BOOK REVIEW:

Book Title: Project Management Circa 2025
Editors: David I. Cleland, Ph.D. and Bopaya Bidanda, Ph.D.
Publisher: Project Management Institute, Inc.
List Price: US$ 49.95
Publication Date: 2009
ISBN: 978-1-933890-96-8
Reviewer: Yi-Hsiu Jenny Chen
Review Date: April 2010

Introduction to the Book

Project Management has been around for centuries to help organization to deal with various challenges. But only for the last few decades the project management has evolving theory and practice the discipline. In the 21st century, we are facing the significant challenges in all different areas. Project Management has become the core competency in leading organization through these challenges.

This book is contributed by many knowledgeable experts in both theory and practice of Project Management. These experts come from different industries all over the world and give wide latitude in the chapter they contribute. Thus, their best experience would best demonstrate the project management circa 2050.

Overview of Book’s Structure

This book is presented in the following five parts:

Part I: Examples of Projects from Geographic and Industry Applications
Part II: Project Management System Applications
Part III: Project Management Organizational Applications
Part IV: Project Management in Government
Part V: Likely Growth of Project Management

In Part I, several sample projects are discussed from the following geographic areas: Spain, India, Pacific Rim and the Arabian Gulf Region (Chapters 2-5). You will see the likely future development in project management around these areas. Also, a framework to forecast project management development is introduced (Chapter 1)….

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About the Reviewer: Yi-Hsiu Jenny Chen, MBA, PMP®, OCP Yi-Hsiu Jenny Chen is a certified PMP. She has 5 years of experience in Project Management in software industry and 5 years of experience in Oracle DBA in media industry. Also 3 years of management experience of Finance in system integration industry. She is currently a Project Manager in Trend Micro Inc. She specializes in distribution module of ERP system and license management system in software industry. She is graduated from University of Texas at Dallas in MBA, major in Corporate Finance and Information System. She has learned ballet and modern dance since four and as a member of Taiwan Youth Goodwill Mission to visit nine countries around Pacific-Rim and Oceania during college years. She is also a fan of musicals, plays and music. She can be contacted at yihsiupm@gmail.com