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Nomenclature | |
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Preface | |
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About the Authors | |
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Introduction | |
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Nature of Project Management | |
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Relationship Between Projects and Other Production Systems | |
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Characteristics of Projects | |
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Project Manager | |
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Components, Concepts, and Terminology | |
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Movement to Project-Based Work | |
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Life Cycle of a Project: Strategic and Tactical Issues | |
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Factors that Affect the Success of a Project | |
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About the Book: Purpose and Structure | |
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Team Project | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Exercises | |
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Bibliography | |
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Engineering Versus Management | |
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References | |
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Process Approach to Project Management | |
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Introduction | |
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Project Management Processes | |
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Project Integration Management | |
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Project Scope Management | |
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Project Time Management | |
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Project Cost Management | |
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Project Quality Management | |
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Project Human Resource Management | |
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Project Communications Management | |
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Project Risk Management | |
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Project Procurement Management | |
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The Learning Organization and Continuous Improvement | |
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Organizational Project Management Maturity Model | |
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Team Project | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Exercises | |
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Bibliography | |
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Engineering Economic Analysis | |
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Introduction | |
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Compound Interest Formulas | |
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Comparison of Alternatives | |
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Equivalent Worth Methods | |
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Sensitivity and Breakeven Analysis | |
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Effect of Tax and Depreciation on Investment Decisions | |
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Utility Theory | |
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Team Project | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Exercises | |
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Bibliography | |
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Life-Cycle Costing | |
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Need for Life-Cycle Cost Analysis | |
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Uncertainties in Life-Cycle Cost Models | |
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Classification of Cost Components | |
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Developing the LCC Model | |
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Using the Life-Cycle Cost Model | |
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Team Project | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Exercises | |
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Bibliography | |
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Project Screening and Selection | |
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Components of the Evaluation Process | |
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Dynamics of Project Selection | |
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Checklists and Scoring Models | |
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Benefit-Cost Analysis | |
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Cost-Effectiveness Analysis | |
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Issues Related to Risk | |
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Decision Trees | |
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Real Options | |
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Team Project | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Exercises | |
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References | |
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Bayes' Theorem for Discrete Outcomes | |
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Multiple Criteria Methods for Evaluation | |
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Introduction | |
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Framework for Evaluation and Selection | |
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Multiattribute Utility Theory | |
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Analytic Hierarchy Process | |
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Group Decision Making | |
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Team Project | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Exercises | |
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Bibliography | |
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Comparison of Multiattribute Utility Theory with the Analytic Hierarchy Process: Case Study | |
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References | |
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Scope and Organizational Structure of a Project | |
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Introduction | |
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Organizational Structures | |
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Organizational Breakdown Structure of Projects | |
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Project Scope | |
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Combining the Organizational and Work Breakdown Structures | |
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Management of Human Resources | |
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Team Project | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Exercises | |
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Bibliography | |
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Management of Product, Process, and Support Design | |
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Design of Products, Services, and Systems | |
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Role of the Project Manager | |
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Importance of Time and the Use of Teams | |
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Supporting Tools | |
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Quality Management | |
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Team Project | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Exercises | |
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Bibliography | |
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Project Scheduling | |
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Introduction | |
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Estimating the Duration of Project Activities | |
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Effect of Learning | |
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Precedence Relations Among Activities | |
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Gantt Chart | |
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Activity-on-Arrow Network Approach for Critical Path Method Analysis | |
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Activity-on-Node Network Approach for Critical Path Method Analysis | |
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Precedence Diagramming with Lead-Lag Relationships | |
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Linear Programming Approach for Critical Path Method Analysis | |
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Aggregating Activities in the Network | |
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Dealing with Uncertainty | |
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Critique of PERT and CPM Assumptions | |
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Critical Chain Process | |
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Scheduling Conflicts | |
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Team Project | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Exercises | |
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Bibliography | |
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Least-Squares Regression Analysis | |
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Learning Curve Tables | |
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Normal Distribution Function | |
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Resource Management | |
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Effect of Resources on Project Planning | |
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Classification of Resources Used in Projects | |
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Resource Leveling Subject to Project Due-Date Constraints | |
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Resource Allocation Subject to Resource Availability Constraints | |
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Priority Rules for Resource Allocation | |
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Critical Chain: Project Management by Constraints | |
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Mathematical Models for Resource Allocation | |
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Projects Performed in Parallel | |
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Team Project | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Exercises | |
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Bibliography | |
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Estimating Peak Resource Requirements | |
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Project Budget | |
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Introduction | |
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Project Budget and Organizational Goals | |
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Preparing the Budget | |
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Techniques for Managing the Budget | |
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Presenting the Budget | |
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Project Execution: Consuming the Budget | |
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Important Points in the Budgeting Process | |
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Team Project | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Exercises | |
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Bibliography | |
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Project Control | |
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Introduction | |
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Common Forms of Project Control | |
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Integrating the OBS and WBS with Cost and Schedule Control | |
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Reporting Progress | |
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Updating Cost and Schedule Estimates | |
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Technological Control: Quality and Configuration | |
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Line of Balance | |
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Overhead Control | |
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Team Project | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Exercises | |
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Bibliography | |
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Example of a Work Breakdown Structure | |
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Department of Energy Cost/Schedule Control Systems Criteria | |
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Research and Development Projects | |
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Introduction | |
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Risk Factors | |
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Managing Technology | |
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Strategic R&D Planning | |
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Parallel Funding: Dealing with Uncertainty | |
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Managing the R&D Portfolio | |
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Team Project | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Exercises | |
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Bibliography | |
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Portfolio Management Case Study | |
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Computer Support for Project Management | |
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Introduction | |
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Use of Computers in Project Management | |
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Criteria for Software Selection | |
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Software Selection Process | |
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Software Implementation | |
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Project Management Software Vendors | |
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Team Project | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Exercises | |
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Bibliography | |
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PMI Software Evaluation Checklist | |
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Project Termination | |
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Introduction | |
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When to Terminate a Project | |
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Planning for Project Termination | |
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Implementing Project Termination | |
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Final Report | |
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Team Project | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Exercises | |
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Bibliography | |
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Index | |