Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- About the Editors -- Chapter 1 What Is Project Management? Project Management Concepts and Methodologies -- Section One The Project Management Body of Knowledge: Comprehension and Practice -- Introduction -- Chapter 2 Bodies of Knowledge and Competency Standards in Project Management -- Chapter 3 Project Management Process Groups: Project Management Knowledge in Action -- Chapter 4 Initiation Strategies for Managing Major Projects -- Chapter 5 Comprehensive Planning for Complex Projects -- Chapter 6 Controlling Costs and Schedule: Systems That Really Work -- Chapter 7 Project Management Integration in Practice -- Chapter 8 Project Scope Management in Practice -- Chapter 9 Time Management in Practice -- Chapter 10 Project Cost Management in Practice -- 10A Studies in Cost Management: Earned Value-An Integrated Project Management Approach -- Chapter 11 Project Quality Management in Practice -- 11A Studies in Project Quality Management: Achieving Business Excellence Using Baldrige, Business Process Management, Process Improvement and Project Management -- Chapter 12 Human Resource Management in Practice -- 12A Studies in Project Human Resource Management: Team Building and Interpersonal Skills -- 12B Studies in Project Human Resource Management: Leadership -- Chapter 13 Project Communications Management in Practice -- 13A Studies in Communications Management: Achieving Project Success Through Stakeholder Management -- Chapter 14 Risk Management in Practice -- Chapter 15 Project Procurement Management in Practice -- 15A Studies in Procurement Management: Managing to Avoid Claims -- Section Two The Profession of Project Management -- Introduction -- Chapter 16 Preparing for the Project Management Professional Certification Exam.

Chapter 17 Competency and Careers in Project Management -- Chapter 18 Project Management Ethics: Responsibility, Values, and Ethics in Project Environments -- Chapter 19 Professionalization of Project Management: What Does It Mean for Practice? -- Section Three Organizational Issues in Project Management -- Introduction -- Chapter 20 Projects: The Engine of Strategy Execution -- Chapter 21 Project Management: A Strategic Asset? -- Chapter 22 Enterprise Project Management: Elements and Deployment Issues -- Chapter 23 Project Portfolio Management: Principles and Best Practices -- Chapter 24 Measuring the Value of Project Management: A Measurement System -- Chapter 25 A Process of Organizational Change: From Bureaucracy to Project Management Orientation -- Chapter 26 Managing Multiple Projects: Balancing Time, Resources, and Objectives -- Chapter 27 The Project Office: Rationale and Implementation -- Section Four Issues and Ideas in Project Management Practice -- Introduction -- Chapter 28 Dealing with Power and Politics in Project Management -- Chapter 29 Multiproject Constraint Management: The "Critical Chain" Approach -- Chapter 30 Communities of Practice and Project Management -- Chapter 31 Six Sigma and Project Management -- Chapter 32 Cultural Challenges in Managing International Projects -- Chapter 33 Social Media Tools: An Introduction to Their Role in Project Management -- Section Five Industry Applications of Project Management Practice -- Introduction -- Chapter 34 Building Organizational Project Management Capability: Learning From Engineering and Construction -- Chapter 35 New Product Development: Issues for Project Management -- Chapter 36 Why IT Matters: Project Management for Information Technology -- Chapter 37 Applying Project Management Tools and Techniques in the Ecosystem Restoration Industry.

Chapter 38 Rescue Mission: Project Management in the Helping Professions -- About the Contributors -- Index.