Solution Manual For Project Management The Managerial Process 7th Edition By Erik W. Larson
ISBN-10: 1259666093, ISBN-13: 978-1259666094
Chapter 1: Modern Project Management
Chapter Outline
- What Is a Project?
- What a Project Is Not
- The Project Life Cycle
- The Project Manager
- Being Part of a Project Team
- Current Drivers of Project Management
- Compression of the Product Life Cycle
- Knowledge Explosion
- Triple Bottom Line (Planet, People, Profit)
- Increased Customer Focus
- Small Projects Represent Big Problems
- Project Governance
- Alignment of Projects with Organizational Strategy
- Project Management Today:A Socio-Technical Approach
- Summary
- Text Overview
- Key Terms
- Review Questions
- Exercises
- Case 1.1:A Day in the Life
- Case1.2:The Hokie Lunch Group
Chapter Learning Objectives
After reading this chapter you should be able to:
| LO 1-1 | Understand why project management is crucial in today’s world. |
| LO 1-2 | Distinguish a project from routine operations. |
| LO 1-3 | Identify the different stages of project life cycle. |
| LO 1-4 | Understand the importance of projects in implementing organization strategy. |
| LO 1-5 | Understand that managing projects involves balancing the technical and sociocultural dimensions of the project. |
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