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Project management case studies / Harold Kerzner.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley, [2025]Edition: Seven editionDescription: xvii, 878 pages ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781394294411 (pbk.)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Project management case studiesDDC classification:
  • 23 658.404 KER 023482
Contents:
Intro -- Project Management: Case Studies -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- 1: Project Management Methodologies -- Lakes Automotive -- Questions -- Ferris HealthCare, Inc. -- Questions -- Clark Faucet Company -- Background -- Culture -- The Executive Decision -- Engineering Interviews -- Marketing Interviews -- Questions -- Creating a Methodology -- Background -- Critical Issues -- Questions -- Honicker Corporation -- Background -- Establishing The Team -- Kickoff Meeting -- Questions -- Acquisition Problem -- Background -- Planning for Growth -- Strategic Timing Issue
Preacquisition Decision-Making -- Postacquisition Integration -- Questions -- 2: Implementation of Project Management -- Kombs Engineering -- Questions -- Williams Machine Tool Company -- Wynn Computer Equipment (WCE) -- CEO Presentation -- The Reluctant Workers -- Hyten Corporation -- Company Background -- The Automotive Components Division -- Informal Project Management at Hyten Corporation -- The Business Development Department -- Introduction of Formal Project Management at Hyten Corporation -- Personnel Department's View of Project Management
Project Management As Seen By the Various Departments -- Questions -- Macon, Inc. -- Questions -- Continental Computer Corporation -- Questions -- Goshe Corporation -- Background -- The Meeting of the Minds -- Questions -- Acorn Industries -- Problems Facing the General Manager -- Change within the Organizational Structure -- Expansion and Growth -- Responsibilities of the Project Manager -- Interaction with Functional Departments -- Current Status -- Questions -- MIS Project Management at First National Bank -- Information Services Division (ISD) History -- Priorities Committee
The Project Proposal Life Cycle -- Project Life Cycle -- Project Estimating -- Funding of Projects -- System Quality Reviews -- Project Team Staffing -- Corporate Database -- Synopsis -- Questions -- Cordova Research Group -- Questions -- Cortez Plastics -- Questions -- L. P. Manning Corporation -- Project Firecracker -- History and Background -- The Ill-Fated Project -- Philip Condit and the Boeing 777: From Design and Development to Production and Sales -- The Aircraft Industry -- The Boeing Company -- The 777 Program -- A Consumer-Driven Product -- A Globally Manufactured Product
A Family of Planes -- Digital Design -- Design-Build Teams (DBTs) -- Employees' Empowerment and Culture -- Leadership and Management Style -- The Results of the 777 Project -- Unresolved Problems and Lessons Learned -- Conclusion: Boeing, Airbus, and the 777 -- Notes -- The Enterprise Resource Planning Project -- Background -- Executive Decision -- Meeting the Team -- Understanding Phase -- Audit Phase -- Trade-Off Phase -- Negotiation Phase -- Restart Phase -- Execution Phase -- Questions -- The Prioritization of Projects -- Background -- Prioritization Issues -- Questions
Summary: "Harold Kerzner's Project Management Case Studies is a comprehensive collection of detailed case studies that illustrate the practices, pitfalls, and solutions encountered in project management across a broad range of industries. This book serves as a supplementary resource for understanding the application of project management theories in real-world scenarios, making it invaluable for students, instructors, and professionals in the field. Each new edition aims to keep pace with the rapid changes in project management practices and the increasing complexity of today's projects. This 7th Edition introduces 26 new cases and mini-cases that are focused on the topic areas driving the industry today, such as artificial intelligence implementation, adapting to new project management methodologies like agile and hybrid, data-driven project management, organizational behavior, ethics, and much more. There are over 100 cases in this book drawn from real-world organizations across a range of industries, including automotive, healthcare, government, manufacturing, communications, construction, chemical, aerospace, and more. This book also serves as a valuable preparation guide for the Project Management Professional (PMP) certification exam offered by the Project Management Institute (PMI)"-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes index.

