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CENGAGE INDIA Contemporary Project Management: Organize, Plan, Perform by KLOPPENBERG
Teach student to master the most proven methods in project management as well as exciting new techniques emerging from current industry and today's most recent research with Kloppenborg's Contemporary Project Management, second edition. This edition introduces manual techniques perfected during the past 50 years and progressive automated techniques, all consistent with the latest PMBOK Guide and integrated with Microsoft Project 2010. The book's focused approach is ideal for project management courses in both upper-level undergraduate and MBA-level programs. Students first practice manual techniques to ensure that they fully grasp the principles behind the methods before learning to use Microsoft Project 2010, which is fully integrated into nine chapters of this edition, to complete tasks. Throughout the text, students have opportunities to build strong portfolios to showcase their skills in future interviews as they create specific deliverables for real-world projects, working by themselves or as part of a group. To ensure that students understand the established standards in project management today and to prepare them to become certified Project Management Professionals (PMP) if they choose, all content in this edition is consistent with the knowledge areas and processes of the latest fourth edition of the PMBOK Guide. A list at the beginning of each chapter highlights the PMBOK topics covered for quick reference. All glossary definitions are also consistent with the PMBOK Guide.
Key Features:-
- STUDENT-ORIENTED, MEASURABLE LEARNING OBJECTIVES GUIDE LEARNING.
- APPROACH FULLY INTEGRATED WITH MICROSOFT PROJECT 2010 EQUIPS STUDENTS TO MANAGE MANUALLY OR USING AU
- ACTUAL PROJECTS SERVE AS USEFUL LEARNING VEHICLES.
- STUDENTS GAIN A SOLID UNDERSTANDING OF EXECUTIVE, MANAGERIAL, AND ASSOCIATE ROLES IN MANAGEMENT AND
- BALANCED SCORECARD APPROACH ENABLES STUDENTS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND SUCCESS AND RESULTS.
- NEW COVERAGE REFLECTS THE MOST RECENT PROJECT MANAGEMENT BODY OF KNOWLEDGE (PMBOK) COVERAGE.