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For adopting teachers, mapping grids have been updated to reflect the BSB20 competencies. The second edition of Project Managementin Practice: For Certificate IV and Diploma courses text continues toprovide the knowledge students need to successfully manage projects. The textis closely aligned to the units of competency in the Certificate IV and Diplomaof Project Management, as well as the PMBOK v6 industry standards. In this edition, all the key topics havebeen updated and expanded to include current industry practices and standards.Now more visually engaging, this edition is easier to read helping students getthrough the overwhelming amount of information they need to know to meet theircourse requirements. Project Management in Practice 2e is accompanied by a comprehensive suite of online resources thatwill help build and enhance the practical skills required in projectmanagement. An exciting new addition to the online content is the new holisticcase study based on a key industry growth area of Aged Care. Written as aseries of scenarios to support 12 units of competency in the diploma course,this is a valuable teaching and learning resource for students to apply theirknowledge in practice. Key Features: • Comprehensive mapping to the units of theCertificate IV and Diploma of Project Management qualifications, and PMBOK v6 • Snapshots from Practice provide real lifecase studies to provide practical examples of theory in practice • A visually engaging layout which usesdiagrams and tables to increase understanding of concepts • Acronyms provide a handy reference for learners • A holistic case study online, thatsupports and complements chapters in the book • Comprehensive instructor’s resourcemanual to save trainers valuable preparation time.

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Professor of project management in the department of management, marketing, and international business at the College of Business, Oregon State University. He teaches executive, graduate, and undergraduate courses on project management, organizational behavior, and leadership. His research and consulting activities focus on project management. He has published numerous articles on matrix management, product development, and project partnering. He has been a member of the Portland, Oregon, chapter of the Project Management Institute since 1984. In 1995 he worked as a Fullbright scholar with faculty at the Krakow Academy of Economics on modernizing Polish business education. In 2005 he was a visiting professor at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand. He received a B.A. in psychology from Claremont McKenna College and a Ph.D. in management from State University of New York at Buffalo. He is a certified project management professional (PMP). Professor emeritus of management at the College of Business, Oregon State University. He continues to teach undergraduate and graduate project management courses overseas and in the United States; he has personally taught more than 100 executive development seminars and workshops. His research and consulting interests have been divided equally between operations management and project management; he has published numerous articles in these areas, plus a text on project management. He has also conducted research with colleagues in the International Project Management Association. Cliff has been a member of the Project Management Institute since 1976 and was one of the founders of the Portland, Oregon, chapter. He has been the president of Project Management International, Inc. (a training and consulting firm specializing in project management) since 1977. He received his B.A. in economics and management from Millikin University, M.B.A. from Indiana University, and doctorate in operations management from the College of Business, University of Oregon.

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