The AMA handbook of project management (American Management Association, 2011)
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., Joan Knutson -- section 1. The project management body of knowledge : comprehension and practice -- 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 / Paul Lombard --
- ch. 10A. Studies in cost management : earned value-- an integrated project management approach / Lee R. Lambert -- ch. 11. Project quality management in practice / Geree Streun -- ch. 11A. Studies in project quality management : achieving business excellence using Baldrige, business process management, process improvement, and project management / Alan Mendelssohn, Michael Howell -- ch. 12. Human resource management in practice / Lee Towe -- ch. 12A. Studies in project human resource management : team building and interpersonal skills / Paul C. Dinsmore -- ch. 12B. Studies in project human resource management : leadership / Hans J. Thamhain -- ch. 13. Project communications management in practice / Renee Mepyans-Robinson -- ch. 13A. Studies in communications management : achieving project success through stakeholder management / John Tuman, Jr. -- ch. 14. Risk management in practice / David Hillson -- ch. 15. Project procurement management in practice / Judith A. Edwards --
- ch. 15A. Studies in procurement management : managing to avoid claims / Irving M. Fogel -- section 2. The profession of project management -- ch. 16. Preparing for the project management professional certification exam / Theodore R. Boccuzzi -- ch. 17. Competency and careers in project management / J. Kent Crawford, Jeannette Cabanis-Brewin -- ch. 18. Project management ethics : responsibility, values, and ethics in project environments / Thomas Mengel -- ch. 19. Professionalization of project management : what does it mean for practice? / Janice Thomas, Bill Zwerman -- section 3. Organizational issues in project management -- ch. 20. Projects : the engine of strategy execution / James S. Pennypacker, Jeannette Cabanis-Brewin -- ch. 21. Project management : a strategic asset? / Kam Jugdev -- ch. 22. Enterprise project management : elements and deployment issues / Chris Vandersluis -- ch. 23. Project portfolio management : principles and best practices / Gerald I. Kendall --
- ch. 24. The value of project management : a measurement system / James S. Pennypacker -- 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. The project office : rationale and implementation / J. Kent Crawford, Jeannette Cabanis-Brewin -- section 4. Issues and ideas in project management practice -- ch. 28. Dealing with power and politics in project management / Randall L. Englund -- ch. 29. Multiproject constraint management : the "critical chain" approach / Frank Patrick -- ch. 30. Communities of practice and project management / Connie L. Delisle, Kim Rowe -- ch. 31. Six sigma and project management / Rip Stauffer -- ch. 32. Cultural challenges in managing international projects / Paul C. Dinsmore, Manuel M. Benitez Codas --