Project Management

This print textbook is available for students to rent for their classes. The Pearson print rental program provides students with affordable access to learning materials, so they come to class ready to succeed. For project management courses. Project management fundamentals with broad applicationsIn its5th Edition, Project Manageme.

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Brief Contents -- Contents -- Preface -- About the Author -- Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION: Why Project Management? -- PROJECT PROFILE: Development Projects that are Transforming Africa -- The Need for Projects -- What is a Project? -- General Project Characteristics -- PROJECT PROFILE: Royal Mail: Moving with the Times -- Why are Projects Important? -- PROJECT PROFILE: London's Crossrail: Europe's Largest Construction Project -- Project Life Cycles -- BOX 1.1: Project Managers in Practice -- Determinants of Project Success

BOX 1.2: Project Management Research in Brief -- Developing Project Management Maturity -- Employability Skills -- Communication -- Critical Thinking -- Collaboration -- Knowledge Application And Analysis -- Business Ethics And Social Responsibility -- Information Technology Application And Computing Skills -- Data Literacy -- Project Elements and Text Organization -- Summary -- Key Terms -- Discussion Questions -- Case Study 1.1 Mega Tech, Inc. -- Case Study 1.2 The HealthSMART Program -- Case Study 1.3 Disney's Expedition Everest

Case Study 1.4 "Throwing Good Money after Bad": the BBC's Digital Media Initiative -- Internet …