TY - BOOK AU - Olson,David L. TI - Quantitative tools of project management T2 - Portfolio and project management collection, SN - 9781951527846 AV - HD69.P75 PY - 2020///.] CY - New York, New York (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) PB - Business Expert Press KW - Project management KW - PERT (Network analysis) KW - Estimation KW - Quantitative models KW - Critical path model KW - Project Evaluation and Review Technique KW - Simulation KW - Earned value KW - [genre] KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes index; Chapter 1. Estimation --; Chapter 2. The critical path method --; Chapter 3. Project crashing --; Chapter 4. Probabilistic scheduling models --; Chapter 5. Critical chain project management --; Chapter 6. Project control and assessment --; Chapter 7. Microsoft project; Access restricted to authorized users and institutions; 2; b; Also available in printing N2 - This book addresses quantitative tools to support general project management. The author focuses on critical path modeling and discusses risk-modeling tools, including PERT, critical chain modeling, agile/scrum approaches, and project control through earned value analysis. The text also presents Microsoft Project orientation. A feature of the book is an effort to tie content to that of the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK). Each chapter includes reference to how each chapter relates to the PMBOK structure, and relationship to the 2020 PMP Exam Outline UR - https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ciu.edu?url=https://portal.igpublish.com/iglibrary/search/BEPB0000984.html ER -