{"product_id":"managing-projects-in-organizations-isbn-9780470631386","title":"Managing Projects in Organizations","description":"In this third edition of \u003ci\u003eManaging Projects in Organizations,\u003c\/i\u003e J. Davidson Frame updates and expands on his classic book to provide an accessible introduction to the field of project management. Drawing on more than twenty-five years of consulting and training experience, Frame's most current edition of his landmark book includes a wealth of new topics, including:  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eManaging virtual teams\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe evolving concept of the project manager's role\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eComanaged project teams\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe project office\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProject portfolios\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWeb-based project management\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eInternational project management\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Author.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. The New Business Environment and the Need for a New Project Management.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART ONE: MANAGING IN THE NEW BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Managing Complexity: Techniques for Fashioning Order Out of Chaos.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Engaging Change: Knowing When to Embrace, Accept, or Challenge.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Managing Risk: Identifying, Analyzing, and Planning Responses.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Satisfying Customers: Knowing Who They Are, What They Want, and When They are Right or Wrong.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Defining Requirements that Bridge the Customer-Developer Gap.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART TWO: TOOLS FOR THE NEW PROJECT MANAGEMENT.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Acquiring Political Skills and Building Influence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Building Teams with Borrowed Resources.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Selecting Projects That Will Lead to Success.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Estimating Realistic Costs, Schedules, and Specifications to Ensure Project Success.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Scheduling Projects with New Tools: The Time-boxed and Critical Chain Scheduling Techniques.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. Outsourcing to Control Costs, Focus on Core Work, and Expand Resources.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. Integrating Cost and Schedule Control to Measure Work Performance.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. Evaluating Projects to Maintain Goals, Strengthen Accountability, and Achieve Objectives.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15. Understanding and Using Performance Metrics; or, Measuring the Right Stuff.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16. Establishing and Maintaining a Project Support Office to Strengthen Project Management Capabilities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17. Carpe Diem: Seize the Day!\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix: An Annotated Reading List for the New Project Management.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eJ. Davidson Frame\u003c\/b\u003e is Dean of Academic Affairs at the University of Management and Technology (UMT) in Arlington, Virginia. Prior to joining UMT, he established the project management program at George Washington University. He also served as director of the Project Management Certification Program at the Project Management Institute (PMI) and has served on PMI's board of directors. Frame has authored more than forty articles and seven books, including \u003ci\u003eThe New Project Management\u003c\/i\u003e (2nd edition) and \u003ci\u003eManaging Risk in Organizations\u003c\/i\u003e.  \u003cb\u003eYour Handbook for Managing Projects\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIn this third edition of \u003ci\u003eManaging Projects in Organizations\u003c\/i\u003e, J. Davidson Frame updates and expands on his classic book to provide an accessible introduction to the field of project management. Drawing on more than twenty-five years of consulting and training experience, Frame's most current edition of his landmark book includes a wealth of new topics, including:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eManaging virtual teams\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe evolving concept of the project manager’s role\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCo-managed project teams\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe project office\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProject portfolios\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWeb-based project management\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eInternational project management\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for J. Davidson Frame and His Books\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Frame has a deep understanding of the systemic nature of project management.\"\u003cbr\u003e –\u003ci\u003eQuality Progress\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe New Project Management\u003c\/i\u003e examines the new realities of project management: managing risk, maintaining quality of goods and services, outsourcing, satisfying customers, and communicating effectively with managers, customers, vendors, and staff.\"\u003cbr\u003e –\u003ci\u003ePM Network\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"An excellent book I’d recommend is \u003ci\u003eManaging Projects in Organizations\u003c\/i\u003e by J. Davidson Frame. . . . Can help you put your project management skills on track.\"\u003cbr\u003e –\u003ci\u003eMicrosoft Certified Professional Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Provides an excellent overview of the fundamental concepts of project management.\"\u003cbr\u003e –\u003ci\u003ePublic Productivity Management Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jossey-Bass","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989567324389,"sku":"NP9780470631386","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780470631386.jpg?v=1761784628","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/managing-projects-in-organizations-isbn-9780470631386","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}