本教材采用立体化教材建设思路，以问题为导向，采用“理论知识教学+实践案例分析”，大部分章节都设有相关内容的最新案例，图文并茂，案例突出，系统、全面地描述项目管理的知识体系和运作过程，具有“实用性、系统性、先进性”等特色，为教师提供教学参考资料，为学生提供学习指导资料，以提高教学和学习效果。全书共分12章，主要内容包括项目范围管理、时间管理、成本管理、质量管理及风险管理等。

Chapter 1 Project Scope Management
1.1 Scope Definition and Project Scope Statement
1.1.1 Case Study: Media Snapshot
1.1.2 Risk Identification in Project Scope
1.2 Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
1.3 Approaches to Developing WBS
1.3.1 Mind Mapping
1.3.2 WBS Dictionary and Scope Baseline
1.3.3 Scope Verification
1.3.4 Scope Control
1.4 Scope Management Plan and Control
1.4 .I Influencing Factors of Scope Risks
1.4.2 Risk Evaluation on Project Scope
1.4.3 Risk Control Methods
1.4.4 Introduction to Control Result Assessment
1.5 Summary
Exercises
References
Chapter 2 Time Management and Risks
2.1 Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) in Schedule
2.1.1 WBS and Project Network Diagram
2.1.2 Gantt Charts
2.2 Critical Path and Control
2.2.1 Critical Path Method (CPM)
2.2.2 Time Control Methodology
2.2.3 Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
2.2.4 Time Control with the Waterfall Method
2.2.5 Iterative Development
2.3 Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT)
2.4 Probability of Project Completion
2.5 Risks of Delay
2.5.1 PERT/Cost
2.5.2 Project Crashing
2.5.3 Precedence Diagramming Method(PDM)
2.5.4 Critical Chain Project Management (CCPM)
2.6 Risk Management Plan
2.7 Summary
Exercise
Explorative Question
References
Chapter 3 Project Time-Cost Trade-Offs
3.1 Introduction to Cost Management
3.1.1 Case Study of Cost Overgrow
3.1.2 Project Cost Management
3.1.3 Typical Problems with Cost Estimates
3.2 Reasons and Risks of Cost Overruns
3.3 Basic Concepts of Cost Management
3.3.1 Cost of Defects
3.3.2 Tangible and Intangible Costs
3.3.3 Direct and Indirect Costs
3.3.4 Sunk Costs
3.3.5 Cash Flow Analysis and Learning Curve Theory
3.3.6 Reserves
3.3.7 Life Cycle Cost
3.4 Cost Control and Risk Analysis
3.4.1 Types of Cost Estimates
3.4.2 Cost Management Plan
3.5 Time-Cost Trade-Offs
3.5.1 Cost Estimation Tools
3.5.2 Control on Cost Budget
3.6 Summary
Exercises
References
Chapter 4 Resource Allocation and Leveling
4.1 Resource Factors and Relationships
4.2 Organizational Planning
4.2.1 Motivation
4.2.2 Influence and Power
4.2.3 Effectiveness
4.3 Resource Acquisition
4.4 Resource Loading
4.5 Resource Leveling
4.6 Project Portfolio Management
4.7 Summary
Exercises
Discussion Questions
References
Chapter 5 Quality Assurance
5.1 Quality Planning
5.2 Design of Experiments
5.2.1 Standards for Quality Assurance
5.2.2 Benchmarking
5.3 Quality Control
5.3.1 Cause and Effect Diagrams
5.3.2 Quality Control Charts
5.3.3 Scatter Diagrams
5.3.4 Histograms
5.3.5 Pareto Charts
5.3.6 Flowcharts
5.3.7 Statistical Sampling
5.3.8 Six Sigma and DMAIC
5.4 Testing
5.4.1 Quality Experts
5.4.2 ISO Standards
5.4.3 Leadership
5.5 The Cost of Quality
5.5.1 Case Study
5.5.2 Media Snapshot
5.5.3 Organizational Influences, Workplace Factors, and Quality
5.5.4 Maturity Model of Project Management Institute (PMI)
5.6 Summary
Discussion Questions
References
Chapter 6 Project Integration Management
6.1 Preparation for Integration
6.2 Integration Process
6.2.1 Strategic Planning and Project Selection
6.2.2 Aligning Project Management with Business Strategy
6.2.3 Configuration Management
6.2.4 Portfolio Management
6.3 Methods for Selecting Projects
6.3.1 Focusing on Broad Organizational Needs
6.3.2 Categorizing Projects
6.3.3 Financial Analysis of Projects
6.4 Evaluation of Integration Management
6.5 Summary
Case Study and Discussion
References
Chapter 7 Risk Identification
7.1 Uncertainty Identification
7.1.1 Met