An Introduction to Project Management, Fifth Edition: With a Brief Guide to Microsoft Project 2013

by Kathy Schwalbe

Based on user feedback, the fifth edition of An Introduction to Project Management provides a separate chapter for planning integration and scope management and for planning time and cost management. Additional examples are provided for creating work breakdown structures and schedules. It also includes information on Basecamp, a free web-based project management tool, along with a user guide (replaces AtTask in Appendix B).

In addition to updating many references and examples, this edition continues to include several popular features:

- Follows the Project Management Institute's PMBOK® Guide, Fifth Edition (2013)
- Has chapters for each process group and a comprehensive case study to illustrate applying tools and techniques throughout the project life cycle
- Includes a Guide for using Microsoft Project 2013
- Provides a free trial of MatchWare's MindView Business software (www.matchware.com/intropm), a tool for creating mind maps, Gantt charts, and other project documents
- Uses real-world examples and references, including opening cases and case wrap-ups, examples of what went right, what went wrong, media snapshots, best practices, and video highlights in each chapter
- End of chapter materials include chapter summaries, quick quizzes, discussion questions, and exercises, with case studies provided in Appendix C
-Comprehensive, secure instructor site available with lecture slides, solution files, test banks, etc.
-Free Web site includes over fifty template files, online quizzes and games, data files for Project 2013, links to sites mentioned in the text, and much more

Visit the free companion Web site at www.intropm.com.

Genres: Business, Textbooks

522 pages, Paperback

First published August 3, 2009

Reviews

[Dhara Parekh · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved this book because I learnt more about Project Management just by reading it than I did by sitting in my classes. It's very informative and is written in a very neat format. I have to read the PMBOK Guide to know how relevant and resourceful this book is. But for a book this fat, on a subject that's not very interesting, there must be something in it that kept me hooked.

But the author needs to either lower the price of the book or stop coming up with newer editions. Every single student hated spending $80 after it.

[Bruno Rodrigues · Rating 5 out of 5]

I purchased and read this book due to my interest in Management, and specially Project Management.
And what a great decision it was! I learned so much from this book, the author employs a very direct aproach to the subjects covered, but doesn't leave any subject unexplained.
All the matters in the book are very well explained, sometimes with small examples to help assimilate the concepts.
Adding to that, the author made a very fortunate decision to add a project example that stretches troughout the whole book, using that project example to further explain all the stages of Project Management. That project example wasn't really needed to understand all the topics of the book, as they are quite well explained, but it gives the reader a different sight, by watching those concepts being applied to a 'real project'.
I learned a great deal with this book, and if I ever get to a position in Project Management, it will surely be my reference book.

[Kemy Jiel · Rating 5 out of 5]

very helpful

[Manuel · Rating 5 out of 5]

An Introduction to Project Management was my best friend during my first PM course I took in 2017. It explains very well the basic concepts of Project Management. I highly recommend this book only as a support to your class.

[Cheryl Arnett]

It's a school text book.

[Gil Segev · Rating 3 out of 5]

Schwalbe does a good job at making a dull subject not so dull. Her chapters are well organized and easy to follow.

[Sean · Rating 4 out of 5]

good book

[Pamindu Wijesekara]

good