Note: The revised version of this book came out in late April 2010. The only changes are corrections and Appendix A being based on Project 2010 versus 2007. You can get the Project 2007 guide free from the author's Web site. An Introduction to Project Management, Third Edition offers a general yet concise introduction to project management. This book provides up-to-date information (based on the 2008 PMBOK Guide) on how good project, program, and portfolio management can help you achieve organizational success. It includes over 50 samples of tools and techniques applied to one large project, and it is suitable for all majors, including business, engineering, healthcare, and more. This text uses a chronological approach to project management, with detailed explanations and examples for initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, and closing projects.

An Introduction to Project Management, Third Edition: With Brief Guides to Microsoft Project 2007 and @task

Business & Money

Schwalbe, Kathy

Management & Leadership

Kathy Schwalbe, LLC

The fourth edition of An Introduction to Project Management includes changes based on the PMBOK Guide, Fifth Edition (2013). Note that a revised edition is available with Project 2013 instructions. Other features: Includes a guide for using Microsoft Project 2010. Provides a special 60-day free trial of MatchWare's MindView Business software (www.matchware.com/intropm), an integrated tool to create mind maps, Gantt charts, and other project documents. Includes information on AtTask, a leading web-based project management tool, and a guide for using this powerful software for portfolio optimization. Includes features in each chapter providing real-world examples and references, including Opening Cases and Case Wrap-Ups, examples of What Went Right, What Went Wrong, Media Snapshots, Best Practices, and a new feature with Video Highlights related to project management. Appendix C, Resources, provides case studies where students can apply various tools and techniques plus information on simulation software and project management certifications. Web site includes easy access to online quizzes, Jeopardy-like games, template files, Project 2010 files, links to sites mentioned in the text, and much more. Visit www.intropm.com.

An Introduction to Project Management, Fourth Edition

Note: Buy the paperback new from amazon.com and get the Kindle version FREE as part of the Kindle MatchBook program! (Sorry, only works in the U.S. so far.) Professor Kathy Schwalbe, author of Information Technology Project Management, Seventh Edition and An Introduction to Project Management, Fifth Edition, has teamed up with Dan Furlong to provide this much-needed text for healthcare students and professionals. Dan manages the Project Management Office for the Medical University of South Carolina and also teaches project management in their Master in Health Administration program. Unique Features: •Uses the Project Management Institute's PMBOK® Guide, Fifth Edition (2013) •Provides in-depth examples for initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, and closing healthcare projects •Includes over 60 template files and samples of important project documents (a business case, project charter, scope statement, project schedule, change request, quality control charts, etc.) •Features in each chapter provide real-world examples and references, including Opening Cases and Case Wrap-Ups, examples of What Went Right, What Went Wrong, Media Snapshots, Best Practices, Video Highlights, and Healthcare Perspectives related to project management •Includes a Brief Guide to Microsoft Project 2013, the most popular project management software today, with a free 60-day trial available from Microsoft •Provides healthcare industry case studies and other teaching resources •Includes a companion Web site with interactive quizzes, template files, links to sites mentioned in the text, and much more •Instructors can access a secure site with lecture slides, test banks, etc. •Visit www.healthcarepm.com for more information

Healthcare Project Management

Furlong, Dan

Project, Program, and Portfolio Selection and Brief Guides to Project 2007 and @task.

Chapter 2, Appendix A & B of An Introduction to Project Management, 3rd Edition

Kathy Schwalbe

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An Introduction to Project Management, Third Edition: With Brief Guides to Microsoft Project 2007 and @task

An Introduction to Project Management, Fourth Edition

Healthcare Project Management

Chapter 2, Appendix A & B of An Introduction to Project Management, 3rd Edition