SOLUTION MANUAL
Project Management: The Managerial
Process,
8th Edition By Erik Larson and Clifford
Gray Verified Chapters 1 - 16,Complete Q
ProjectQManagement:QTheQManagerialQProcess,Q
, • TABLEQOFQCONTENTS
Ch.Q1QModernQProjectQManagement
Ch.Q2QOrganizationQStrategyQandQProjectQSelection
Ch.Q3QOrganization:QStructureQandQCulture
Ch.Q4QDefiningQtheQProject
Ch.Q5QEstimatingQProjectQTimesQandQCosts
Ch.Q6QDevelopingQaQProjectQSchedule
Ch.Q7QManagingQRisk
Ch.Q8QSchedulingQResourcesQandQCosts
Ch.Q9QReducingQProjectQDuration
Ch.Q10QBeingQanQEffectiveQProjectQManager
Ch.Q11QManagingQProjectQTeams
Ch.Q12QOutsourcing:QManagingQInterorganizationalQRelations
Ch.Q13QProgressQandQPerformanceQMeasurementQandQEvaluation
Ch.Q14QProjectQClosure
Ch.Q15QAgileQProjectQManagement
Ch.Q16QInternationalQProjects
ProjectQManagement:QTheQManagerialQProcess,Q
, ChapterQ1
ModernQProjectQManagement
ChapterQOutline
1. WhatQIsQaQProject?
A. WhatQaQProjectQIsQNot
B. ProgramQversusQProject
C. TheQProjectQLifeQCycle
D. TheQProjectQManager
E. BeingQPartQofQaQProjectQTeam
2. AgileQProjectQManagement
3. CurrentQDriversQofQProjectQManagement
A. CompressionQofQtheQProductQLifeQCycle
B. KnowledgeQExplosion
C. TripleQBottomQLineQ(Planet,QPeople,QProfit)
D. IncreasedQCustomerQFocus
E. SmallQProjectsQRepresentQBigQProblems
4. ProjectQManagementQToday:QAQSocio-TechnicalQApproach
5. Summary
6. TextQOverview
7. KeyQTerms
8. ReviewQQuestions
9. SnapshotQfromQPractice:QDiscussionQQuestions
10. Exercises
11. CaseQ1.1:QAQDayQinQtheQLife—2019
12. CaseQ1.2:QTheQHokiesQLunchQGroup
ProjectQManagement:QTheQManagerialQProcess,Q
, ChapterQLearningQObjectives
AfterQreadingQthisQchapterQyouQshouldQbeQableQto:
LOQ1-1 UnderstandQwhyQprojectQmanagementQisQcrucialQinQtoday’sQworld.
LOQ1-2 DistinguishQaQprojectQfromQroutineQoperations.
LOQ1-3 IdentifyQtheQdifferentQstagesQofQaQprojectQlifeQcycle.
LOQ1-4 DescribeQhowQAgileQPMQisQdifferentQfromQtraditionalQPM.
LOQ1-5
UnderstandQthatQmanagingQprojectsQinvolvesQbalancing
QtheQtechnicalQandQsocioculturalQdimensionsQofQtheQproject.
ReviewQQuestions
1. DefineQaQproject.QWhatQareQfiveQcharacteristicsQwhichQhelpQdiffere
ntiateQprojectsQfromQotherQfunctionsQcarriedQoutQinQtheQdailyQoper
ationsQofQtheQorganization?
AQprojectQisQaQcomplex,Qnon-routine,Qone-
timeQeffortQlimitedQbyQtime,Qbudget,Qresource,QandQspecifications.QDiffer
entiatingQcharacteristicsQofQprojectsQfromQroutine,QrepetitiveQdailyQwork
QareQbelow:
a. AQdefinedQlifespan
b. AQwell-definedQobjective
c. TypicallyQinvolvesQpeopleQfromQseveralQdisciplines
d. AQprojectQlifeQcycle
e. SpecificQtime,Qcost,QandQperformanceQrequirements.
2. WhatQareQsomeQofQtheQkeyQenvironmentalQforcesQthatQhaveQch
angedQtheQwayQprojectsQareQmanaged?QWhatQhasQbeenQtheQeff
ectQofQtheseQforcesQonQtheQmanagementQofQprojects?
SomeQenvironmentalQforcesQthatQhaveQchangedQtheQwayQweQmanage
QprojectsQareQtheQproductQlifeQcycle,QknowledgeQgrowth,QglobalQcom
petition,QorganizationQdownsizing,QtechnologyQchanges,Qtime-to-
market.QTheQimpactQofQtheseQforcesQisQmoreQprojectsQperQorganization
,QprojectQteamsQresponsibleQforQimplementingQprojects,Qaccountability,
QchangingQorganizationQstructures,QneedQforQrapidQcompletionQofQpro
ProjectQManagement:QTheQManagerialQProcess,Q
Project Management: The Managerial
Process,
8th Edition By Erik Larson and Clifford
Gray Verified Chapters 1 - 16,Complete Q
ProjectQManagement:QTheQManagerialQProcess,Q
, • TABLEQOFQCONTENTS
Ch.Q1QModernQProjectQManagement
Ch.Q2QOrganizationQStrategyQandQProjectQSelection
Ch.Q3QOrganization:QStructureQandQCulture
Ch.Q4QDefiningQtheQProject
Ch.Q5QEstimatingQProjectQTimesQandQCosts
Ch.Q6QDevelopingQaQProjectQSchedule
Ch.Q7QManagingQRisk
Ch.Q8QSchedulingQResourcesQandQCosts
Ch.Q9QReducingQProjectQDuration
Ch.Q10QBeingQanQEffectiveQProjectQManager
Ch.Q11QManagingQProjectQTeams
Ch.Q12QOutsourcing:QManagingQInterorganizationalQRelations
Ch.Q13QProgressQandQPerformanceQMeasurementQandQEvaluation
Ch.Q14QProjectQClosure
Ch.Q15QAgileQProjectQManagement
Ch.Q16QInternationalQProjects
ProjectQManagement:QTheQManagerialQProcess,Q
, ChapterQ1
ModernQProjectQManagement
ChapterQOutline
1. WhatQIsQaQProject?
A. WhatQaQProjectQIsQNot
B. ProgramQversusQProject
C. TheQProjectQLifeQCycle
D. TheQProjectQManager
E. BeingQPartQofQaQProjectQTeam
2. AgileQProjectQManagement
3. CurrentQDriversQofQProjectQManagement
A. CompressionQofQtheQProductQLifeQCycle
B. KnowledgeQExplosion
C. TripleQBottomQLineQ(Planet,QPeople,QProfit)
D. IncreasedQCustomerQFocus
E. SmallQProjectsQRepresentQBigQProblems
4. ProjectQManagementQToday:QAQSocio-TechnicalQApproach
5. Summary
6. TextQOverview
7. KeyQTerms
8. ReviewQQuestions
9. SnapshotQfromQPractice:QDiscussionQQuestions
10. Exercises
11. CaseQ1.1:QAQDayQinQtheQLife—2019
12. CaseQ1.2:QTheQHokiesQLunchQGroup
ProjectQManagement:QTheQManagerialQProcess,Q
, ChapterQLearningQObjectives
AfterQreadingQthisQchapterQyouQshouldQbeQableQto:
LOQ1-1 UnderstandQwhyQprojectQmanagementQisQcrucialQinQtoday’sQworld.
LOQ1-2 DistinguishQaQprojectQfromQroutineQoperations.
LOQ1-3 IdentifyQtheQdifferentQstagesQofQaQprojectQlifeQcycle.
LOQ1-4 DescribeQhowQAgileQPMQisQdifferentQfromQtraditionalQPM.
LOQ1-5
UnderstandQthatQmanagingQprojectsQinvolvesQbalancing
QtheQtechnicalQandQsocioculturalQdimensionsQofQtheQproject.
ReviewQQuestions
1. DefineQaQproject.QWhatQareQfiveQcharacteristicsQwhichQhelpQdiffere
ntiateQprojectsQfromQotherQfunctionsQcarriedQoutQinQtheQdailyQoper
ationsQofQtheQorganization?
AQprojectQisQaQcomplex,Qnon-routine,Qone-
timeQeffortQlimitedQbyQtime,Qbudget,Qresource,QandQspecifications.QDiffer
entiatingQcharacteristicsQofQprojectsQfromQroutine,QrepetitiveQdailyQwork
QareQbelow:
a. AQdefinedQlifespan
b. AQwell-definedQobjective
c. TypicallyQinvolvesQpeopleQfromQseveralQdisciplines
d. AQprojectQlifeQcycle
e. SpecificQtime,Qcost,QandQperformanceQrequirements.
2. WhatQareQsomeQofQtheQkeyQenvironmentalQforcesQthatQhaveQch
angedQtheQwayQprojectsQareQmanaged?QWhatQhasQbeenQtheQeff
ectQofQtheseQforcesQonQtheQmanagementQofQprojects?
SomeQenvironmentalQforcesQthatQhaveQchangedQtheQwayQweQmanage
QprojectsQareQtheQproductQlifeQcycle,QknowledgeQgrowth,QglobalQcom
petition,QorganizationQdownsizing,QtechnologyQchanges,Qtime-to-
market.QTheQimpactQofQtheseQforcesQisQmoreQprojectsQperQorganization
,QprojectQteamsQresponsibleQforQimplementingQprojects,Qaccountability,
QchangingQorganizationQstructures,QneedQforQrapidQcompletionQofQpro
ProjectQManagement:QTheQManagerialQProcess,Q
