Students learn to master the most proven methods in project management as well as exciting new techniques emerging from current industry and today's most recent research with Kloppenborg's CONTEMPORARY PROJECT MANAGEMENT, 3E. This text introduces time-tested manual techniques and progressive automated techniques, all consistent with the latest PMBOK Guide and integrated with Microsoft Project 2013. The book's focused approach is ideal for building strong portfolios that showcase project management skills for future interviews. All content is consistent with the knowledge areas and processes of the fifth edition of the PMBOK Guide to give students an advantage in becoming Certified Project Management Professionals (PMP) if they choose.
This book is the authority on modern project management practices. I find it thorough but I found it difficult to grasp at times during the first reading. I think I would have enjoyed the course Mr. Kloppenborg gives regarding the theme. I also think the text book should have contained more practical cases to work with and demonstrate the techniques described in the book.