Develop the essential skillset to manage and deliver critical projects that will lead to business success.

Project Management, 5^th edition, by Maylor and Turner is a market-leading text offering you an in-depth and contemporary account of the theory and practice of Project Management.

Ideal for students in Undergraduate, Master’s, and MBA programmes, as well as professionals who practice this dynamic field, the text discusses the complexities of Project Management through various facets of project leadership: managerial, relational, and entrepreneurial.

Drawing on recent research as well as new and original models and frameworks, this edition provides a critical appraisal of the field, anchored in the authors’ extensive teaching, research, and consulting experience.

The highlights of this edition include:

• A critical appraisal of project management, providing an overview of management knowledge that is relevant to the field.
• Links to appropriate theoretical work across sections throughout the text that emphasise the use of project management from theory to practice.
• An updated and completely rewritten chapter on Project Leadership, describing different models of leadership, motivation, and their impact.
• New and revised real-world examples discussing topics such as the responses to the Covid-19 pandemic and social justice projects from around the world.
• Project Management in Practice case studies that include the rescue of Crossrail, Norway’s QA process for planning major projects, and the construction of Heathrow Terminal 5.

With a plethora of figures, photos, and features to support your understanding of the topics, this must-read textbook will equip you with the tools you need around the subject, whether you are studying project management as part of a course or for your personal development.

Develop the essential skillset to manage and deliver critical projects that will lead to business success.

Project Management, 5^th edition, by Maylor and Turner is a market-leading text offering you an in-depth and contemporary account of the theory and practice of Project Management.

Ideal for students in Undergraduate, Master’s, and MBA programmes, as well as professionals who practice this dynamic field, the text discusses the complexities of Project Management through various facets of project leadership: managerial, relational, and entrepreneurial.

Drawing on recent research as well as new and original models and frameworks, this edition provides a critical appraisal of the field, anchored in the authors’ extensive teaching, research, and consulting experience.

The highlights of this edition include:

• A critical appraisal of project management, providing an overview of management knowledge that is relevant to the field.
• Links to appropriate theoretical work across sections throughout the text that emphasise the use of project management from theory to practice.
• An updated and completely rewritten chapter on Project Leadership, describing different models of leadership, motivation, and their impact.
• New and revised real-world examples discussing topics such as the responses to the Covid-19 pandemic and social justice projects from around the world.
• Project Management in Practice case studies that include the rescue of Crossrail, Norway’s QA process for planning major projects, and the construction of Heathrow Terminal 5.

With a plethora of figures, photos, and features to support your understanding of the topics, this must-read textbook will equip you with the tools you need around the subject, whether you are studying project management as part of a course or for your personal development.

Today’s Most Effective Guide for Applying Project Management to Implement Organizational Strategies — Now Updated and Expanded! Project Management: Strategic Design and Implementation delivers complete guidance on applying the theory, processes, practices, and techniques of project management to support strategic planning. Written by two world-renowned project management leaders, this new edition presents the latest methods for using flexible teams to implement organizational strategies — especially changes to products, services, and processes. Designed for use in both large and small organizations, this updated classic ranges from the project management process…to project planning, monitoring, evaluation, and control…to continuous improvement through projects. This resource offers new material on project portfolio management, earned value, project management maturity, nontraditional teams, project partnering, project management outsourcing, and much more. The Fifth edition of Project Management: Strategic Design and Implementation features: Detailed coverage of all advances in project management theory and practice Helpful sections added to each chapter, including chapter summary, additional sources of information, discussion questions, project management principles, case study, assignment, and checklist Updated examples and exercises on key project management topics A larger format with sidebars to highlight major issues This new material: chapters on ‘The Evolution of Project Management’ and ‘Successful Project Teams’ Inside this Updated PM Classic: Introduction to Project Management * The Strategic Context of Projects * Organizational Design for Project Management * Project Operations * Interpersonal Dynamics in the Management of Projects * The Cultural Elements * New Uses of Teams