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Effective Project Management

Traditional, Agile, Extreme, Hybrid

Robert K. Wysocki (Bentley College)

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John Wiley & Sons Inc
19 April 2019
The popular guide to the project management body of knowledge, now fully updated

Now in its eighth edition, this comprehensive guide to project management has long been considered the standard for both professionals and academics, with nearly 40,000 copies sold in the last three editions! Well-known expert Robert Wysocki has added four chapters of new content based on instructor feedback, enhancing the coverage of best-of-breed methods and tools for ensuring project management success.

With enriched case studies, accompanying exercises and solutions on the companion website, and PowerPoint slides for all figures and tables, the book is ideal for instructors and students as well as active project managers.

Serves as a comprehensive guide to project management for both educators and project management professionals Updated to cover the new PMBOK® Sixth Edition 

Examines traditional, agile, and extreme project management techniques; the Enterprise Project Management Model; and Kanban and Scrumban methodologies Includes a companion website with exercises and solutions and well as PowerPoint slides for all the figures and tables used Written by well-known project management expert Robert Wysocki

Effective Project Management, Eighth Edition remains the comprehensive resource for project management practitioners, instructors, and students.

(PMBOK is a registered mark of the Project Management Institute, Inc.) 

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Imprint:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Country of Publication:   United States
Edition:   8th edition
Dimensions:   Height: 229mm,  Width: 185mm,  Spine: 36mm
Weight:   907g
ISBN:   9781119562801
ISBN 10:   1119562805
Pages:   656
Publication Date:  
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Preface xxxiii Introduction xxxvii Part I Understanding the Project Management Landscape 1 Chapter 1 What Is a Project? 3 Chapter 2 What Is Project Management? 23 Chapter 3 What Is Strategic Project Management? 63 Chapter 4 What Is a Collaborative Project Team? 91 Chapter 5 What Are Project Management Process Groups? 115 Part II Traditional Project Management 151 Chapter 6 How to Scope a TPM Project 153 Chapter 7 How to Plan a TPM Project 191 Chapter 8 How to Launch a TPM Project 263 Chapter 9 How to Execute a TPM Project 313 Chapter 10 How to Close a TPM Project 343 Part III Complex Project Management 353 Chapter 11 Complexity and Uncertainty in the Project Landscape 355 Chapter 12 Agile Complex Project Management Models 381 Chapter 13 Extreme Complex Project Management Models 393 Chapter 14 Hybrid Project Management Framework 405 Chapter 15 Comparing TPM and CPM Models 453 Appendix A Terms and Acronyms 537 Appendix B Case Study: Workforce and Business Development Center 543 Appendix C Case Study: Pizza Delivered Quickly ( PDQ ) 557 Appendix D Cited References 561 Appendix E What’s on the eiipbs.com Website? 565

Robert K. Wysocki is a project management consultant, trainer, training developer, and author. He has published numerous books and articles on both project and information systems management. His books have been adopted at over 300 colleges and universities worldwide, as well as by training organizations, companies, and practicing professionals. He began his professional life as a systems consultant with a BA in Mathematics and an MS and PHD in Mathematical Statistics.

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