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Cover of Project Management: from Simple to Complex v2.0
Published: 
February 2018
Page Count: 
426
ISBN (Digital): 
978-1-4533-8676-7

Project Management: from Simple to Complex

Version 2.0
By Russell Darnall and John M. Preston

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Key Features

  • Emphasis on project profiling
  • New project management model that offers a different perspective and provides fresh insights into available management approaches from start to finish
  • Exploration of personal dynamics and the roles they play in project management
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This textbook is suitable for the following courses: Introduction to Project Management and leadership courses in technical fields, such as nursing, engineering, and computers.

Project Management addresses all of the project management fundamentals, while emphasizing the priorities of a project manager: managing client expectations, profiling projects, and understanding the technical aspects of managing a project.

New in This Version

  • New chapter on the leadership skills needed by project managers, including a new model for determining the type of skills needed on projects based on industry and project profile
  • Reflect The Project Management Institute's PMBOK 6.0
  • About the Authors
  • Preface: Project Management in a Complex World

    • Chapter 1: Introduction to Project Management

  • 1.1 Project Management Defined
  • 1.2 Project Defined
  • 1.3 Project Context
  • 1.4 Key Skills of the Project Manager
  • 1.5 Introduction to the Project Management Knowledge Areas
  • 1.6 End-of-Chapter Exercises
  • 1.7 Web Exercise
  • 1.8 Software and Technology Exercises

    • Chapter 2: Project Profiling

  • 2.1 Using a Project Profile
  • 2.2 Project Profiling Models
  • 2.3 Complex Systems and the Darnall-Preston Complexity Index
  • 2.4 Darnall-Preston Complexity Index Structure
  • 2.5 End-of-Chapter Exercises
  • 2.6 Software and Technology Exercise

    • Chapter 3: Project Life Cycle, Process Groups, and the Organizational Structure of a Project 

  • 3.1 Project Management Life Cycle and Process Groups
  • 3.2 Project Organization
  • 3.3 Using the Darnall-Preston Complexity Index to Measure Organizational Complexity
  • 3.4 End-of-Chapter Exercises
  • 3.5 Web Exercise

    • Chapter 4: Starting a Project

  • 4.1 Project Selection
  • 4.2 Project Charter
  • 4.3 Project Scope
  • 4.4 Project Start-Up
  • 4.5 Alignment Process
  • 4.6 Communications Planning
  • 4.7 End-of-Chapter Exercises
  • 4.8 Software and Technology Exercise

    • Chapter 5: Understanding and Meeting Stakeholder Expectations

  • 5.1 Stakeholder Satisfaction
  • 5.2 Managing Stakeholder Relations
  • 5.3 Understanding Values and Expectations
  • 5.4 Dealing with Problems
  • 5.5 Nurturing a Feeling of Satisfaction
  • 5.6 End-of-Chapter Exercises
  • 5.7 Web Exercises

    • Chapter 6: Working with People on Projects

  • 6.1 Working with Individuals
  • 6.2 Working with Groups and Teams
  • 6.3 Creating a Project Culture
  • 6.4 End-of-Chapter Exercises
  • 6.5 Web Exercises

    • Chapter 7: Project Communication Management

  • 7.1 Project Communication Plan
  • 7.2 Types of Communication Technology
  • 7.3 Selecting Software
  • 7.4 End-of-Chapter Exercises
  • 7.5 Web Exercise
  • 7.6 Software and Technology Exercises

    • Chapter 8: Project Schedule Management

  • 8.1 Types of Schedules
  • 8.2 Project Schedule Management 
  • 8.3 Critical Path and Float
  • 8.4 Managing the Schedule
  • 8.5 Project Scheduling Software
  • 8.6 End-of-Chapter Exercises
  • 8.7 Software and Technology Exercises

    • Chapter 9: Project Cost Management

  • 9.1 Estimating Costs
  • 9.2 Managing the Project Budget
  • 9.3 End-of-Chapter Exercises
  • 9.4 Software and Technology Exercise

    • Chapter 10: Project Quality Management

  • 10.1 Developing the Quality Section of the Project Management Plan
  • 10.2 Quality and Statistics
  • 10.3 Development of Quality as a Competitive Advantage
  • 10.4 Relevance of Quality Programs to Project Quality
  • 10.5 Planning and Controlling Project Quality
  • 10.6 Assuring Project Quality
  • 10.7 End-of-Chapter Exercises
  • 10.8 Software and Technology Exercises

    • Chapter 11: Project Risk Management

  • 11.1 Defining Risk
  • 11.2 Risk Management Process
  • 11.3 Project Risk over the Life Cycle of the Project 
  • 11.4 Project Risk and the Project Complexity Profile
  • 11.5 End-of-Chapter Exercises
  • 11.6 Web Exercise

    • Chapter 12: Project Procurement

  • 12.1 Identifying the Need for Resources Outside the Organization
  • 12.2 Procurement Plan
  • 12.3 Selecting the Type of Contract
  • 12.4 Procurement Process
  • 12.5 End-of-Chapter Exercises
  • 12.6 Web Exercises

    • Chapter 13: Managing Project Closure

  • 13.1 Project Close
  • 13.2 Project Closure and People 
  • 13.3 End-of-Chapter Exercises

    • Chapter 14: Project Management Skills

  • 14.1 Darnall Three-Level Model of Project Knowledge, Skills, and Processes
  • 14.2 Basic Project Management Skills: Communication Skills 
  • 14.3 Basic Project Management Skills: Interpersonal Skills
  • 14.4 Basic Project Management Skills: Coordination
  • 14.5 Basic Project Management Skills: Team Building
  • 14.6 Basic Project Management Skills: Problem Solving
  • 14.7 Managing Stress on a Project
  • 14.8 Project E-mail Best Practice
  • 14.9 End-of-Chapter Exercises
    • Instructor’s Manual

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    Russell Darnall Walden University

    Russell W. Darnall has more than fifteen years managing large projects in the U.S., Ireland, India, and South America. He was a reviewer on the 1996 edition of the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) the helped standardize the definitions of the field. He has written two books on project management including The World's Greatest Project that was published by the Project Management Institute and is a sought-after speaker for International Conferences on project management. Darnall won the Educator of the Year award 2004-2005 from the South Carolina Technical Education Association.

    John M. Preston Eastern Michigan University

    John M. Preston is an Associate Professor at Eastern Michigan University in the Technology Management program in the College of Technology. He has authored or co-authored more than sixty books on using computer software and on the impact of technology on society. His work includes portions of the Go! textbook series for MS Office 2003 and Computer Literacy for the IC3 2005 and 2009 standards using both MS Office and OpenOffice.org. He wrote Computers in a Changing Society (2005) and Living Online (2009). Preston won the Educator of the Year award from the International Facility Management Association (IFMA) in 1994.
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