Project Management Case Studies

The latest edition in the gold standard of project management case study collections

As a critical part of any successful, competitive business, project management sits at the intersection of several functional areas. And in the newly revised Sixth Edition of Project Management Case Studies, world-renowned project management professional Dr. Harold Kerzner delivers practical and in-depth coverage of project management in industries as varied as automotive, healthcare, government, manufacturing, communications, construction, chemical, aerospace, and more.

The latest edition of this bestselling book acts as the perfect supplement to any project management textbook or as an aid in the preparation for the PMP certification exam. The author includes new topics, like risk management, information sharing, scope changes, crisis dashboards, and innovation.

The Sixth Edition includes ten new case studies and a wide array of updates to existing cases to meet today’s industry standards and reflect the unique challenges facing modern project management professionals. This new edition:

• Features 10 new case studies from LEGO, NorthStar, Berlin Brandenburg Airport, and more
• Includes over 100 case studies drawn from real companies illustrating successful and poor implementation of project management
• Provides coverage of broad areas of project management as well as focused content on the automotive, healthcare, government, manufacturing, communications, construction, chemical, and aerospace industries
• Offers new topics including risk management, information sharing, scope changes, crisis dashboards, and innovation

Perfect for students taking courses on project management during their undergraduate degrees and at the graduate level as part of an MBA or graduate engineering program, Project Management Case Studies is also an indispensable resource for consulting and training companies who work with other professionals.

Harold Kerzner, PhD, is Senior Executive Director for Project, Program and Portfolio Management at the International Institute of Learning, Inc. (IIL). Dr. Kerzner’s impact on the project management industry inspired IIL to establish the Kerzner International Project Manager of the Year Award. IIL also donated $1M to the Project Management Institute Educational Foundation (PMIEF) to establish the Dr. Harold Kerzner Scholarship Fund.

Preface

1 PROJECT MANAGEMENT METHODOLOGIES

Lakes Automotive

Ferris HealthCare, Inc.

Clark Faucet Company

Creating a Methodology

Honicker Corporation

Acquisition Problem

Zane Corporation

2 IMPLEMENTATION OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Kombs Engineering

Williams Machine Tool Company

The Reluctant Workers

Macon, Inc.

Cordova Research Group

Cortez Plastics

The Enterprise Resource Planning Project

The Prioritization of Projects

Selling Executives on Project Management

The New CIO

The Invisible Sponsor

Tradeoff Decisions (A)

Tradeoff Decisions (B)

The Project Audit

3 PROJECT MANAGEMENT CULTURES

Como Tool and Die (A)

Como Tool and Die (B)

Apache Metals, Inc.

Haller Specialty Manufacturing

Coronado Communications

Radiance International

The Executive Director

4 PROJECT MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES

Quasar Communications, Inc.

Fargo Foods

Government Project Management

Falls Engineering

White Manufacturing

Martig Construction Company

5 NEGOTIATING FOR RESOURCES

Ducor Chemical

American Electronics International

The Carlson Project

Communication Failures

6 PROJECT ESTIMATING

Capital Industries

Small Project Cost Estimating at Percy Company

Cory Electric

Camden Construction Corporation

The Estimating Problem

The Singapore Software Group (A)

The Singapore Software Group (B)

The Singapore Software Group (C)

The Singapore Software Group (D)

To Bid or Not to Bid

7 PROJECT PLANNING

Greyson Corporation

Teloxy Engineering (A)

Teloxy Engineering (B)

Payton Corporation

Kemko Manufacturing

Chance of a Lifetime

8 PROJECT SCHEDULING

Crosby Manufacturing Corporation

The Scheduling Dilemma

9 PROJECT EXECUTION

The Blue Spider Project

Corwin Corporation

Quantum Telecom

The Trophy Project

Margo Company

Project Overrun

The Automated Evaluation Project

The Rise, Fall, and Resurrection of Iridium: A Project Management Perspective

Health Care Partners, Inc.

McRoy Aerospace

The Poor Worker

The Prima Donna

The Team Meeting

The Management Control Freak

The Skills Inventory Project

10 CONTROLLING PROJECTS

The Two-Boss Problem

The Bathtub Period

Irresponsible Sponsors

The Need for Project Management Metrics (A)

The Need for Project Management Metrics (B)

The Need for Project Management Metrics (C)

The Need for Project Management Metrics (D)

The Need for Project Management Metrics (E)

The Need for Project Management Metrics (F)

The Need for Project Management Metrics (G)

The Need for Project Management Metrics (H)

11 PROJECT RISK MANAGEMENT

The Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster

Packer Telecom

Luxor Technologies

Altex Corporation

Acme Corporation

The Risk Management Department

Sandora

12 CONFLICT MANAGEMENT

Facilities Scheduling at Mayer Manufacturing

Scheduling the Safety Lab

Telestar International

The Problem with Priorities

13 MORALITY AND ETHICS

The Project Management Lawsuit

Managing Crisis Projects

Is It Fraud?

The Management Reserve

Jill’s D

14 MANAGING SCOPE CHANGES

Berlin Brandenburg Airport

Sierra Telecom

15 WAGE AND SALARY ADMINISTRATION

Photolite Corporation (A)

Photolite Corporation (B)

Photolite Corporation (C)

Photolite Corporation (D)

First Security Bank of Cleveland

Jackson Industries

16 TIME MANAGEMENT

Time Management Exercise

17 MANAGING INNOVATION PROJECTS

The Government Think Tank

LXT International

18 ASSESSING PROJECT MANAGEMENT MATURITY

Simone Engineering Company

NorthStar Software Company

19 INDUSTRY SPECIFIC: CONSTRUCTION

Robert L. Frank Construction Company

The Lyle Construction Project

20 INDUSTRY SPECIFIC: DISNEY THEME PARKS

Disney (A) Imagineering Project Management

Disney (B) Imagineering in Action: The Haunted Mansion

Disney (C) Disney Theme Parks and Enterprise Environmental Factors

Disney (D) The Globalization of Disney

Disney (E) Hong Kong Ocean Park: Competing Against Disney

21 INDUSTRY SPECIFIC: THE OLYMPIC GAMES

Olympics (A) Would You Want to Manage Projects for the City Hosting the Olympic Games?

Olympics (B) Olympics, Project Management and PMI®’s Code of Ethics and Professional Responsibility

Olympics (C) Would You Want to Manage Projects for Feeding the Athletes in the Olympic Village?

Olympics (D) Managing Health and Safety Risks for Some of the Olympic Venues

22 INDUSTRY SPECIFIC: COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT INDUSTRY

Boeing 787 Dreamliner Battery Issues

Airbus A380

23 INDUSTRY SPECIFIC: AGILE/SCRUM PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Agile (A) Understanding Implementation Risks

Agile (B) The Agile Project Management Mindset

Agile (C) Managing and Reporting Agility

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