Project Management The Managerial Process 7th Edition by Erik Larson

Project Management The Managerial Process 7th Edition by Erik Larson

Print ISBN: 9781259666094, 1259666093

eText ISBN: 9781259924583, 1259924580

By: Erik Larson

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Higher Education

Print ISBN: 9781259666094, 1259666093

eText ISBN: 9781259924583, 1259924580

Edition: 7th

Copyright year: 2018

Preface

Our motivation in writing this text continues to be to provide a realistic, socio-technical

view of project management. In the past, textbooks on project management focused

almost exclusively on the tools and processes used to manage projects and not the

human dimension. This baffled us since people not tools complete projects! While we

firmly believe that mastering tools and processes is essential to successful project

management, we also believe that the effectiveness of these tools and methods is

shaped and determined by the prevailing culture of the organization and interpersonal

dynamics of the people involved. Thus, we try to provide a holistic view that focuses

on both of these dimensions and how they interact to determine the fate of projects.

The role of projects in organizations is receiving increasing attention. Projects are

the major tool for implementing and achieving the strategic goals of the organization.

In the face of intense, worldwide competition, many organizations have reorganized

around a philosophy of innovation, renewal, and organizational learning to survive.

This philosophy suggests an organization that is flexible and project driven. Project

management has developed to the point where it is a professional discipline having its

own body of knowledge and skills. Today it is nearly impossible to imagine anyone at

any level in the organization who