Project management theory and practice

Includes bibliographical references and index

Pt. 1. Conceptual overview of the project environment -- Introduction -- Evolution of project management -- Project management body of knowledge -- Industry trends in project management -- Project types -- Project organization concepts -- Project life cycle models -- Quick start example -- pt. 2. Projects as state change vehicles -- Role of projects in the organization -- Project initiation -- pt. 3. Defining the triple constraints -- Project plan development -- Scope management -- Time management -- Cost management -- pt. 4. Advanced planning models -- Analyzing variable time estimates -- Project simulation -- Critical chain management model -- pt. 5. Planning support processes -- Human resource management -- Project communications -- Procurement management -- Quality management -- Risk management -- Plan review and approval -- pt. 6. Project execution--managing the plan -- Project execution and control -- pt. 7. Monitoring and controlling techniques -- Change management -- Project and enterprise metrics -- Earned value management -- Tracking project progress -- Enterprise reporting using the balanced scorecard -- pt. 8. Closing the project -- The closing process -- pt. 9. Contemporary topics -- Organizational maturity -- Project portfolio management -- Enterprise project management office -- HR outsourcing -- High productivity teams -- Project governance -- pt. 10. Professional ethics and responsibility -- Ethical project management practices -- Appendix A. Financial metrics -- Appendix B. Templates -- Appendix C. Project repository architecture