Project Management: The Managerial Process - Erik W. Larson

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Résumé :
As the market-leading textbook on the subject, Project Management: The Managerial Process is distinguished by its balanced treatment of both the technical and behavioral issues in project management as well as by its coverage of a broad range of industries to which project management principles can be applied. It focuses on how project management is integral to the organization as a whole. The text not only delivers the tools and processes is essential to successful project management but also an understanding that the effectiveness of these tools and methods are shaped and determined by the prevailing culture of the organization and interpersonal dynamics of the people involved. As such, Larson/Gray presents a holistic view that focuses on methodology as well as the human dimension and how they interact to determine the outcome of projects.

Biographie:
Professor of project management in the department of management, marketing, and international business at the College of Business, Oregon State University. He teaches executive, graduate, and undergraduate courses on project management, organizational behavior, and leadership. His research and consulting activities focus on project management. He has published numerous articles on matrix management, product development, and project partnering. He has been a member of the Portland, Oregon, chapter of the Project Management Institute since 1984. In 1995 he worked as a Fullbright scholar with faculty at the Krakow Academy of Economics on modernizing Polish business education. In 2005 he was a visiting professor at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand. He received a B.A. in psychology from Claremont McKenna College and a Ph.D. in management from State University of New York at Buffalo. He is a certified project management professional (PMP).

Sommaire:
<h3>1.Modern Project Management<h3>2.Organization Strategy and Project Selection<h3>3.Organization: Structure and Culture<h3>4.Defining the Project<h3>5.Estimating Project Times and Costs<h3>6.Developing a Project Plan<h3>7.Managing Risk<h3>8.Scheduling Resources and Costs<h3>9.Reducing Project Duration<h3>10.Leadership: Being an Effective Project Manager<h3>11.Managing Project Teams<h3>12.Outsourcing: Managing Interorganizational Relations<h3>13.Progress and Performance Measurement and Evaluation<h3>14.Project Closure<h3>15.International Projects<h3>16.Oversight<h3>17.An Introduction to Agile Project Management<h3>18.Project Management Career Paths<h4>Appendix One: Solutions for Selected Exercises<h4>Appendix Two: Computer Project Exercises