本书是一部既反映传统和现代项目管理实践，又含有许多现代管理思想、管理技巧和方法的优秀著作。自1999年面世以来，在世界及中国项目管理业内产生了巨大的影响。本书以管理为导向，剖析了项目生命期各阶段的管理要点，生动地刻画了项目经理、项目团队的职责和作用，深入研究和分析了有效组织与沟通的种种方法。翻阅本书的内容，令人有耳目一新之感。

　　 本书自1999年面市以来，在中国项目管理业内产生了巨大的影响。作者吉多教授和克莱门斯教授在新版中依据美国项目管理协会最新版《项目管理知识体系指南》（PMBOK2004），加入了项目管理的最新实践和教学经验。该书摆脱了传统项目管理书籍多以技术为导向，而以管理为导向，剖析了项目生命周期各个阶段的管理要点，生动地刻画了项目经理、项目团队的职责和作用，深入研究和分析了有效组织与沟通的种种方法。不仅适合于本科生和MBA学生的教学，也是项目管理研究人员和从业人员必备的参考书。

Part1 THE LIFE OF A PROJEcT

Project Management Concepts

Attributes Of a Project

Project Life Cycle

The Project Managenent Process

Benefits of Project Managenent

Summary

Questioms

wold wide wed Exercises

Case study#1 A Not-for-profit Organization

Case Study#2 E-Commerce for a Small

SuPermarket

Needs Identification

Needs Identification

Project selection

Preparinga Request FOr Proposal

SlokcitingProposals

Summary

Questioms

wold wide wed Exercises

Case study#1 A Midsize Pharmaceutical Company

Case Study#2 Transportation Improvements

Proposdd Solutions

Pre-RFP/Proposal Marketing

Bif/Mo-BIDDecision

Developing a winningProposal

ProposalPreparation

Proposal Contents

Technical section

Management section

Cost section

Pricing Considerations

Proposal Submission and follow-up

CustomerEvaluation of Proposals

Types of Contracts

Fixed-price Contracts

COst-Reimbursement Contracts

COntractprovisions

Summary

Questioms

wold wide wed Exercises

Case study#1 Medical Informationsystems

Case Study#2 Wedding planner

The project

Planningthe Project

ManagintRisk

RIsk Identification'

Risk Assessment

Risk Response Planning

Risk Monitoring

Perflrming the project

controlling the project

terminating the project

Internalpostproject Evaluation

Carly Project Tenination

Summary

Questioms

wold wide wed Exercises

Case study#1 AnElectronics Manufacturing Company

Case Study#2 factory Expansionproject

Part2PROJECT PKANNING ANDCONTROL

Part3 PEOPLE:THE KEY TO PROJEcT SUCCESS