Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- 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 Project Initiation: Managing the Front End -- Chapter 5 Comprehensive Planning for Complex Projects -- Chapter 6 Monitoring and Control of Projects -- Chapter 7 Closing Processes: The End, and a Foundation for New Beginnings -- Chapter 8 Project Management Integration in Practice -- Chapter 9 Project Scope Management in Practice -- Chapter 10 Time Management in Practice -- Chapter 11 Project Cost Management in Practice -- Chapter 12 Project Quality Management in Practice -- Chapter 13 Human Resource Management: The People Side of Projects -- Chapter 14 Project Communication Management -- Chapter 15 Project Risk Management in Practice -- Chapter 16 Project Procurement Management in Practice -- Chapter 17 Stakeholder Management for Project Success -- Section Two The Profession of Project Management -- Introduction -- Chapter 18 Preparing for the Project Management Professional Certification Exam -- Chapter 19 Competency and Careers in Project Management -- Chapter 20 Project Management Ethics: Responsibility, Values, and Ethics in Project Environments -- Chapter 21 Professionalization of Project Management: What Does It Mean for Practice? -- Chapter 22 Business Acumen for Today's Project Manager -- Section Three Organizational Issues in Project Management -- Introduction -- Chapter 23 Projects: The Engine of Strategy Execution -- Chapter 24 Competing Through Project Management.

Chapter 25 Enterprise Project Management: Elements and Deployment Issues -- Chapter 26 Project Portfolio Management: Principles and Best Practices -- Chapter 27 Enterprise Project Governance: Directing and Structuring Organizational Project Decisions -- Chapter 28 Performance and Value Measurement for Projects and Project Management -- Chapter 29 Organizational Change Management -- Chapter 30 Managing Multiple Projects: Balancing Time, Resources, and Objectives -- Chapter 31 Program Management -- Chapter 32 The Project Management Office: Trends and Tips -- Section Four Issues, Ideas, and Methods in Project Management Practice -- Introduction -- Chapter 33 Earned Value Management -- Chapter 34 Dealing with Power and Politics in Project Management -- Chapter 35 Multi-Project Constraint Management: The "Critical Chain" Approach -- Chapter 36 Six Sigma and Project Management -- Chapter 37 Achieving Business Excellence Using Baldrige, Business Process Management, Process Improvement, and Project Management -- Chapter 38 Team Building and Interpersonal Skills for Dynamic Times -- Chapter 39 Cultural Challenges in Managing International Projects -- Chapter 40 Social Networking Tools: An Introduction to Their Role in Project Management -- Chapter 41 Agile Project Management -- Chapter 42 Sustainability and Project Management -- Section Five Industry Applications of Project Management Practice -- Introduction -- Chapter 43 Building Organizational Project Management Capability: Learning from Engineering and Construction -- Chapter 44 Why IT Matters: Project Management for Information Technology -- Chapter 45 Applying Project Management Tools and Techniques in the Ecosystem Restoration Industry -- Chapter 46 Rescue Mission: Project Management in the Helping Professions.

Chapter 47 Focus on Financial Services: Mitigating Risk with Transparency in a Regulated Environment -- Chapter 48 Project Management for Marketing: Keep It Lean, Don't Slow Us Down -- Chapter 49 Project Management in Healthcare: Making a Difference Through Compassion, Caring, and Respect -- Chapter 50 Global Infrastructure Projects: A Better Way -- About the Contributors -- Index -- Free Sample Chapter From Identifying and Managing Project Risk by Tom Kendrick, PMP.