新版特色:
● The 5th Edition has been updated to reflect changes from the latest version of A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide), 2013.
● There is now an overview of PRINCE2® Methodology to help guide students through effective project management.
● Integration of learning cycles has been added to end-of-chapter assignments.
● Content on project governance and its role in project management, along with a new Agile estimation technique called Poker Planning, has been added to the text.

圖書特色與優點：
● Takes you through the different phases of the project life cycle and introduces the concepts and tools that are appropriate for each specific phase of the project.
● Emphasizes measurable organizational value (MOV) as a central theme in the text.
● Incorporates nine areas outlined in the Project Management Institute's Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) into the basic concepts associated with information systems management and software engineering.