Project Management for Business and Technology: Principles and Practice

1. Introduction. I. PHILOSOPHY AND CONCEPTS. 2. What Is Project Management? 3. Systems, Organizations, and System Methodologies. II. SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT CYCLE. 4. Systems Development Cycle: Early Stages. 5. Systems Development Cycle: Middle and Later Stages. III. SYSTEMS AND PROCEDURES. 6. Planning Fundamentals. 7. Network Scheduling and PDM. 8. PERT, CPM Resource Allocation, and GERT. 9. Cost Estimating and Budgeting. 10. Managing Risks in Projects. 11. Project Control. 12. Project Management Information Systems. 13. Project Evaluation, Reporting, and Termination. IV. ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR. 14. Project Organization Structure and Integration. 15. Project Roles, Responsibility, and Authority. 16. Managing Participation, Teamwork, and Conflict. 17. Project Failure, Success, and Lessons Learned. Appendix A: Systems Engineering Process. Appendix B: Types of Contracts. Appendix C: Logistical Online System Project Master Plan. Author Index. Subject Index.