Includes bibliographical references and index.

Project management concepts -- Part 1. Initiating a project. Identifying and selecting projects -- Developing project proposals -- Part 2. Planning, performing, and controlling the project. Defining scope, quality, responsibility, and activity sequence -- Developing the schedule -- Resource utilization -- Determining costs, budget, and earned value -- Managing risk -- Closing the project -- Part 3. People: the key to project success. The project manager -- The project team -- Project communication and documentation -- Project management organizational structures -- Appendix A: Project management information systems -- Appendix B: Project management websites -- Appendix C: Project management associations around the globe -- Appendix D: Acronyms.

"Teach students how to work successfully in today's project management environment with Gido/Clements/Baker's SUCCESSFUL PROJECT MANAGEMENT, 7E. This best-selling text details how to organize and manage project teams - from planning and scheduling to cost management. Revised chapters align with PMBOK (Project Management Body of Knowledge) to ensure best practices. The book covers project constraints, stakeholder issues, the project charter, and how projects support an organization's strategic plan. Learning features reinforce concepts critical to project management success. Students practice effective communication while new cases inspire discussion and debate, and new real-world vignettes demonstrate how to apply concepts in the workplace." -- Publisher's description.