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For project management courses. In its 5th Edition, Project Management: Achieving Competitive Advantage takes a contemporary, decisive, and business-oriented approach to teaching and learning project management. To promote a comprehensive, multi-industry understanding of the text, the author addresses project management theory within the context of a variety of successful organisations, whether they be publicly held, private, or nonprofit. Comprehensive case analysis and detailed exercises, including brand-new, contemporary case studies for the 5th Edition, give students the tools to assess projects in real time, while also leveraging the latest project management technology, including MS Project 2016. The full text downloaded to your computer With eBooks you can: search for key concepts, words and phrases make highlights and notes as you study share your notes with friends eBooks are downloaded to your computer and accessible either offline through the Bookshelf (available as a free download), available online and also via the iPad and Android apps. Upon purchase, you'll gain instant access to this eBook. Time limit The eBooks products do not have an expiry date. You will continue to access your digital ebook products whilst you have your Bookshelf installed.

Project Management: Achieving Competitive Advantage, Global Edition

• Title Page


• Copyright Page


• Brief Contents


• Contents


• Preface


• About the Author


• Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION: Why Project Management?


• PROJECT PROFILE: Development Projects that are Transforming Africa


• The Need for Projects


• What is a Project?


• General Project Characteristics


• PROJECT PROFILE: Royal Mail: Moving with the Times


• Why are Projects Important?


• PROJECT PROFILE: London?s Crossrail: Europe?s Largest Construction Project


• Project Life Cycles


• BOX 1.1: Project Managers in Practice


• Determinants of Project Success


• BOX 1.2: Project Management Research in Brief


• Developing Project Management Maturity


• Employability Skills


• Communication


• Critical Thinking


• Collaboration


• Knowledge Application And Analysis


• Business Ethics And Social Responsibility


• Information Technology Application And Computing Skills


• Data Literacy


• Project Elements and Text Organization


• Summary


• Key Terms


• Discussion Questions


• Case Study 1.1 Mega Tech, Inc.


• Case Study 1.2 The HealthSMART Program


• Case Study 1.3 Disney?s Expedition Everest


• Case Study 1.4 ?Throwing Good Money after Bad?: the BBC?s Digital Media Initiative


• Internet Exercises


• PMP Certification Sample Questions


• Answers


• Notes


• Chapter 2 THE ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT: STRATEGY, STRUCTURE, AND CULTURE


• PROJECT PROFILE: The Airbus A 380: A Failure of Strategy?


• Implementing Strategy Through Projects


• Projects and Organizational Strategy


• Stakeholder Management


• Identifying Project Stakeholders


• Managing Stakeholders

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