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 essential skill set to manage and deliver projects critical to business success

Project Management, 5th edition, by Maylor and Turner offers an in-depth and contemporary account of the theory and practice of project management. Anchored in the authors' extensive teaching, research and consulting experience, the title discusses project complexities through various facets of project leadership: managerial, relational and entrepreneurial. It draws on recent research as well as new and original models and frameworks to provide a critical appraisal of project management.

This new edition is ideal for students on undergraduate, masters and MBA programmes, as well as for professionals practising in this dynamic field.

Highlights of Project Management are:

• a critical appraisal of project management, drawing on recent research and new and original models and frameworks
• all sections across the text are linked to appropriate theoretical work whilst emphasising its use as theory in practice
• completely rewritten chapter on Project Leadership describes different models of leadership and motivation and their impacts
• new and revised real-world examples such as responses to the Covid-19 pandemic and social justice projects from around the world
• Project Management in Practice case studies include the rescue of Crossrail, Norway's QA process for planning major projects and the construction of Heathrow Terminal 5.

About the authors:

Harvey Maylor is Professor of Management Practice at the Saïd Business School, University of Oxford. Prior to that, he was the Founding Director of the International Centre for Programme Management at Cranfield University.

Neil Turner is a Reader at Cranfield School of Management, having joined from a previous career as an engineering manager in a major multinational telecommunications firm. He has published widely in prestigious journals.

Pearson, the world's learning company.

Making sense of the project context

1. Introduction

2. Structures and frameworks

3. Projects and organisations

Managing the project process: the 4-D model

D1: Define it

4. Setting up for success

5. Planning for success

D2: Design it

6. Time planning and scheduling

7. Making time planning robust: Advanced Project Thinking (APT)

8. Building a business case for a project

9. Engaging stakeholders

10. Managing risks and opportunities

D3: Do it

11. Organising people in the project

12. Leading people in projects

13. Monitoring and controlling the project

14. Procuring, contracting, and working with supply chains

15. Problem-solving and decision-making

D4: Develop it

16. Completing projects and learning to improve

Index