The AMA Handbook of Project Management, 2nd edition
By Paul C. Dinsmore, Jeannette Cabanis-Brewin
The authoritative guide to project management...completely revised to meet the
accelerating pace of today’s project environment.
Long considered the authoritative guide to project management, The AMA Handbook of Project
Management presents the critical concepts and theories that all project managers must
master. Now completely revised to reflect the accelerating pace of the current project
management environment—as well as the most recent changes to the Guide to the Project
Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide)—the book gives you
practical, how-to-do-it information on everything you need to succeed in this complex,
constantly growing field.
Containing definitive models, case studies, advice, and in-depth solutions to specific
project management dilemmas, The AMA Handbook of Project Management provides you with
indispensable guidance on various topics, from passing the Project Management Professional
(PMP®) Certification Exam, to thriving in a specific organization and succeeding in your
project management career. The book compiles essays and advice from top professionals with
specific expertise on areas such as designing adequate organizational structures,
generating and maintaining teamwork, managing the project life cycle, and much more.
The book first tackles the basics of project management, including the fundamental
disciplines and processes required to insure that projects are brought to successful
completion. An invaluable reference for experienced practitioners, this section also acts
as a helpful study guide for project management novices, with chapters specifically
corresponding to those found in the latest edition of the PMBOK® Guide
Moving beyond the individual project, section two looks at the history and current state
of project management as a profession, highlighting the latest trends from a global
perspective. The book considers ethics, professionalism, and career development with a
look at how they affect you as a project management practitioner.
Even a certified professional cannot escape the realities of organizational life, and
increasingly, your role as a project manager will catapult you out of the single-project
milieu and into organizational issues such as alignment with strategy, organizational
culture and structure, and the synchronization of multiple projects. Section three covers
these increasingly important organizational challenges.
Section four brings together writers on some of the leading-edge topics in project
management to provide a glimpse of where the discipline and the organizations in which it
is practiced may be heading, taking a careful look at new methodologies, organizational
structures, and globally diverse teams.
Finally, in section five, the book considers how the basics of project management must be
adapted to the environments found in different industries and professions including
construction and engineering, new product development, information technology, and others.
This second edition of The AMA Handbook of Project Management is a comprehensive reference
that should have a place on every project manager’s bookshelf
About the Author
Paul C. Dinsmore is an international authority on project management and
organizational change, with more than 20 years of experience as a project manager. He is
president of his own international consulting and training firm, and was honored with
PMI’s Distinguished Contributions Award as well as the prestigious Fellow Award by the
Project Management Institute. He lives in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.
Jeannette Cabanis-Brewin is editor in chief of the Center for Business
Practices, the publishing division of PM Solutions, a project management consulting and
training firm. A former editor and staff writer for the Project Management Institute, she
lives in Cullowhee, North Carolina.
Hardback
494 pages
