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Overview
As a critical part of any successful, competitive business, project management sits at the intersection of several functional areas. And in the newly revised Sixth Edition of Project Management Case Studies, world-renowned project management professional Dr. Harold Kerzner delivers practical and in-depth coverage of project management in industries as varied as automotive, healthcare, government, manufacturing, communications, construction, chemical, aerospace, and more.
The latest edition of this bestselling book acts as the perfect supplement to any project management textbook or as an aid in the preparation for the PMP certification exam. The author includes new topics, like risk management, information sharing, scope changes, crisis dashboards, and innovation.
The Sixth Edition includes ten new case studies and a wide array of updates to existing cases to meet today’s industry standards and reflect the unique challenges facing modern project management professionals. This new edition:
- Features 10 new case studies from LEGO, NorthStar, Berlin Brandenburg Airport, and more
- Includes over 100 case studies drawn from real companies illustrating successful and poor implementation of project management
- Provides coverage of broad areas of project management as well as focused content on the automotive, healthcare, government, manufacturing, communications, construction, chemical, and aerospace industries
- Offers new topics including risk management, information sharing, scope changes, crisis dashboards, and innovation
Perfect for students taking courses on project management during their undergraduate degrees and at the graduate level as part of an MBA or graduate engineering program, Project Management Case Studies is also an indispensable resource for consulting and training companies who work with other professionals.
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781119821991 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | Wiley |
| Publication date: | 03/15/2022 |
| Edition description: | 6th ed. |
| Pages: | 816 |
| Sales rank: | 745,929 |
| Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.30(d) |
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Table of Contents
Preface xiii
1 Project Management Methodologies 1
Lakes Automotive 3
Ferris HealthCare, Inc. 5
Clark Faucet Company 7
Creating a Methodology 11
Honicker Corporation 15
Acquisition Problem 19
Zane Corporation 29
2 Implementation of Project Management 33
Kombs Engineering 35
Williams Machine Tool Company 37
The Reluctant Workers 39
Macon, Inc. 41
Cordova Research Group 43
Cortez Plastics 45
The Enterprise Resource Planning Project 47
The Prioritization of Projects 55
Selling Executives on Project Management 57
The New CIO 61
The Invisible Sponsor 65
The Trade-off Decision (A) 69
The Trade-off Decision (B) 73
The Project Audit 75
3 Project Management Cultures 79
Como Tool and Die (A) 81
Como Tool and Die (B) 85
Apache Metals, Inc. 89
Haller Specialty Manufacturing 91
Coronado Communications 93
Radiance International 97
The Executive Director 101
Redstone Inc. 107
4 Project Management Organizational Structures 111
Quasar Communications, Inc. 113
Fargo Foods 119
Government Project Management 123
Falls Engineering 125
White Manufacturing 131
Martig Construction Company 133
5 Negotiating for Resources 135
Ducor Chemical 137
American Electronics International 141
The Carlson Project 145
Communication Failures 147
6 Project Estimating 151
Capital Industries 153
Small-Project Cost Estimating at Percy Company 157
Cory Electric 159
Camden Construction Corporation 163
The Es Limating Problem 167
The Singapore Software Group (A) 169
The Singapore Software Group (B) 175
The Singapore Software Group (C) 177
The Singapore Software Group (D) 179
To Bid or Not to Bid 181
7 Project Planning 185
Greyson Corporation 187
Teloxy Engineering (A) 193
Teloxy Engineering (B) 195
Payton Corporation 197
Kemko Manufacturing 199
Chance of a Lifetime 203
8 Project Scheduling 207
Crosby Manufacturing Corporation 209
The Scheduling Dilemma 213
9 Project Execution 217
The Blue Spider Project 219
Corwin Corporation 235
Quantum Telecom 247
The Trophy Project 249
Margo Company 253
Project Overrun 255
The Automated Evaluation Project 257
The Rise, Fall, and Resurrection of Iridium: A Project Management Perspective 261
Health Care Partners, Inc. 293
McRoy Aerospace 299
The Poor Worker 303
The Prima Donna 305
The Team Meeting 307
The Management Control Freak 309
The Skills Inventory Project 313
10 Controlling Projects 315
The Two-Boss Problem 317
The Bathtub Period 319
Irresponsible Sponsors 321
The Need for Project Management Metrics (A) 323
The Need for Project Management Metrics (B) 329
The Need for Project Management Metrics (C) 335
The Need for Project Management Metrics (D) 339
The Need for Project Management Metrics (E) 343
The Need for Project Management Metrics (H) 347
The Need for Project Management Metrics (G) 353
The Need for Project Management Metrics (H) 357
11 Project Risk Management 361
The Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster 363
Packer Telecom 411
Luxor Technologies 413
Altex Corporation 417
Acme Corporation 421
The Risk Management Department 425
Sandora Company 429
12 Conflict Management 433
Facilities Scheduling at Mayer Manufacturing 435
Scheduling the Safety Lab 439
Telestar International 441
The Problem with Priorities 443
13 Morality and Ethics 445
The Project Management Lawsuit 447
Managing Crisis Projects 449
Is It Fraud? 465
The Management Reserve 469
Jill's Dilemma 473
14 Managing Scope Changes 475
The Berlin Brandenburg Airport 477
Sierra Telecom 489
15 Wage and Salary Administration 493
Photolite Corporation (A) 495
Photoiite Corporation (B) 499
Photolite Corporation (C) 503
Photolite Corporation (D) 509
First Security Bank of Cleveland 515
Jackson Industries 519
16 Time Management 523
Time Management Exercise 525
17 Managing Innovation Projects 545
The Government Think Tank 547
LXT International 551
Lego: Brand Management 555
18 Assessing Project Management Maturity 573
Simone Engineering Company 575
NorthStar Software Company 577
19 Industry Specific: Construction 579
Robert L. Frank Construction Company 581
The Lyle Construction Project 591
20 Industry Specific: Disney Theme Parks 601
Disney (A): Imagineering Project Management 603
Disney (B): Imagineering Project Management in Action: The Haunted Mansion 615
Disney (C): Disney Theme Parks and Enterprise Environmental Factors 633
Disney (D): The Globalization of Disneyland 653
Disney (E): Ocean Park Hong Kong: Competing against Disney 669
21 Industry Specific: The Olympic Games 675
Olympics (A): Would You Want to Manage Projects for the City Hosting the Olympic Games? 677
Olympics (B): The Olympics, Project Management, and PMI's Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct 707
Olympics (C): Would you Want to Manage Projects for the Feeding of Athletes in the Olympic Village? 713
Olympics (D): Managing Health Risks for Some Olympic Venues 723
22 Industry Specific: The Commercial Aircraft Industry 729
Boeing 787 Dreamliner Battery Issues 731
Airbus A380 741
23 Industry Specific: Agile/Scrum Project Management 761
Agile (A): Understanding Implementation Risks 763
Agile (B): Project Management Mind-set 771
Agile (C): Managing and Reporting Project Agility 773
Index 781