County. He is the author of more than 50 research publications. During the past 20 years Dr. Clements has served as a consultant for a number of public and private organizations. He is also a four-time winner of the Faculty Member of the Year Award given by students at Towson University.


Jack Gido was most recently Director of Economic and Workforce Development and Director of PennTAP, the Pennsylvania Technical Assistance Program, at Penn State University. In this position, he directed the program, obtained funding, and provided leadership for a statewide staff who provide technology assistance and workforce development to Pennsylvania business and industry to improve their global competitiveness. Jack has 20 years of industrial management experience, including the management of productivity improvement and technology development projects. He holds an MBA from the University of Pittsburgh and a BS in Electrical Engineering from Penn State University. Jack is a member of the Project Management Institute and the former president of the Upstate New York Chapter, and he teaches courses on project management.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Ch. 1. Project Management Concepts --
pt. 1. Initiating a Project --
Ch. 2. Identifying and Selecting Projects --
Ch. 3. Developing Project Proposals --
pt. 2. Planning, Performing, and Controlling the Project --
Ch. 4. Defining Scope, Quality, Responsibility, and Activity Sequence --
Ch. 5. Developing the Schedule --
Ch. 6. Resource Utilization --
Ch. 7. Determining Costs, Budget, and Earned Value --
Ch. 8. Managing Risk --
Ch. 9. Closing the Project --
pt. 3. People: The Key to Project Success --
Ch. 10. The Project Manager --
Ch. 11. The Project Team --
Ch. 12. Project Communication and Documentation --
Ch. 13. Project Management Organizational Structures.

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