This practical book provides entry-level project tools and skills for newcomers to project management. It helps student teams become more effective at doing course projects by learning and applying project management tools and techniques. It also provides invaluable skills that students can utilize when they enter the workplace. Chapters focusing on project initiation and planning are followed by coverage of the human resource issues involved in project leadership and how to write up project reports. Appendices introduce the use of earned value analysis and show how critical paths are calculated.
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Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Determining the Direction and Initial Specifications of a Project
Chapter 3: The Work Breakdown Structure
Chapter 4: Project Scheduling
Chapter 5: Managing Project Risk
Chapter 6: Developing Project Teams
Chapter 7: The Project Team's Environment
Chapter 8: Leading Project Teams
Chapter 9: Writing Project Reports
Appendix A Calculating the Critical Path Using the Critical Path Method
Appendix B – Earned Value Analysis
Instructor's Resource
Leading Project Teams: The Basics of Project Management and Team Leadership, Second Edition by Anthony T. Cobb
A password-protected Instructors Teaching Site includes:
· Introduction to the site by the author
· Test Bank (Word): This Word test bank offers a diverse set of test questions and answers for each chapter of the book. Multiple choice, true/false, and short essay questions for every chapter will aid instructors in assessing students’ progress and understanding.
· PowerPoint Slides: Chapter-specific slide presentations offer assistance with lecture and review preparation by highlighting essential content, features, and artwork from the book.
New to this Edition:
- New chapter on managing project risk examines this important task for any project leader, and outlines the principal ideas behind risk management in project planning and execution.
- New coverage of running effective project meetings shows how project leaders can make meetings cost-effective in their design and execution.
Key Features:
- Includes real world scenarios at the beginning of chapters that help students appreciate how the chapter content applies to real project problems in a variety of industries and work situations.
- Addresses the key expectations stakeholders have of project leaders in the design and construction of project teams, and in the execution of projects.
- Includes specific attention to the larger project environment that project leaders need to master in order to be successful, coverage not included in other project management texts.
- Provides quick-learning project tools that help students understand the basics of project management such as the work breakdown structure and project scheduling, together with extensive advice on team construction and team dynamics.
