Project management: case studies

Providing a comprehensive collection of case studies in one accessible volume, Project Management Case Studies features one hundred cases drawn from real companies that illustrate both successful and poor implementation of project management. Covering broad areas of project management plus construction and international project management, this fourth edition of the most popular book of project management case studies maintains the popular ""super case"" on the Iridium Project. Project Management Case Studies supplements any textbook on the subject.

Project Management: Case Studies; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1: Project Management Methodologies; Lakes Automotive; Questions; Ferris HealthCare, Inc.; Questions; Clark Faucet Company; Background; Culture; The Executive Decision; Engineering Interviews; Marketing Interviews; Questions; Creating a Methodology; Background; Critical Issues; Questions; Honicker Corporation; Background; Establishing The Team; Kickoff Meeting; Questions; Acquisition Problem; Background; Planning for Growth; Strategic Timing Issue; Preacquisition Decision-Making; Postacquisition Integration; Questions.

2: Implementation of Project ManagementKombs Engineering; Questions; Williams Machine Tool Company; Wynn Computer Equipment (WCE); CEO Presentation; The Reluctant Workers; Hyten Corporation; Company Background; The Automotive Components Division; Informal Project Management at Hyten Corporation; The Business Development Department; Introduction of Formal Project Management at Hyten Corporation; Personnel Department's View of Project Management; Project Management As Seen By the Various Departments; Questions; Macon, Inc.; Questions; Continental Computer Corporation; Questions.

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