Project Management Case Studies

The latest edition in the gold standard of project management case study collections

As a critical part of any successful, competitive business, project management sits at the intersection of several functional areas. And in the newly revised Sixth Edition of Project Management Case Studies, world-renowned project management professional Dr. Harold Kerzner delivers practical and in-depth coverage of project management in industries as varied as automotive, healthcare, government, manufacturing, communications, construction, chemical, aerospace, and more.

The latest edition of this bestselling book acts as the perfect supplement to any project management textbook or as an aid in the preparation for the PMP certification exam. The author includes new topics, like risk management, information sharing, scope changes, crisis dashboards, and innovation.

The Sixth Edition includes ten new case studies and a wide array of updates to existing cases to meet today's industry standards and reflect the unique challenges facing modern project management professionals. This new edition:

• Features 10 new case studies from LEGO, NorthStar, Berlin Brandenburg Airport, and more
• Includes over 100 case studies drawn from real companies illustrating successful and poor implementation of project management
• Provides coverage of broad areas of project management as well as focused content on the automotive, healthcare, government, manufacturing, communications, construction, chemical, and aerospace industries
• Offers new topics including risk management, information sharing, scope changes, crisis dashboards, and innovation

Perfect for students taking courses on project management during their undergraduate degrees and at the graduate level as part of an MBA or graduate engineering program, Project Management Case Studies is also an indispensable resource for consulting and training companies who work with other professionals.

Autorentext

Harold Kerzner, PhD, is Senior Executive Director for Project, Program and Portfolio Management at the International Institute of Learning, Inc. (IIL). Dr. Kerzner's impact on the project management industry inspired IIL to establish the Kerzner International Project Manager of the Year Award. IIL also donated $1M to the Project Management Institute Educational Foundation (PMIEF) to establish the Dr. Harold Kerzner Scholarship Fund.

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Preface 1 PROJECT MANAGEMENT METHODOLOGIES Lakes Automotive Ferris HealthCare, Inc. Clark Faucet Company Creating a Methodology Honicker Corporation Acquisition Problem Zane Corporation 2 IMPLEMENTATION OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT Kombs Engineering Williams Machine Tool Company The Reluctant Workers Macon, Inc. Cordova Research Group Cortez Plastics The Enterprise Resource Planning Project The Prioritization of Projects Selling Executives on Project Management The New CIO The Invisible Sponsor Tradeoff Decisions (A) Tradeoff Decisions (B) The Project Audit 3 PROJECT MANAGEMENT CULTURES Como Tool and Die (A) Como Tool and Die (B) Apache Metals, Inc. Haller Specialty Manufacturing Coronado Communications Radiance International The Executive Director 4 PROJECT MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES Quasar Communications, Inc. Fargo Foods Government Project Management Falls Engineering White Manufacturing Martig Construction Company 5 NEGOTIATING FOR RESOURCES Ducor Chemical American Electronics International The Carlson Project Communication Failures 6 PROJECT ESTIMATING Capital Industries Small Project Cost Estimating at Percy Company Cory Electric Camden Construction Corporation The Estimating Problem The Singapore Software Group (A) The Singapore Software Group (B) The Singapore Software Group (C) The Singapore Software Group (D) To Bid or Not to Bid 7 PROJECT PLANNING Greyson Corporation Teloxy Engineering (A) Teloxy Engineering (B) Payton Corporation Kemko Manufacturing Chance of a Lifetime 8 PROJECT SCHEDULING Crosby Manufacturing Corporation The Scheduling Dilemma 9 PROJECT EXECUTION The Blue Spider Project Corwin Corporation Quantum Telecom The Trophy Project Margo Company Project Overrun The Automated Evaluation Project The Rise, Fall, and Resurrection of Iridium: A Project Management Perspective Health Care Partners, Inc. McRoy Aerospace The Poor Worker The Prima Donna The Team Meeting The Management Control Freak The Skills Inventory Project 10 CONTROLLING PROJECTS The Two-Boss Problem The Bathtub Period Irresponsible Sponsors The Need for Project Management Metrics (A) The Need for Project Management Metrics (B) The Need for Project Management Metrics (C) The Need for Project Management Metrics (D) The Need for Project Management Metrics (E) The Need for Project Management Metrics (F) The Need for Project Management Metrics (G) The Need for Project Management Metrics (H) 11 PROJECT RISK MANAGEMENT The Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster Packer Telecom Luxor Technologies Altex Corporation Acme Corporation The Risk Management Department Sandora 12 CONFLICT MANAGEMENT Facilities Scheduling at Mayer Manufacturing Scheduling the Safety Lab Telestar International The Problem with Priorities 13 MORALITY AND ETHICS The Project Management Lawsuit Managing Crisis Projects Is It Fraud? The Management Reserve Jill's D 14 MANAGING SCOPE CHANGES Berlin Brandenburg Airport Sierra Telecom 15 WAGE AND SALARY ADMINISTRATION Photolite Corporation (A) Photolite Corporation (B) Photolite Corporation (C) Photolite Corporation (D) First Security Bank of Cleveland Jackson Industries 16 TIME MANAGEMENT Time Management Exercise 17 MANAGING INNOVATION PROJECTS The Government Think Tank LXT International 18 ASSESSING PROJECT MANAGEMENT MATURITY Simone Engineering Company NorthStar Software Company 19 INDUSTRY SPECIFIC: CONSTRUCTION Robert L. Frank Construction Company The Lyle Construction Project 20 INDUSTRY SPECIFIC: DISNEY THEME PARKS Disney (A) Imagineering Project Management Disney (B) Imagineering in Action: The Haunted Mansion Disney (C) Disney Theme Parks and Enterprise Environmental Factors Disney (D) The Globalization of Disney Disney (E) Hong Kong Ocean Park: Competing Against Disney 21 INDUSTRY SPECIFIC: THE OLYMPIC GAMES Olympics (A) Would You Want to Manage Projects for the City Hosting the Olympic Games? Olympics (B) Olympics, Project Management and PMI(r)'s Code of Ethics and Professional Responsibility Olympics (C) Would You Want to Manage Projects for Feeding the Athletes in the Olympic Village? Olympics (D) Managing Health and Safety Risks for Some of the Olympic Venues 22 INDUSTRY SPECIFIC: COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT INDUSTRY Boeing 787 Dreamliner Battery Issues Airbus A380 23 INDUSTRY SPECIFIC: AGILE/SCRUM PROJECT MANAGEMENT Agile (A) Understanding Implementation Risks Agile (B) The Agile Project Management Mindset Agile (C) Managing and Reporting Agility