Project management : a risk management approach / Ted Klastorin and Gary Mitchell.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

An introduction to project management -- Project initiation and selection -- Project planning -- Supplement: agile project management -- Defining project content -- Supplement: review of probability and distribution functions -- Scheduling a deterministic project -- Project trade-offs and risk mitigation -- Scheduling stochastic projects -- Supplement: monte Carlo simulation -- Managing project resources -- Project teams -- Managing decentralized projects -- Assessing project progress -- Managing a Multiproject environment.

"As the number, size, and complexity of projects continue to increase, there is a huge demand for effective project managers. Project Management: A Risk Management Approach prepares students to successfully navigate the many challenges , factors, and situations project managers face. Authors Ted Klastorin and Gary Mitchell emphasize the importance of mitigating risk at every stage, helping students understand how they can avoid common pitfalls that lead to project failure or incurred costs. Short cases, real-world examples, solved problems, and practice problems bring PM concepts and methodologies to life. Key Features: Chapter on decentralized projects explores the unique challenges that arise when various stakeholders pursue their independent goals Supplement on Agile Project Management provides an in-depth exploration of the advantages and disadvantages of agile PM Microsoft Project activities give students hands-on practice opportunities Correlation guide to the PMP Exam illustrates how the text helps readers prepare for their PMP Exam"-- Provided by publisher.