Foreword / David I. Cleland -- Preface / Paul C. Dinsmore, and Jeannette Cabanis-Brewin -- ch. 1. What is project management? Project management concepts and methodologies / Joan Knutson and Francis M. Webster, Jr. -- section 1. The project management body of knowledge : comprehension and practice -- ch. 2. Bodies of knowledge and competency standards in project management / Alan M. Stretton and Lynn H. Crawford -- ch. 3. Project management process groups : project management knowledge in action / Geree Streun -- ch. 4. Initiation strategies for managing major projects / Peter W. G. Morris and Andrew Edkins -- ch. 5. Comprehensive planning for complex projects / David L. Pells -- ch. 6. Monitoring and control of projects / William P. Athayde -- ch. 7 Closing processes: the end, and a foundation for new beginnings / Lynn H. Crawford -- ch. 8. Project management integration in practice / Geree Streun -- ch. 9. Project scope management in practice / Ruth H. Elswick -- ch. 10. Time management in practice / Valis Houston -- ch. 11. Project cost management in practice / Paul Lombard -- ch. 12. Project quality management in practice / Geree Streun -- ch. 13. Human resource management: the people side of projects / Hans J. Thamhain -- ch. 14. Project communication management / Ruth H. Elswick -- ch. 15. Project risk management in practice / David Hillson -- ch. 16. Project procurement management in practice / Judith A. Edwards -- ch. 17. Stakeholder management for project success / Randall L. England --

Section 2: ch. 18 Preparing for the project management professional certification exam / Theodore R. Boccuzzi -- ch. 19. Competency and careers in project manegement / J. Kent Crawford -- ch. 20. Project management ethics: responsibility, values, and ethics in project environments / Thomas Mengel -- ch. 21. Professionalization of project management: what does it mean for practice? / Janice Thomas -- ch.22. Business acument for today's project manager / Deborah Bigelow Crawfoed -- section 3. Organizational issues in project management -- ch. 23. Projects: the engine of strategy execution / Jeannette Cabanis-Brewin and James S. Pennypacker -- ch.24. Competing through project management / Kim Jugdev -- ch.25. Enterprise project management: elements and deployment issues -- ch.26. Project portfolio management: principles and best practices / Gerald I. Kendall -- ch. 27. Enterprise project governance: directing and structuring organizational project decisions / Paul C. Dinsmore and Luiz Rocha -- ch.28. Performance and value measurement for projects and project management / James S. Pennypacker and Deborah Bigelow Crawford -- ch. 29. Organizational change management / D. Allen Young -- ch.30. Managing multiple projects: balancing time, resources, and objectives / Lowell Dye -- ch. 31 Program management / Ginger Levin -- ch. 32. The project management office: trends and tips / J. Kent Crawford and Jeannette Cabanis-Brewin.

Section 4. Issues, ideas, and methods in project management practice -- ch. 33. Earned value management / Lee R. Lambert -- ch. 34. Dealing with power and poltics in project management / Randall L. Englund -- ch. 35. Multi-project constraint management: the "critical chain" approach / Frank Patrick -- ch. 36. Six sigma and project management / Rip Stauffer -- ch.37. Achieving business excellence using Baldridge Business Process Management, process improvement, and project management / Alan Mendelssohn and Michael Howell -- ch. 38. Team building and interpersonal skils for dynamic times / Paul C. Dinsmore -- ch. 39. Cultural challenges in managing international projects / Paul C. Dinsmore and Manuel M. Benitez Codas -- ch. 40. Social networking tools: and introduction to their role in project management / Alan Levine -- ch. 41. Agile project management / Karen R.J. White -- ch. 42. Sustainability and project management / Richard Maltzman and David Shirley -- Section 5. Industry applications of project management practice -- ch. 43. Building organizational project management capability : learning from engineering and construction / Christopher Sauer -- ch. 44. Why IT matters : project management for information technology / Karen R. J. White -- ch. 45. Applying project management tools and techniques in the ecosystem restoration industry / Stan Veraart, Donald Ross -- ch. 46. Rescue mission : project management in the helping professions / Jeannette Cabanis-Brewin -- ch. 47 Focus on financial services: mitigating risk with transparency in a regulated environment / Robin Markle Dumas -- ch. 48. Project management in healthcare: making a difference through compassion, caring, and respect / Janice Weaver -- Global infrastructure projects: a better way / Luiz Rocha and Vianna Tavares.

The project management body of knowledge: comprehension and practice -- The profession of project management -- Organizational issues in project management -- Issues, ideas, and methods in project management practice -- Industry applications of project management practice.