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Successful Project Management in South Africa, 2nd Edition

Jack Gido, Jim Clements, Rose Baker, Nishani Harinarain, Chukuakadibia Eresia-Eke

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Successful Project Management in South Africa 2nd Edition by Jack Gido/Jim Clements/Rose Baker/Nishani Harinarain/Chukuakadibia Eresia-Eke

Overview

This second edition of Successful Project Management in South Africa is intended for students as well as for working professionals and volunteers. The book is designed to present the essential skills readers need to make effective contributions and to have an immediate impact on the accomplishment of projects in which they are involved. It prepares students with marketable and transferrable skills and sends them into the workforce ready to apply project management knowledge and skills.

Jack Gido

Jack Gido has 20 years of industrial management experience, including the management of productivity improvement and technology development projects. He has an MBA from the University of Pittsburgh and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Penn State University. Jack is a member of the Project Management Institute and former President of the Upstate New York Chapter, and teaches courses on project management.

Jim Clements

James P. Clements currently serves as the 15th President of Clemson University. He holds a PhD. in Operations Analysis from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, an M.S. in Computer Science from the Johns Hopkins University, and a B.S. and M.S. in Computer Science from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. He is the author of more than 50 research publications. During the past 25 years, Dr. Clements has served as a consultant for a number of public and private organisations.

Rose Baker

Rose Baker is Assistant Professor in the Department of Learning Technologies, College of Information, University of North Texas. Dr Baker has more than 25 years of project management experience and has authored requests for proposals, competitive proposal submissions, research reports, and research publications. She holds a Ph.D. in Instructional Systems and an M.Ed. in Adult Education Theory and Practice from Penn State University and earned a B.A. in Mathematics and Chemistry from Washington and Jefferson College. Dr. Baker is a member of the Project Management Institute and a certified Project Management Professional (PMP®).

Nishani Harinarain

Nishani Harinarain is a lecturer at the University of Kwazulu-Natal and was the university’s first PhD graduate in Construction Management – a woman succeeding in a male-dominated environment. She was also 2014’s Distinguished Teacher Awardee from UKZN’s School of Engineering.

Chukuakadibia Eresia-Eke

Chukuakadibia Eresia-Eke has an Engineering degree and a PhD in Business Management. He has lectured a variety of courses in South Africa at the University of Kwazulu-Natal, Durban University of Technology and the University of Pretoria. He has presented papers in several international conferences and has published articles in accredited journals. He is also involved with human capacity development in the areas of monitoring and evaluation, total quality management, enterprise risk management and effective stakeholder management.
  • A wealth of new and revised intriguing cases inspire discussion and debate, and the real-world vignettes, including ones from South Africa and Africa, give students first-hand insights into how to apply project management in the workplace.
  • A broad range of easily understood examples, based on projects encountered in everyday situations, give students a taste of project management skills in action.
  • Concepts in the chapters support the performance domains and project management principles of the new seventh edition of the PMBOK® Guide. This ensures that the concepts students learn reflect today's best practices within project management.
  • Guidance on tailoring, the deliberate adaptation of project management approach, governance and processes to make these foundations of project management more suitable for the given environment and work at hand.
  • A range of practical questions and effective online exercises encourage students to apply the concepts covered in the chapter.
  • Students using this text learn the keys to effective communication both within and outside a team.
  • Other learning features and a variety of end-of-chapter practice activities reinforce concepts critical to project management success.
  • Written in an easy-to-understand, straightforward style with a minimum of technical terms. Readers acquire project management terminology gradually as they read the text.
  • The text does not use complex mathematical theories or algorithms to describe scheduling techniques. An overtly technical approach can create a barrier to learning for individuals who lack deep understanding of advanced mathematics or technical backgrounds.
  • End-of-chapter, localised case studies provide critical-thinking scenarios, placing project management skills into practical context and prompting meaningful analysis and discussion among students.
  • Includes examples from South Africa and Africa, which students will be familiar with.
1. Project Management Concepts

Part I: Initiating a Project
2. Identifying and Selecting Projects
3. Developing Project Proposals

Part II: Planning, Performing, and Controlling a Project
4. Defining Scope, Quality, Responsibility and Activity Sequence
5. Developing the Schedule
6. Resource Utilisation
7. Determining Costs, Budget and Earned Value
8. Managing Risk
9. Closing the Project

Part III: People: The Key to Project Success
10. The Project Manager
11. The Project Team
12. Project Communication and Documentation
13. Project Management Organisational Structures

Appendix A: Project Management Information Systems
Appendix B: Project Management Websites
Appendix C: Project Management Associations around the Globe
Appendix D: Acronyms
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