Previous edition: 2022.

Intro -- Project Management: Case Studies -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- 1: Project Management Methodologies -- Lakes Automotive -- Questions -- Ferris HealthCare, Inc. -- Questions -- Clark Faucet Company -- Background -- Culture -- The Executive Decision -- Engineering Interviews -- Marketing Interviews -- Questions -- Creating a Methodology -- Background -- Critical Issues -- Questions -- Honicker Corporation -- Background -- Establishing The Team -- Kickoff Meeting -- Questions -- Acquisition Problem -- Background -- Planning for Growth -- Strategic Timing Issue

Preacquisition Decision-Making -- Postacquisition Integration -- Questions -- 2: Implementation of Project Management -- Kombs Engineering -- Questions -- Williams Machine Tool Company -- Wynn Computer Equipment (WCE) -- CEO Presentation -- The Reluctant Workers -- Hyten Corporation -- Company Background -- The Automotive Components Division -- Informal Project Management at Hyten Corporation -- The Business Development Department -- Introduction of Formal Project Management at Hyten Corporation -- Personnel Department's View of Project Management

Project Management As Seen By the Various Departments -- Questions -- Macon, Inc. -- Questions -- Continental Computer Corporation -- Questions -- Goshe Corporation -- Background -- The Meeting of the Minds -- Questions -- Acorn Industries -- Problems Facing the General Manager -- Change within the Organizational Structure -- Expansion and Growth -- Responsibilities of the Project Manager -- Interaction with Functional Departments -- Current Status -- Questions -- MIS Project Management at First National Bank -- Information Services Division (ISD) History -- Priorities Committee

The Project Proposal Life Cycle -- Project Life Cycle -- Project Estimating -- Funding of Projects -- System Quality Reviews -- Project Team Staffing -- Corporate Database -- Synopsis -- Questions -- Cordova Research Group -- Questions -- Cortez Plastics -- Questions -- L. P. Manning Corporation -- Project Firecracker -- History and Background -- The Ill-Fated Project -- Philip Condit and the Boeing 777: From Design and Development to Production and Sales -- The Aircraft Industry -- The Boeing Company -- The 777 Program -- A Consumer-Driven Product -- A Globally Manufactured Product

A Family of Planes -- Digital Design -- Design-Build Teams (DBTs) -- Employees' Empowerment and Culture -- Leadership and Management Style -- The Results of the 777 Project -- Unresolved Problems and Lessons Learned -- Conclusion: Boeing, Airbus, and the 777 -- Notes -- The Enterprise Resource Planning Project -- Background -- Executive Decision -- Meeting the Team -- Understanding Phase -- Audit Phase -- Trade-Off Phase -- Negotiation Phase -- Restart Phase -- Execution Phase -- Questions -- The Prioritization of Projects -- Background -- Prioritization Issues -- Questions

"Harold Kerzner's Project Management Case Studies is a comprehensive collection of detailed case studies that illustrate the practices, pitfalls, and solutions encountered in project management across a broad range of industries. This book serves as a supplementary resource for understanding the application of project management theories in real-world scenarios, making it invaluable for students, instructors, and professionals in the field. Each new edition aims to keep pace with the rapid changes in project management practices and the increasing complexity of today's projects. This 7th Edition introduces 26 new cases and mini-cases that are focused on the topic areas driving the industry today, such as artificial intelligence implementation, adapting to new project management methodologies like agile and hybrid, data-driven project management, organizational behavior, ethics, and much more. There are over 100 cases in this book drawn from real-world organizations across a range of industries, including automotive, healthcare, government, manufacturing, communications, construction, chemical, aerospace, and more. This book also serves as a valuable preparation guide for the Project Management Professional (PMP) certification exam offered by the Project Management Institute (PMI)"-- Provided by publisher.

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