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MEREDITHm |m SHAFER PROJECT MANAGEMENT IN PRACTIC
m m m SEVENT
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, Project Management m m
in Practice
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Jack R. Meredith
m m
Broyhill mDistinguished mScholarmand mChairminmOperations,
mEmeritus,mWakemForest mUniversity
Scott M. Shafer
m m
ProfessormofmManagement,
mWake mForest mUniversity
Meredith7e702962_ffirs.inddm 14-07-
1 2020m 22:49:26
, VPmANDmEDITORIAL mDIRECTOR Mike mMcDonald
PUBLISHER Lise mJohnson
SENIORm MAN AGIN Gm E D IT OR JudymHowarth
DIRECTOR mOF mCONTENTmOPERATIONS
MartinmTrib
e m SENIORmMANAGER mOF mCONTENTmOPERATIONS
MarymCorde
r
PRODUCTIONm EDITOR Umamaheswari mGnanamani
COVERm PHOT O m C RE DIT ©mbluebay2014m/mGettymImages
Founded min m1807,mJohnmWileym&mSons,mInc.mhasmbeen ma mvalued msource mof mknowledge mand munderstanding mfor mmore mthan m200
myears,mhelpingm people maround mthe mworld mmeet mtheir mneeds mand mfulfill mtheir maspirations.mOur mcompanymis mbuilt mon ma mfounda
tion mof mprinciplesmthatmincludem responsibilitymtomthemcommunitiesmwemservemand mwhere mwe mlivemand mwork.mInm2008,mwe mlaunch
edma mCorporate mCitizenshipmInitiative,ma mglobalm effortmtomaddressmthe menvironmental,msocial,meconomic,mandmethicalmchallengesmwe
mfacemin mour mbusiness.mAmong mthemissues mwe maremaddressing m are mcarbon mimpact,mpaper mspecifications mandmprocurement,methical
mconduct mwithin mourmbusinessmand mamong mourmvendors,mandmcommunitym andmcharitable msupport.mFor mmore minformation,mplea
se mvisitmour mwebsite:mwww.wiley.com/go/citizenship.
Copyrightm©m2021,m2017,m2014,m2011,m2009mJohnmWileym&mSons,mInc.mAllmrightsmreserved.mNompartmof mthismpublicationmmaymbemre
produced,mstoredm inma mretrieval msystem,mormtransmittedmin manymformmormbymanymmeans,melectronic,mmechanical,mphotocopying,mrec
ording,mscanning mor motherwise,m exceptmasmpermittedmunder mSections m107mor m108 mofmthe m1976mUnitedmStatesmCopyrightmAct,mwith
outmeither mthe mprior mwritten mpermission mof mthe m Publisher,mor mauthorization mthroughmpaymentmof mthemappropriate mper-
copymfeemtomthemCopyrightmClearance mCenter,mInc.,m222mRosewoodmDrive,m Danvers,mMAm01923m(Webmsite:mwww.copyright.com).m
Requestsmtomthe mPublisher mformpermissionmshouldmbe maddressed mtomthemPermissionsm Department,mJohnmWileym&mSons,mInc.,m11
1mRivermStreet,mHoboken,mNJm07030-5774,m(201)m748-6011,mfaxm(201)m748-6008,mormonlinemat:mwww.m wiley.com/go/permissions.
Evaluation mcopiesmaremprovidedmtomqualifiedmacademicsmand mprofessionalsmfor mreviewmpurposesmonly,mfor muse minmtheirmcoursesmdur
ing mthe mnextm academicmyear.mThesemcopiesmare mlicensed mandmmaymnotmbemsoldmormtransferred mtoma mthirdmparty.mUponmcompletion
mof mthemreviewmperiod,mpleasem return mthemevaluation mcopymtomWiley.mReturn minstructionsmandmamfree mofmchargemreturnmshipping
mlabelmaremavailablemat:mwww.wiley.com/go/m returnlabel.mIf myou mhave mchosen mtomadopt mthis mtextbookmformuse minmyour mcourse,m
pleasemacceptmthismbook masmyour mcomplimentarymdeskmcopy.m Outside mof mthe mUnited mStates,mplease mcontactmyour mlocal msalesmre
presentative.
ISBN:m 9781119702962m (PBK)
ISBN:m 9781119714095 m (EVALC)
Librarymof mCongressmCataloging-in-PublicationmData:
Names:mMeredith,mJack mR.,mauthor.m|mShafer,mScottmM.,mauthor.
