Applied Project Management: Best Practices on Implementation [Hardcover]

Harold Kerzner (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0471363529 | ISBN-13: 978-0471363521 | Publication Date: December 24, 1999 | Edition: 1

Putting project management to work-best practices for achieving excellence.

Harold Kerzner's landmark Project Management has long been the reference of choice for outstanding coverage of the basic principles and concepts of project management. Now this book takes the next step-converting theory into practice to address the application and implementation of project management in the real world. Informed by Harold Kerzner's extensive original research and accessible approach, it is essential reading for today's and tomorrow's professionals involved in project management. Features include:
* Commentaries from managers at leading corporations who share their decision-making processes-including the successes and mistakes-for project management implementation
* Twenty-five case studies highlighting crucial project management issues, problems, and solutions
* Helpful end-of-chapter learning aids, including questions and puzzles

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From the Back Cover

Putting project management to work-best practices for achieving excellence.

Harold Kerzner's landmark Project Management has long been the reference of choice for outstanding coverage of the basic principles and concepts of project management. Now this book takes the next step-converting theory into practice to address the application and implementation of project management in the real world. Informed by Harold Kerzner's extensive original research and accessible approach, it is essential reading for today's and tomorrow's professionals involved in project management. Features include:
* Commentaries from managers at leading corporations who share their decision-making processes-including the successes and mistakes-for project management implementation
* Twenty-five case studies highlighting crucial project management issues, problems, and solutions
* Helpful end-of-chapter learning aids, including questions and puzzles

About the Author

HAROLD KERZNER, PhD, prominent instructor for the International Institute of Learning (IIL), is currently Professor of Systems Management at Baldwin-Wallace College in Ohio and President of Project Management Associates, a consulting and training firm that conducts seminars for leading U.S. and international corporations. He is the recipient of a Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Illinois, and has taught engineering at that institution and business administration at Utah State University, where he received the 1998 Distinguished Service Award. The Northeast Ohio Chapter of the Project Management Institute has honored Dr. Kerzner by instituting the Kerzner Award for Project Management Excellence.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 544 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (December 24, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471363529
• ISBN-13: 978-0471363521
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 7.8 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #915,655 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Harold D. Kerzner, Ph.D., is Senior Executive Director at the International Institute for Learning, Inc., a global learning solutions company that conducts training for leading corporations throughout the world. He is a globally recognized expert on project, program, and portfolio management, total quality management, and strategic planning. Dr. Kerzner is the author of bestselling books and texts, including the acclaimed Project Management: A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling, and Controlling, Tenth Edition.
Frank P. Saladis, is a Senior Consultant and Trainer for the International Institute for Learning, Inc. and editor of the allPM.com newsletter, a global project management publication. Mr. Saladis was awarded the 2006 Linn Stuckenbruck Person of the Year Award by the Project Management Institute. The award recognizes people who have made significant contributions to the Institute as leaders in project management. Mr. Saladis is the originator of International Project Management Day, held each year to celebrate and recognize project managers from around the world.

International Institute For Learning, Inc. (IIL) is a global leader in professional training and comprehensive consulting services in the areas of project, program, and portfolio management, PRINCE2®, business analysis, Microsoft® Office Project and Project Server, and Lean Six Sigma. IIL is an IIBA- endorsed education provider, a PMI® charter global registered education provider, and a member of PMI's Silver Alliance Circle, and Corporate Council."

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Worst textbook ever, August 19, 2004

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D. King (Berkeley, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Applied Project Management: Best Practices on Implementation (Hardcover)

I had to get this book for a project management class. It was the worst-written textbook I have ever read. It repeats itself constantly, with exercises repeating what is (poorly) explained in the body of the chapter. Constant bullet-point lists have multiple points that present (cryptically) the same point. The text is disjointedly written.

Kerzner is apparently involved in the PMI testing process, and therefore a name. But this textbook was universally reviled by my fellow students. I can't recommend another book because I haven't looked further, but I _can_ urge you to find another title.

18 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Useless, July 24, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Applied Project Management: Best Practices on Implementation (Hardcover)

I have ordered this book for possible trainning of new employees. There is nothing applied in this book. I was looking for help to explain with examples when can be used and related limits of formal project management tools. If you are looking for this type of information just forget it

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Worst Textbook Ever, August 25, 2007

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Common Sense "jaxter" (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Applied Project Management: Best Practices on Implementation (Hardcover)

I had to get this book for a project management class. It was the worst-written textbook I have ever read. It repeats itself constantly, with exercises repeating what is (poorly) explained in the body of the chapter. Constant bullet-point lists have multiple points that present (cryptically) the same point. The text is disjointedly written.

Kerzner is apparently involved in the PMI testing process, and therefore a name. But this textbook was universally reviled by my fellow students. I can't recommend another book because I haven't looked further, but I _can_ urge you to find another title.