Overview
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.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.
Editorials
From Barnes & Noble
The Barnes & Noble ReviewSkillful 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.