Title:mProjectmmanagementminmpracticem/mJackmR.mMeredith,mBroyhillm Dis
tinguishedmScholar mandmChairmin mOperations,mWakemForestmUniversity,m
ScottmM.mShafer,mAssociatemDeanmandmProfessormof mManagement,mWakemFo
restm University.
Description:mSeventhmEdition.m|mHobokenm:mWiley,m2021.m|mRevisedmedit
ion mof m themauthors’ mProjectmmanagementminmpractice,m[2017]m|mSumm
ary:m“Themusem ofmprojectsmandmprojectmmanagementmcontinuesmtomacc
eleratemin mourmglobalm societies.mWithmthemaddition mofmAgile,mproject
mmanagement mismnowmalsom being musedmfor mdynamic,m“quasi” mprojec
ts:minitiatives mwheremthemscope,m budget,mandmdeadlinemaremchanging
mconstantly.mOne mof mthe mmore m interesting”—
mProvided mbympublisher.
Identifiers:mLCCNm2020020105 m (print) m | mLCC Nm 202002010 6 m (ebook )m | m ISB Nm 97
81119702962m(paperback)m|mISBNm9781119714026m(adobe mpdf)m|mISBN
9781119703044m (epub)
Subjects:mLCSH:mProjectmmanagement.
Classification:mLCCmHD69.P75mP7288m2021m (print)m|mLCCmHD69.P75m(ebook
)m|m DDCm658.4/04—dc23
LCmrecord mavailable matmhttps://lccn.loc.gov/2020020105
LCmebook mrecord mavailable matmhttps://lccn.loc.gov/2020020106
Printing midentificationmandmcountrymof moriginmwillmeither mbemincludedmonmthismpagemand/ormthemendmof mthembook.mInmaddition,mif
mthe mISBNmonm thismpagemandmthembackmcovermdomnot mmatch,mthemISBNmon mthembackmcover mshouldmbemconsideredmthemcorrect mI
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, To mthemmemorymofmSammMantel,mJr.:mScholar,mauthor,mm
entor,mfriend.
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Meredith7e702962_ffirs.inddm 3 14-07-
2020m 22:49:26
PR
IN P
JACK ME
m
m
MEREDITHm |m SHAFER PROJECT MANAGEMENT IN PRACTIC
m m m SEVENT
E
, Project Management m m
in Practice
m
Jack R. Meredith
m m
Broyhill mDistinguished mScholarmand mChairminmOperations,
mEmeritus,mWakemForest mUniversity
Scott M. Shafer
m m
ProfessormofmManagement,
mWake mForest mUniversity
Meredith7e702962_ffirs.inddm 14-07-
1 2020m 22:49:26
, VPmANDmEDITORIAL mDIRECTOR Mike mMcDonald
PUBLISHER Lise mJohnson
SENIORm MAN AGIN Gm E D IT OR JudymHowarth
DIRECTOR mOF mCONTENTmOPERATIONS
MartinmTrib
e m SENIORmMANAGER mOF mCONTENTmOPERATIONS
MarymCorde
r
PRODUCTIONm EDITOR Umamaheswari mGnanamani
COVERm PHOT O m C RE DIT ©mbluebay2014m/mGettymImages
Founded min m1807,mJohnmWileym&mSons,mInc.mhasmbeen ma mvalued msource mof mknowledge mand munderstanding mfor mmore mthan m200
myears,mhelpingm people maround mthe mworld mmeet mtheir mneeds mand mfulfill mtheir maspirations.mOur mcompanymis mbuilt mon ma mfounda
tion mof mprinciplesmthatmincludem responsibilitymtomthemcommunitiesmwemservemand mwhere mwe mlivemand mwork.mInm2008,mwe mlaunch
edma mCorporate mCitizenshipmInitiative,ma mglobalm effortmtomaddressmthe menvironmental,msocial,meconomic,mandmethicalmchallengesmwe
mfacemin mour mbusiness.mAmong mthemissues mwe maremaddressing m are mcarbon mimpact,mpaper mspecifications mandmprocurement,methical
mconduct mwithin mourmbusinessmand mamong mourmvendors,mandmcommunitym andmcharitable msupport.mFor mmore minformation,mplea
se mvisitmour mwebsite:mwww.wiley.com/go/citizenship.
