1 Introduction
1.1 Nature of Project Management
1.2 Relationship Between Projects and Other Production Systems
1.3 Characteristics of Projects
1.3.1 Definitions and Issues
1.3.2 Risk and Uncertainty
1.3.3 Phases of a Project
1.3.4 Organizing for a Project
1.4 Project Manager
1.4.1 Basic Functions
1.4.2 Characteristics of Effective Project Managers
1.5 Components, Concepts, and Terminology
1.6 Movement to Project-Based Work
1.7 Life Cycle of a Project: Strategic and Tactical Issues
1.8 Factors that Affect the Success of a Project
1.9 About the book: Purpose and Structure
Team Project
Discussion Questions
Exercises
Bibliography
Appendix 1A: Engineering Versus Management
1A.1 Nature of Management
1A.2 Differences between Engineering and Management
1A.3 Transition from Engineer to ManagerAdditional References
2 Process Approach to Project Management
2.1 Introduction
2.1.1 Life-Cycle Models
2.1.2 Example of a Project Life Cycle
2.1.3 Application of the Waterfall Model for Software Development
2.2 Project Management Processes
2.2.1 Process Design
2.2.2 PMBOK and Processes in the Project Life Cycle
2.3 Project Integration Management
2.3.1 Accompanying Processes
2.3.2 Description
2.4 Project Scope Management
2.4.1 Accompanying Processes
2.4.2 Description
2.5 Project Time Management
2.5.1 Accompanying Processes
2.5.2 Description
2.6 Project Cost Management
2.6.1 Accompanying Processes
2.6.2 Description
2.7 Project Quality Management
2.7.1 Accompanying Processes
2.7.2 Description
2.8 Project Human Resource Management
2.8.1 Accompanying Processes
2.8.2 Description