像柬埔寨吴哥窟这样的古代建筑，代表了旧时的君主与皇帝在倾全国之力实施大型项目上的智慧。考古学家认为，在国王苏利亚瓦曼(Suryavarman 1112—1152A.D.)二世时，吴哥窟及同期建筑既服务于佛教徒，也用于穆斯林的祈祷。与当年一言九鼎的君王不同，今天的项目管理人员在实施大大小小的项目时，受制于有限的资源和时间期限。本书正是面向这些必须在复杂社会和组织中进行成功项目管理的人们。

Nomenclature

Preface

About the Authors

1 Introduction

 1.1 Nature of Project Management

 1.2 Relationship Between Projects and Other Production Systems

 1.3 Characteristics of Projects

1.3.1 Definitions and Issues

1.3.2 Risk and Uncertainty

1.3.3 Phases of a Project

1.3.4 Organizing for a Project

 1.4 Project Manager

1.4.1 Basic Functions

1.4.2 Characteristics of Effective Project Managers

 1.5 Components, Concepts, and Terminology

 1.6 Movement to Project-Based Work

 1.7 Life Cycle of a Project: Strategic and Tactical Issues

 1.8 Factors that Affect the Success of a Project

 1.9 About the Book: Purpose and Structure

 Team Project

 Discussion Questions

 Exercises

 Bibliography

 Appendix 1A: Engineering Versus Management

 1A.1 Nature of Management

 1A.2 Differences between Engineering and Management

 1A.3 Transition from Engineer to Manager

 References

2 Process Approach to Project Management

 2.1 Introduction

2.1.1 Life-Cycle Models

2.1.2 Example of a Project Life Cycle

2.1.3 Application of the Waterfall Model for Software Development

2.2 Project Management Processes

2.2.1 Process Design

2.2.2 PMBOK and Processes in the Project Life Cycle

2.3 Project Integration Management

2.3.1 Accompanying Processes

2.3.2 Description

2.4 Project Scope Management

2.4.1 Accompanying Processes

2.4.2 Description

2.5 Project Time Management

2.5.1 Accompanying Processes

2.5.2 Description

2.6 Project Cost Management

2.6.1 Accompanying Processes

2.6.2 Description

2.7 Project Quality Management

2.7.1 Accompanymg Processes

2.7.2 Description

2.8 Project Human Resource Management

2.8.1 Accompanying Processes

2.8.2 Description

2.9 Project Communications Management

2.9.1 Accompanying Processes

2.9.2 Description

 2.10 Project Risk Management

  2.10.1 Accompanying Processes

  2.10.2 Description

 2.11 Project Procurement Management

  2.11.1 Accompanying Processes

  2.11.2 Description

 2.12 The Learning Organization and Continuous Improvement

  2.12.1 Individual and Organizational Learning

  2.12.2 Workflow and Process Design as the Basis of Learning

 2.13 Organizational Project Management Maturity Model

 Team Project

 Discussion Questions

 Exercises

 Bibliography

3 Engineering Economic Analysis

3.1 Introduction

3.1.1 Need for Economic Analysis

3.1.2 Time Value of Money

3.1.3 Discount Rate, Interest Rate, and Minimum Acceptable Rate of Return

3.2 Compound Interest Formulas

3.2.1 Present Worth, Future Worth, Uniform Series,and Gradient Series

3.2.2 Nominal and Effective Interest Rates

3.2.3 Inflation

3.2.4 Treatment of Risk

3.3 Comparison of Alternatives

3.3.1 Defining Investment Alternatives

3.3.2 Steps in the Analysis

3.4 Equivalent Worth Methods

3.4.1 Present Worth Method

3.4.2 Annual Worth Method

3.4.3 Future Worth Method

3.4.4 Discussion of Present Worth, Annual Worth,and Future Worth Methods

3.4.5 Internal Rate of Return Method

3.4.6 Payback Period Method

3.5 Sensitivity and Breakeven Analysis

3.6 Effect of Tax and Depreciation on Investment Decisions

3.6.1 Capital Expansion Decision

3.6.2 Replacement Decision

3.6.3 Make-or-Buy Decision

3.6.4 Lease-or-Buy Decision

3.7 Utility Theory

3.7.1 Expected Utility Maximization

3.7.2 Bernoulli's Principle

3.7.3 Constructing the Utility Function

3.7.4 Evaluating Alternatives

3.7.5 Characteristics of the Utility Function

 Team Project

 Discussion Questions

 Exercises

 Bibliography

4 Life-Cycle Costing

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5 Project Screening and Selection

6 Multiple Crieria Methods for Evaluation

7 Scope and Organizational Structure of a Project

8 Management fo Product,Process,and Support Design

9 Project Scheduling

10 Resource Management

11 Project Budget

12 Project Control

13 Research and Development Projects

14 Computer Support for Project Management

15 Project Termination