Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Overview -- Project management growth : concepts and definitions -- Organizational structures -- Organizing and staffing the project office and team -- Management functions -- Management of your time and stress -- Conflicts -- Special topics -- The variables for success -- Working with executives -- Planning -- Network scheduling techniques -- Projec t graphics -- Pricing and estimating -- Cost control -- Trade-off analy sis in a project environment -- Risk management -- Learning curves -- C ontract management -- Quality management -- Modern developments in proj ect management -- The business of scope changes -- The project office - - Managing crisis projects -- The rise, fall, and resurrection of Iridi um : a project management perspective -- Appendix A. Solutions to the p roject management conflict exercise -- Appendix B. Solution to leadersh ip exercise -- Appendix C. Dorale Products case studies -- Appendix D. Solution to the Dorale Products case studies answers -- Appendix E. Cro sslisting of PMBOKª to the text.