Copyrightm©m2021,m2017,m2014,m2011,m2009mJohnmWileym&mSons,mInc.mAllmrightsmreserved.mNompartmof mthismpublicationmmaymbemre
produced,mstoredm inma mretrieval msystem,mormtransmittedmin manymformmormbymanymmeans,melectronic,mmechanical,mphotocopying,mrec
ording,mscanning mor motherwise,m exceptmasmpermittedmunder mSections m107mor m108 mofmthe m1976mUnitedmStatesmCopyrightmAct,mwith
outmeither mthe mprior mwritten mpermission mof mthe m Publisher,mor mauthorization mthroughmpaymentmof mthemappropriate mper-
copymfeemtomthemCopyrightmClearance mCenter,mInc.,m222mRosewoodmDrive,m Danvers,mMAm01923m(Webmsite:mwww.copyright.com).m
Requestsmtomthe mPublisher mformpermissionmshouldmbe maddressed mtomthemPermissionsm Department,mJohnmWileym&mSons,mInc.,m11
1mRivermStreet,mHoboken,mNJm07030-5774,m(201)m748-6011,mfaxm(201)m748-6008,mormonlinemat:mwww.m wiley.com/go/permissions.
Evaluation mcopiesmaremprovidedmtomqualifiedmacademicsmand mprofessionalsmfor mreviewmpurposesmonly,mfor muse minmtheirmcoursesmdur
ing mthe mnextm academicmyear.mThesemcopiesmare mlicensed mandmmaymnotmbemsoldmormtransferred mtoma mthirdmparty.mUponmcompletion
mof mthemreviewmperiod,mpleasem return mthemevaluation mcopymtomWiley.mReturn minstructionsmandmamfree mofmchargemreturnmshipping
mlabelmaremavailablemat:mwww.wiley.com/go/m returnlabel.mIf myou mhave mchosen mtomadopt mthis mtextbookmformuse minmyour mcourse,m
pleasemacceptmthismbook masmyour mcomplimentarymdeskmcopy.m Outside mof mthe mUnited mStates,mplease mcontactmyour mlocal msalesmre
presentative.
ISBN:m 9781119702962m (PBK)
ISBN:m 9781119714095 m (EVALC)
Librarymof mCongressmCataloging-in-PublicationmData:
Names:mMeredith,mJack mR.,mauthor.m|mShafer,mScottmM.,mauthor.
Title:mProjectmmanagementminmpracticem/mJackmR.mMeredith,mBroyhillm Dis
tinguishedmScholar mandmChairmin mOperations,mWakemForestmUniversity,m
ScottmM.mShafer,mAssociatemDeanmandmProfessormof mManagement,mWakemFo
restm University.
Description:mSeventhmEdition.m|mHobokenm:mWiley,m2021.m|mRevisedmedit
ion mof m themauthors’ mProjectmmanagementminmpractice,m[2017]m|mSumm
ary:m“Themusem ofmprojectsmandmprojectmmanagementmcontinuesmtomacc
eleratemin mourmglobalm societies.mWithmthemaddition mofmAgile,mproject
mmanagement mismnowmalsom being musedmfor mdynamic,m“quasi” mprojec
ts:minitiatives mwheremthemscope,m budget,mandmdeadlinemaremchanging
mconstantly.mOne mof mthe mmore m interesting”—
mProvided mbympublisher.
Identifiers:mLCCNm2020020105 m (print) m | mLCC Nm 202002010 6 m (ebook )m | m ISB Nm 97
81119702962m(paperback)m|mISBNm9781119714026m(adobe mpdf)m|mISBN
9781119703044m (epub)
Subjects:mLCSH:mProjectmmanagement.
Classification:mLCCmHD69.P75mP7288m2021m (print)m|mLCCmHD69.P75m(ebook
)m|m DDCm658.4/04—dc23
LCmrecord mavailable matmhttps://lccn.loc.gov/2020020105
LCmebook mrecord mavailable matmhttps://lccn.loc.gov/2020020106
Printing midentificationmandmcountrymof moriginmwillmeither mbemincludedmonmthismpagemand/ormthemendmof mthembook.mInmaddition,mif
mthe mISBNmonm thismpagemandmthembackmcovermdomnot mmatch,mthemISBNmon mthembackmcover mshouldmbemconsideredmthemcorrect mI
SBN.
Meredith7e702962_ffirs.inddm 8/5/2020m 4:17:24mP
2 M
, To mthemmemorymofmSammMantel,mJr.:mScholar,mauthor,mm
entor,mfriend.
J.mR.mM.mandmS.mM.mS.
Meredith7e702962_ffirs.inddm 3 14-07-
2020m 22:49:26
