Instructor Info

Instructors using An Introduction to Project Management (any edition) can request access to a secure site by emailing me at schwalbe@augsburg.edu.  Please verify that you are an instructor at a college or university with your request and send your gmail address. You can also email me to request desk copies or get one yourself on vitalsource.com. If you forgot how to get sample, click here. If you don’t have an account, click here.

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New features of the eighth edition:

  • Updated to information from the PMBOK® Guide – Eighth Edition (2025)
  • A new chapter describes AI and project management, and each chapter includes a new section on applying AI to relevant concepts
  • Each chapter includes a new feature highlighting the author’s personal examples
  • Summarizes new research, statistics, and real-world examples
  • Incorporates updated information from several software tools, including Project Libra and Jira

Continuing features:

  • Provides an easy-to-understand introduction to project, program, and portfolio management
  • Provides concepts, tools, and examples of predictive, agile, and hybrid project management
  • Describes project, program, and portfolio selection
  • Includes chapters for each process group and comprehensive case studies to illustrate applying tools and techniques throughout the project life cycle
  • Uses real-world examples and references, including opening cases and case wrap-ups, examples of what went right, what went wrong, media snapshots, best practices, and video highlights in each chapter
  • End of chapter materials include chapter summaries, quick quizzes, discussion questions, exercises, and team projects with teaching case studies provided in an appendix
  • Comprehensive, secure instructor site available with lecture slides, solution files, test banks, etc.
  • Free, up-to-date website includes template files, certification information, links to articles and videos, and much more