This book enhances learning about complex project management principles and practices through the introduction and discussion of a portfolio of tools presented as an evolving toolbox. Throughout the book, industry practitioners examine the toolsets that are part of the toolbox to develop a broader understanding of complex project management challenges and the available tools to address them. This approach establishes a dynamic, structured platform for a comprehensive analysis and assessment of the modern, rapidly changing, multifaceted business environment to teach the next generation of project managers to successfully cope with the ever increasing complexity of the 21st century.
This book emphasizes the complexities of project management and provides practical tool sets for achieving success in furthering the complex systems engineering of our most difficult new or improved systems
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Editors
Contributors
Chapter 1 Introduction to the Evolving Toolbox
Alex Gorod and Leonie Hallo
Chapter 2 Case Studies Toolset
Brian E. White
Chapter 3 Scheduling Toolset
Seyed Ashkan Zarghami and Alex Gorod
Chapter 4 Cost Estimation Toolset
Ricardo Valerdi
Chapter 5 Human Factors Toolset
Alicia Aitken
Chapter 6 Leadership Toolset
Thomas Grisham
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