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Published here August 2015

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Book Structure

The contents of this book are set out in 33 chapters divided into 5 parts as follows:

 

1.

A Handbook for Project Management Practitioners

PART 1 PROJECTS

 

2.

Projects and Their Management

 

3.

Implementing Strategy through Projects

 

4.

The Value of Project Management: Rethinking Project Management Maturity and Fit

 

5.

Maturity Models in Project Management

 

6.

Auditing Projects and Programs

PART 2 PERFORMANCE

 

7.

Measuring Performance

 

8.

Benefits Realization Management

 

9.

Requirements Management

 

10.

Managing Scope and Configuration

 

11.

Managing Value

 

12.

Managing Quality

 

13.

Organizing for Projects

 

14.

Managing for Stakeholders

 

15.

Managing the Schedule

 

16.

Managing Cost and Earned Value

 

17.

Managing Resources

 

18.

Managing Risk

 

19.

International Projects

 

20.

Sustainable Development

PART 3 PROCESS

 

21.

Managing the Process

 

22.

Project Start-up

 

23.

Feasibility, Design and Planning

 

24.

Managing Implementation

 

25.

Project Close-out

PART 4 PORTFOLIO

 

26.

Complex Projects

 

27.

Managing Programs and Projects

 

28.

Managing Portfolios of Projects

 

29.

Managing the Project-Oriented Organization

 

30.

The Governance of Projects and Project Management

 

31.

The Project Management Office: Building a PMO for Performance

PART 5 PERSPECTIVES

 

32.

The Common Story of Great Projects

 

33.

Project History: History Meets Project

Note that there are no chapters dedicated to People Management. That's because Rodney found this topic too large to incorporate in this latest version of his already large handbook. And besides, this subject is well covered in an associated book by Gower Publishing Limited.

This book has been assembled by a team of 30 authors as follows:[4]

Anantatmula, Vittal (1)
Aubry, Monique (2)
Bradley, Gerals (1)
Crawford, Lynn (1)
Dalcher, Darren (1)
Doloi, Hemanta (2)
Dvir, Dov (1)
Eskerod, Pernille (1)
Hertogh, Marcel (1)
Hillson, David (1)
Hobbs, Brian (1)
Hueman, Martina (4)
Khamooshi, Homayoun (1)
Lenfle, Sylvain (1)
Levin, Ginger (3)
Lock, Dennis (1)

Mullaly, Mark (1)
Müller, Ralf (1)
Patanakul, Peerasit (1)
Schipper, Ron (1)
Simister, Stephen (1)
Silvius, Gilbert (1)
Söderlund, Jonas (1)
Shenhar, Aaron (2)
Tan, Willie (1)
Thomas, Janice (1)
Turner, Rodney (5)
Vanhoucke, Mario (1)
Ward, J. LeRoy (3)
Westerfeld, Eddy (1)
Wright, Nevan (1)

The numbers in brackets by each author indicate the number of chapters that this person either authored or co-authored.

Rodney Turner's book has a total of over 570 pages. It is well written and well illustrated with bulleted lists and over 180 figures, charts and tables. Every chapter concludes with a lengthy list of "References and Further Reading". The book does not include a Glossary of Terms.

Introduction  Introduction

4. Ibid, pp xxi - xxviii
 
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