Project Management: A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling, and Controlling
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| Rating | : | 4.32 (877 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1118022270 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 1296 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-02-02 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Kerzner's profound effect on the project management industry inspired the IIL in partnership with PMI to establish the Kerzner International Project Manager of the Year Award, which is presented to a distinguished PMP or global equivalent each year.. HAROLD KERZNER, Ph.D., is Senior Executive Director for Project Management at the International Institute of Learning, Inc. Dr. (IIL), a global learning solutions company offering professional training and consulting services
The most comprehensive PM textbook and excellent study gude for the PMP Don Kim I will have to respectfully disagree with the reviewer who stated this book was not good for preparing for the PMP. Though I will have to admit that this depends on how extensive you want your PMP preparation to be as well as if throughly learning the subject of project management is more important than just passing the PMP. If this is the case, then this book will exceed these expectation on all counts.On the structure and contents of the text, it has 23 chapters whereupon the first 10 chapters delve into the basic structure and organizational behaviors that create a need for project management. In. B. Pursley said Not very good. This book is quite bad. You can tell it is the ninth edition because the material does not flow or build upon itself, it contradicts itself from section to section, and fails to use the same terminology from one section to the next. The questions at the end of the chapters often have nothing to do with the content in the chapter and sometimes even refer to non-existent figures or charts, which further leads me to believe that this book suffers from bad editing. Finally, there are literally thousands upon thousands of bullet points in this book (it reminds me of one big boring PowerPoint presentation. Torn bindings Eusebio Q. Arrived with binding split in half and pages loose and separating
The capstone "super" case on the "Iridium Project" has been maintained, covering all aspects of project management. Increased use of sidebars throughout the book helps further align it with the PMBOK and the Project Management Professional (PMP®) Certification Exam.This new edition features significant expansion, including more than three dozen entirely new sections and updates on process supporting; types of project closure; project sponsorship; and culture, teamwork, and trust. This comprehensive guide to the principles and practices of project management:Offers new sections on added value, business intelligence, project governance, and much moreProvides twenty-five case studies covering a variety of industries, almost all of which are real-world situations drawn from the author's practiceIncludes 400 discussion questions and more than 125 multiple-choice questionsServes as an excellent study guide for the PMP Certification Exam(PMI, PMBOK, PMP and Project Management Professional are registered marks of the Project Management Institute, Inc.). New content has been added to this edition on measuring project management ROI, value
From the Back CoverThe bestselling project management text for students and professionals—now updated and expandedThis Eleventh Edition of the bestselling "bible" of project management maintains the streamlined approach of the prior editions and moves the content even closer to PMI's Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK). This comprehensive guide to the principles and practices of project management:Offers new sections on added value, business intelligence, project governance, and much moreProvides twenty-five case studies covering a variety of industries, almost all of which are real-world situations drawn from the author's practiceIncludes 400 discussion questions and more than 125 multiple-choice questi