The latest edition in the gold standard of project management case study collections
As a critical part of any successful, competitive business, project management sits at the intersection of several functional areas. And in the newly revised Sixth Edition of Project Management Case Studies, world-renowned project management professional Dr. Harold Kerzner delivers practical and in-depth coverage of project management in industries as varied as automotive, healthcare, government, manufacturing, communications, construction, chemical, aerospace, and more.
The latest edition of this bestselling book acts as the perfect supplement to any project management textbook or as an aid in the preparation for the PMP certification exam. The author includes new topics, like risk management, information sharing, scope changes, crisis dashboards, and innovation.
The Sixth Edition includes ten new case studies and a wide array of updates to existing cases to meet today’s industry standards and reflect the unique challenges facing modern project management professionals. This new edition:
- Features 10 new case studies from LEGO, NorthStar, Berlin Brandenburg Airport, and more
- Includes over 100 case studies drawn from real companies illustrating successful and poor implementation of project management
- Provides coverage of broad areas of project management as well as focused content on the automotive, healthcare, government, manufacturing, communications, construction, chemical, and aerospace industries
- Offers new topics including risk management, information sharing, scope changes, crisis dashboards, and innovation
Perfect for students taking courses on project management during their undergraduate degrees and at the graduate level as part of an MBA or graduate engineering program, Project Management Case Studies is also an indispensable resource for consulting and training companies who work with other professionals.
Table of Contents
Preface
1 PROJECT MANAGEMENT METHODOLOGIES
Lakes Automotive
Ferris HealthCare, Inc.
Clark Faucet Company
Creating a Methodology
Honicker Corporation
Acquisition Problem
Zane Corporation
2 IMPLEMENTATION OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Kombs Engineering
Williams Machine Tool Company
The Reluctant Workers
Macon, Inc.
Cordova Research Group
Cortez Plastics
The Enterprise Resource Planning Project
The Prioritization of Projects
Selling Executives on Project Management
The New CIO
The Invisible Sponsor
Tradeoff Decisions (A)
Tradeoff Decisions (B)
The Project Audit
3 PROJECT MANAGEMENT CULTURES
Como Tool and Die (A)
Como Tool and Die (B)
Apache Metals, Inc.
Haller Specialty Manufacturing
Coronado Communications
Radiance International
The Executive Director
4 PROJECT MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES
Quasar Communications, Inc.
Fargo Foods
Government Project Management
Falls Engineering
White Manufacturing
Martig Construction Company
5 NEGOTIATING FOR RESOURCES
Ducor Chemical
American Electronics International
The Carlson Project
Communication Failures
6 PROJECT ESTIMATING
Capital Industries
Small Project Cost Estimating at Percy Company
Cory Electric
Camden Construction Corporation
The Estimating Problem
The Singapore Software Group (A)
The Singapore Software Group (B)
The Singapore Software Group (C)
The Singapore Software Group (D)
To Bid or Not to Bid
7 PROJECT PLANNING
Greyson Corporation
Teloxy Engineering (A)
Teloxy Engineering (B)
Payton Corporation
Kemko Manufacturing
Chance of a Lifetime
8 PROJECT SCHEDULING
Crosby Manufacturing Corporation
The Scheduling Dilemma
9 PROJECT EXECUTION
The Blue Spider Project
Corwin Corporation
Quantum Telecom
The Trophy Project
Margo Company
Project Overrun
The Automated Evaluation Project
The Rise, Fall, and Resurrection of Iridium: A Project Management Perspective
Health Care Partners, Inc.
McRoy Aerospace
The Poor Worker
The Prima Donna
The Team Meeting
The Management Control Freak
The Skills Inventory Project
10 CONTROLLING PROJECTS
The Two-Boss Problem
The Bathtub Period
Irresponsible Sponsors
The Need for Project Management Metrics (A)
The Need for Project Management Metrics (B)
The Need for Project Management Metrics (C)
The Need for Project Management Metrics (D)
The Need for Project Management Metrics (E)
The Need for Project Management Metrics (F)
The Need for Project Management Metrics (G)
The Need for Project Management Metrics (H)
11 PROJECT RISK MANAGEMENT
The Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster
Packer Telecom
Luxor Technologies
Altex Corporation
Acme Corporation
The Risk Management Department
Sandora
12 CONFLICT MANAGEMENT
Facilities Scheduling at Mayer Manufacturing
Scheduling the Safety Lab
Telestar International
The Problem with Priorities
13 MORALITY AND ETHICS
The Project Management Lawsuit
Managing Crisis Projects
Is It Fraud?
The Management Reserve
Jill’s D
14 MANAGING SCOPE CHANGES
Berlin Brandenburg Airport
Sierra Telecom
15 WAGE AND SALARY ADMINISTRATION
Photolite Corporation (A)
Photolite Corporation (B)
Photolite Corporation (C)
Photolite Corporation (D)
First Security Bank of Cleveland
Jackson Industries
16 TIME MANAGEMENT
Time Management Exercise
17 MANAGING INNOVATION PROJECTS
The Government Think Tank
LXT International
18 ASSESSING PROJECT MANAGEMENT MATURITY
Simone Engineering Company
NorthStar Software Company
19 INDUSTRY SPECIFIC: CONSTRUCTION
Robert L. Frank Construction Company
The Lyle Construction Project
20 INDUSTRY SPECIFIC: DISNEY THEME PARKS
Disney (A) Imagineering Project Management
Disney (B) Imagineering in Action: The Haunted Mansion
Disney (C) Disney Theme Parks and Enterprise Environmental Factors
Disney (D) The Globalization of Disney
Disney (E) Hong Kong Ocean Park: Competing Against Disney
21 INDUSTRY SPECIFIC: THE OLYMPIC GAMES
Olympics (A) Would You Want to Manage Projects for the City Hosting the Olympic Games?
Olympics (B) Olympics, Project Management and PMI®’s Code of Ethics and Professional Responsibility
Olympics (C) Would You Want to Manage Projects for Feeding the Athletes in the Olympic Village?
Olympics (D) Managing Health and Safety Risks for Some of the Olympic Venues
22 INDUSTRY SPECIFIC: COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT INDUSTRY
Boeing 787 Dreamliner Battery Issues
Airbus A380
23 INDUSTRY SPECIFIC: AGILE/SCRUM PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Agile (A) Understanding Implementation Risks
Agile (B) The Agile Project Management Mindset
Agile (C) Managing and Reporting Agility
