Project Management: A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling, and Controlling FROM OUR EDITORS
The Barnes & Noble Review
Skillful project management is the key to the successful completion of a project within budget and on schedule. Harold Kerzner's book is the key to skillful project management. Kerzner covers everything imaginable, including case studies and problem sets designed to provide the student or avid reader with a measure of virtual experience not otherwise available to those new to the game.
The author is a well-known expert on project management, with seven previous editions under his belt, as well as other publications. His book addresses not only to students who wish to understand and improve their project management skills but also to those functional managers and upper-level executives who must provide continuous support to all projects. In other words, the book is designed for undergraduate and graduate courses in both business and engineering. Kerzner covers this subject in great depth, from organizational behavior and structure to the quantitative aspects of project management to tradeoffs in time, cost and performance. He also covers such topics as risk management, learning curves, quality management, and contracts and procurement.
This book is an absolute must-have for anyone involved in project management. It is both an excellent desk reference and an outstanding learning tool for both students and professionals who want to improve their skills.
John Vacca
John Vacca, the former computer security official (CSO) for NASA's space station program (Freedom), has written 38 books about advanced storage, computer security, and aerospace technology.
ANNOTATION
E-Commerce PM for WorldCom, and adjunct IT professor in Colorado Springs Project management at its best-a banner edition of the landmark reference This latest edition of the bestselling "bible" of project management brings outstanding coverage of the basic principles and concepts of project management right up to date with the latest developments in the field.
FROM THE PUBLISHER
The author has extensive experience as a planning executive for a leading corporation, a consultant to the international business community, an educator, and the leader of a popular series of project management seminars. Project Management, Sixth Edition, synthesizes this wealth of knowledge into a practical resource you will rely on every day - learn from the successes and failures of leading companies in planning and scheduling complex projects, explore new cost control and risk management techniques, assess the impact of concurrent engineering, merge total quality management techniques with effective project planning, master the resolution of conflicts in project planning and execution, and gain skill at predicting project success at early stages of evolution. The design of the Sixth Edition has been considerably enhanced to make this a usable desktop companion for the working professional and educator, and a focused self-study and review guide for project managers who plan to take the certification exam. Worksheets, checklists, and chapter summaries are highlighted so that essential points are visible at a glance.
SYNOPSIS
Project management as a discipline grew out of the need during WWII for a system to manage the schedule, cost, and specifications of large multi-task projects. Since that time, it has largely been employed in the construction industry because of the large multi-task nature of civil and construction projects. Over the last decade, the use of project management techniques in general business methods (planning, scheduling, and controlling) has risen sharply.
FROM THE CRITICS
Booknews
This text for undergraduate and graduate courses in business and engineering covers basic principles and concepts of project management in depth, with 46 case studies and many sample problems across a range of industries. The structure of the text reflects the importance of behavioral rather than quantitative aspects of project management. Early chapters present core topics and deal with support functions and executive involvement. Later chapters look at quantitative issues such as planning and cost control, and cover more advanced topics such as managing cultural differences, quality management, concurrent engineering, and contracts and procurement. Kerzner teaches systems management at Baldwin-Wallace College. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
AUTHOR DESCRIPTION
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.
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