Project Management in Practice [Paperback]

Samuel J. Mantel Jr. (Author), Jack R. Meredith (Author), Scott M. Shafer (Author), Margaret M. Sutton (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0470121645 | ISBN-13: 978-0470121641 | Publication Date: November 2, 2007 | Edition: 3

Following a computer program orientation, Core Concepts focuses on more than just concepts. It actually shows how to effectively do project management. The book is organized around the project management life cycle, mirroring the way a real-world project is completed. Readers will gain a better understanding of essential project management fundamentals as they learn the material they'll need to know for the Project Management Body of Knowledge certification program.

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Take charge of any project with this real-world guide.

Project Management in Practice, 3^rd Edition is a concise, hands-on guide that gives you just what you need to jump into a project and succeed.  Leaving discussions of the historical development of the field, academic research, and theory to other texts, this book shows you how to do project management in a real-world situation.

With Project Management in Practice, you will learn practical and effective approaches to managing project teams, costs, resources, uncertainty, and deliverables of any type of project. And you will learn how to apply proven project management tools and techniques at each stage in a project’s life-cycle––from selecting and initiating projects, to scheduling and budgeting, to project monitoring and control, to termination.

Features in the new Third Edition include:

• A practical, hands-on approach
• Organization that follows the project management life cycle—mirroring the way a real-world project would be executed
• Updated vignettes and cases, and the addition of caselettes that illustrate how to apply the concepts
• New discussions of ethics, globalization, and the “whole brain approach” to planning
• Trial versions of Microsoft Project 2007 and Crystal Ball risk analysis software, included with the book, that familiarize you with key project management software tools

With this no-nonsense, real-world oriented guide, you will develop solid project management skills that you can rely on wherever your career takes you.

About the Author

Samuel J. Mantel Jr. is the coauthor of two of the leading texts, Project Management in Practice and Project Management:  A Managerial Approach.  He is Professor Emeritus at the University of Cincinnati.

Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 3 edition (November 2, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470121645
• ISBN-13: 978-0470121641
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 0.4 x 10 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #143,093 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding Reference and Companion to the PMBOK, November 14, 2004

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Cecile Marie "Cecile Marie, PMP" (long valley, nj United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Project Management in Practice (Hardcover)

Using this book as a study guide, it is possible to pass the PMP exam. Using only Project Management in Practice and the PMBOK to study from, I easily passed the PMP exam the first time without joining one of the intensive prep classes. Nearly all the questions on the exam were covered in this book. All the PMI required areas of study are covered; Organization, Planning, Budgeting, Scheduling, Resourcing, Monitoring and Controlling, Evaluating and Terminating. The concepts of Earned Value and Critical Path Method are easily explained and examples given. Formulas and case studies are provided with each chapter. As a practicing Project Management Professional (PMP), I still refer to Project Management in Practice.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Reading!, July 14, 2007

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Sharon F. Troxell "Info Techie" (Prospect, Ohio) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Core Concepts, with CD: Project Management in Practice (Paperback)

This book gave me the information I was seeking. It really was a good read. If you are looking to learn more about Information Technology, this book has it.

1.0 out of 5 stars Waste of money, October 8, 2011

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Philip A. Porreca "Alex P" (Columbus, OH) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Project Management in Practice (Paperback)

This was supposed to include a link to the my econ lab site but it did not. The text is identical to the three previous books. Their is no reason to buy this as you can get an shook version for 50 bucks at my econ lab.