Editorial Review:
The book is primarily intended for use as a college textbook for teaching project management at the advanced undergraduate or master's level. The text is appropriate for classes on the management of service, product, engineering projects, as well as information systems (IS). Thus, we have included some coverage of material concerning information systems and how IS projects differ from and are similar to regular business projects. The authors draw upon their personal experiences working with project managers and on the experience of friends and colleagues who have spent much of their working lives serving as project managers in the "real world." Thus, in contrast to the books that are about project management, this book teaches students how to do project management.
Project Management: A Managerial Approach 5E addresses project management from a management perspective rather than a cookbook, special area treatise, or collection of loosely associated articles. It addresses the basic nature of managing all types of projects - public, business, engineering, information systems, and so on - as well as specific techniques and insights required to carry out this unique way of getting things done. It deals with the problems of selecting projects, initiating them, and operating and controlling them. It discusses the demands made on the project manager and the nature of the manager's interaction with the rest of the parent organization. It covers the difficult problems associated with conducting a project using people and organizations that represent different cultures and may be separated by considerable distances. It even covers the issues arising when the decision is made to terminate a project.
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Customer Reviews
Average Customer Rating: 
Project Management  2008-10-28
This is the hardest text book to follow that I have ever had. But,it does contain a wealth of information
Good for the inexperienced.  2008-10-18
The book isn't too bad, it often gets a bit wordy (unnecessarily) but carries a number of interesting stories and lessons. The project management sources it cites are a bit older and, while they don't change dramatically over time, there are times when you may feel as though the sources may be dated.
A fairly good book for project management, but only if you're just starting out, the lessons for an experienced PM would be few and far between.
I needed it for a class and it paired well with it.
Good! 2008-09-23
This is a very good book for understanding the fundamentals of project management. Concepts have been detailed appropriately. However, it should provide additional real-world examples as I found that a little lacking.
Otherwise, not bad.
Project Mangement  2008-08-24
This book is too technical and not really practical. I was not satisfied when applying it to project management. I suggest to find search other books in project management. Not a good resource.
Worthless book 2008-05-14
I don't recommend this book. The two authors don't blend well. The terminology seems to constantly change and never is consistent with PMI's PMBoK. Our professor will not be using this text again.
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