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<p>Preface xxxiii</p> <p>Introduction xxxvii</p> <p><b>Part I Understanding the Project Management Landscape 1</b></p> <p>Chapter 1 What Is a Project? 3</p> <p>Chapter 2 What Is Project Management? 23</p> <p>Chapter 3 What Is Strategic Project Management? 63</p> <p>Chapter 4 What Is a Collaborative Project Team? 91</p> <p>Chapter 5 What Are Project Management Process Groups? 115</p> <p><b>Part II Traditional Project Management 151</b></p> <p>Chapter 6 How to Scope a TPM Project 153</p> <p>Chapter 7 How to Plan a TPM Project 191</p> <p>Chapter 8 How to Launch a TPM Project 263</p> <p>Chapter 9 How to Execute a TPM Project 313</p> <p>Chapter 10 How to Close a TPM Project 343</p> <p><b>Part III Complex Project Management 353</b></p> <p>Chapter 11 Complexity and Uncertainty in the Project Landscape 355</p> <p>Chapter 12 Agile Complex Project Management Models 381</p> <p>Chapter 13 Extreme Complex Project Management Models 393</p> <p>Chapter 14 Hybrid Project Management Framework 405</p> <p>Chapter 15 Comparing TPM and CPM Models 453</p> <p>Appendix A Terms and Acronyms 537</p> <p>Appendix B Case Study: Workforce and Business Development Center 543</p> <p>Appendix C Case Study: Pizza Delivered Quickly ( PDQ ) 557</p> <p>Appendix D Cited References 561</p> <p>Appendix E What’s on the eiipbs.com Website? 565</p>

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