Project Management Case Studies

Learn how project management can make a company sink or soar Project Management Case Studies presents a compilation of illustrative case studies showcasing both exceptional and poorly–implemented project management techniques. Broad in scope yet rich in industry–specific detail, this book provides over 100 case studies drawn from real companies to demonstrate ways in which project management concepts translate into real–world action. This new fifth edition has been updated to meet today?s project management standards, and features 18 new case studies including high–profile cases from Disney, the Olympics, 787 Dreamliner, Airbus 380, and more, with new cases that specifically focus on agile and scrum methodologies. Whether you?re preparing for a PMP certification, seeking continuing education, or just looking to broaden your understanding of the project management function, this book provides crystal–clear illustration of what real–world project management entails. Effective project management is the key to competitive advantage and financial success for any company. Planning, scheduling, and controlling are critical functions that can make or break an operation, and when things go wrong, the results can be catastrophic. This book takes you inside major successes and failures to show you what worked, what didn?t, and what should have been done differently. Learn how project management techniques are put into real–world practice Discover how companies rely upon project managers to remain competitive Examine agile and scrum methodologies and their applications in industry Identify new practices and techniques that could benefit your organization Project management is more action than concept, making case studies the ideal way to internalize essential techniques. Whether used alone or as a supplement to any project management textbook, Project Management Case Studies provides invaluable insight and clear lessons from major companies around the world. INDICE: 1 Project Management Methodologies .Lakes Automotive .Ferris HealthCare, Inc. .Clark Faucet Company .Creating a Methodology .Honicker Corporation .Acquisition Problem .2 Implementation of Project Management .Kombs Engineering .Williams Machine Tool Company .The Reluctant Workers .Macon, Inc. .Cordova Research Group .Cortez Plastics .The Enterprise Resource Planning Project .The Prioritization of Projects .Selling Executives on Project Management .The New CIO .The Invisible Sponsor .The Tradeoff Decision (A) .The Tradeoff Decision (B) .The Project Audit .3 Project Management Cultures .Como Tool and Die (A) .Como Tool and Die (B) .Apache Metals, Inc. .Haller Specialty Manufacturing .Coronado Communications .Radiance International .The Executive Director .4 Project Management Organizational Structures .Quasar Communications, Inc. .Fargo Foods .Government Project Management .Falls Engineering .White Manufacturing .Martig Construction Company .5 Negotiating for Resources .Ducor Chemical .American Electronics International .The Carlson Project .Communication Failures .6 Project Estimating .Capital Industries .Small Project Cost Estimating at Percy Company .Cory Electric .Camden Construction Corporation .The Estimating Problem .The Singapore Software Group (A) .The Singapore Software Group (B) .The Singapore Software Group (C) .The Singapore Software Group (D) .To Bid or Not to Bid .7 Project Planning .Greyson Corporation .Teloxy Engineering (A) .Teloxy Engineering (B) .Payton Corporation .Kemko Manufacturing .Chance of a Lifetime .8 Project Scheduling .Crosby Manufacturing Corporation .The Scheduling Dilemma .9 Project Execution .The Blue Spider Project .Corwin Corporation .Quantum Telecom .The Trophy Project .Margo Company .Project Overrun .The Automated Evaluation Project .The Rise, Fall, and Resurrection of Iridium: A Project Management Perspective .Health Care Partners, Inc. .McRoy Aerospace .The Poor Worker .The Prima Donna .The Team Meeting .The Management Control Freak .The Skills Inventory Project .10 Controlling Projects .The Two–Boss Problem .The Bathtub Period .The Irresponsible Sponsors .The Need for Project Management Metrics (A) .The Need for Project Management Metrics (B) .The Need for Project Management Metrics (C) .The Need for Project Management Metrics (D) .The Need for Project Management Metrics (E) .The Need for Project Management Metrics (F) .The Need for Project Management Metrics (G) .The Need for Project Management Metrics (H) .11 Project Risk Management .The Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster .Packer Telecom .Luxor Technologies .Altex Corporation .Acme Corporation .The Risk Management Department .12 Conflict Management .Facilities Scheduling at Mayer Manufacturing .Scheduling the Safety Lab .Telestar International .The Problem with Priorities .13 Morality and Ethics .The Project Management Lawsuit .Managing Crisis Projects .Is It Fraud? .The Management Reserve .14 Managing Scope Changes .Denver International Airport (DIA) .15 Wage and Salary Administration .Photolite Corporation (A) .Photolite Corporation (B) .Photolite Corporation (C) .Photolite Corporation (D) .First Security Bank of Cleveland .Jackson Industries .16 Time Management .Time Management Exercise .17 Industry Specific: Construction .Robert L. Frank Construction Company .The Lyle Construction Project .18 Industry Specific: Disney Theme Parks .Disney (A): Imagineering Project Management .Disney (B): Imagineering Project Management in Action The Haunted Mansion .Disney (C): Disney Theme Parks and Enterprise Environmental Factors .Disney (D): The Globalization of Disneyland .Disney (E): Hong Kong Ocean Park: Competing Against Disney .19 Industry Specific: The Olympic Games .Olympics (A): Would You Want to Manage Projects for the City Hosting the Olympic Games? .Olympics (B): Olympics, Project Management and PMI® s Code of Ethics and Professional Responsibility .Olympics (C): Would You Want to Manage Projects for Feeding the Atheletes in the Olympic Village? .Olympics (D): Managing Health and Safety Risks for Some of the Olympic Venues .20 Industry Specific: The Commercial Aircraft Industry .Philip Condit and the Boeing 777: From Design and Development to Production and Sales .Boeing 787 Dreamliner Battery Issues .The Airbus A380 Airplane .21 Agile/Scrum Project Management .Agile (A) Understanding Implementation Risks .Agile (B) Project Management Mindset .Agile (C) Managing and Reporting Agility

• ISBN: 978-1-119-38597-4
• Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 832
• Fecha Publicación: 17/05/2017
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés