Intended and designed to be used in senior undergraduate and graduate level classes as an introductory course in project management, Project Management: Process, Technology & Practice, includes process, knowledge areas, and A Guide to the Scrum Body of Knowledge (SBOKTM Guide) to provide a detailed view of Agile methods.Project Management: Process, Technology & Practice by Ganesh Vaidyanathan:
Integrates many examples of practices from aerospace, automotive, construction, new product development, healthcare, and IT industries
covers major IT software processes including SEI/CMM, SDLC, iterative approach, spiral model, rational unified process, Agile model, and the extreme programming model
includes PMBOK® project management processes, continuous improvement management of projects, and Six Sigma are included
devotes a supplemental chapter on Agile Project Management
covers project management topics such as brainstorming, thought process map (TMAP), quality functional deployment, Kano model, affinity diagram, fishbone diagrams, check sheets, Pareto chart, Nominal Grouping Technique, Delphi technique, SWOT analysis, and burndown charts explained step by step with "real-world" examples
features project initiation methods including how to select projects and set priorities; how to write a project charter; how to select a project manager and project team; how to identify stakeholders and conduct stakeholder analysis; how to gather requirements for a project; and how to prepare and write a project scope. The chapter includes how companies align their project strategy with their corporate strategy with examples
integrates decision-making methods for procurement with various types of contracts
covers risk identification, planning, monitoring, and control includes techniques such as Project Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (PFMEA) and decision trees
To make the transition to the publication virtually seamless, the author has created supplemental and instructor resources, including:
Instructor's Manual
Excel files for book examples and answers to all end-of-chapter questions
Customizable PowerPoint Presentations
Test Item File with an extensive set of multiple choice, true/false, and essay-type questions for each chapter ranked according to difficulty level and referenced with page numbers from the text
Image Library
Project management templates—Students understand how to write plans and project documents. These templates are filled with examples
Student projects Library—A compilation of students' projects from various universities is available on the book website
In addition, all book materials will be available as videos suitable for online classes. The videos will be of 15-minute short duration modules which will be suitable for students to learn effectively. This will also allow the instructors to choose parts of each chapter that is pertinent and important for themselves and their students. I have used such videos in my online classes and the feedback from students have been very positive.
