New book: The Art of Project Management (ed. 3)

The Art of Project Management

A Story about Work and Passion, Edition 3

Somewhat more than two years ago, the first edition of "The Art of Project Management" has been put available as a free download (see the blog of March 14, 2013), and an update (2nd edition) has been put available one year later (see blog). Today, May 11, 2015, the third edition of the book is available online. And just like the last two years, the book is freely available on the OR-AS website. Just pay with a tweet.

What's new?

12 new articles on collaborations, products, research and education has been added to the book:

  • A summary of the three editions of the book
  • An interview on the relevance of Project Management
  • A collaboration with INESC Technology and Science in Portugal
  • An overview of the use of ORASTalks all over the world
  • PSG Extended: Effort driven decision making
  • The Journal of Modern Project Management: Enhancing theory and managerial significance
  • Setting Action Thresholds: Early warnings for corrective actions
  • Measuring Risk Sensitivity: Enhancing risk metrics for projects
  • Outsourcing Project Resources: Optimizing outsourcing options in project scheduling
  • Edu @ Vlerick Business School: Project Management in line with your strategy
  • Experiments in the classroom: Communication in business games
  • Welcome to Peking University: Five observations from Beijing

Updates

4 articles have been updated with recent news.

  • PM Knowledge Center: Step inside - Knowledge freely available!
  • Introduction: The Nature of Research
  • Blended learning: Enhancing student learning and engagement
  • PMI Belgium’s University Contest: Praise youth and it will prosper
  • References: Distributing academic research and scholarship

YouTube Movie

A summary overview of the book can be found on YouTube.