by Jack R. Meredith; Scott M. Shafer, Samuel J. Mantel Jr., Margaret M. Sutton
Project Management in Practice, 7th
Edition presents an applied approach to the essential tools, strategies,
and techniques students must understand to achieve success in their
future careers. Emphasizing the technical aspects of the project
management life cycle, this popular textbook offers streamlined,
student-friendly coverage of project activity, risk planning, budgeting
and scheduling, resource allocation, project monitoring, evaluating and
closing the project, and more.
Providing
new and updated content throughout, the seventh edition’s concise
pedagogy and hands-on focus is ideally suited for use in one-semester
courses or modules on project management. Clear and precise chapters
describe fundamental project management concepts while addressing the
skills real-world project managers must possess to meet the strategic
goals of their organizations. Integrated throughout the text are
comprehensive cases that build upon the material from previous
chapters―complemented by wealth of illustrative examples, tables and
figures, review questions, and discussion topics designed to reinforce
key information.
