Book (Digital)

Morris, S 2021, Project Management Fundamentals, viewed on 14 June, 2026, https://pressbooks.senecapolytechnic.ca/projectmanagementfundamentals/.

Description

The primary purpose of this text is to provide an open source textbook that can be used in introductory project management courses. The objective is to develop a concise, widely applicable open source textbook that can be used in the for-profit and non-profit sectors. This text covers all aspects of the project management lifecycle. The author has intentionally left out examples from fields of practice like business, engineering and information technology in order to ensure this text has universal applicability. ( Seneca Polytechnic | Project Management Fundamentals)

Parts, chapters and sections

Note about the Table of Contents

The table of contents covers both the downloadable and HTML versions. The latter contains more chapters on sustainablity, artificial intelligence and and updated appendix.

• Acknowledgements p. 1 [HTML]
• Overview and Preface p. 2 [HTML]
• Chapter 1. Introduction p. 5 [HTML]
• Chapter 2. Project Selection p. 21 [HTML]
• Chapter 3. Project Structures and Organizational Culture p. 28 [HTML]
• Chapter 4. Project Initiation p. 36 [HTML]
• Chapter 5. Project Planning p. 46 [HTML]
• Chapter 6. Project Execution p. 107 [HTML]
• Chapter 7. Monitoring and Controlling p. 130 [HTML]
• Chapter 8. Project Closure p. 145 [HTML]
• Chapter 9. Project Management and Sustainability – Digital only [HTML]Chapter
• Chapter 10. Artificial Intelligence and Project Management – Digital only [HTML]
• Chapter 11. Appendix – Digital only [HTML]

About the Author

Shelly Morris is a lecturer in project management at Seneca Polytechnic in Toronto, Canada. (Seneca Polytechnic | Project Management Fundamentals)

Where to find

Project Management Fundamentals is published freely by Seneca Polytechnic as part of Pressbook.com, a digital publishing platform. The book can be downloaded in four types of digital books: Print PDF, Digital PDF, ePub, and MOBI. It is also available in HTML.

See also

Textbooks on project management in Libraries SA network

• Fielding, Paul J. 2019. How to Manage Projects : Essential Project Management Skills to Deliver On-Time, On-Budget Results. Third edition. London: Kogan Page. [Libraries SA]
• Heagney, J. 2016. Fundamentals of Project Management. Sixth edition. HarperCollins Leadership. [Libraries SA]

References

• Morris, S 2021, Project Management Fundamentals, viewed on 14 June, 2026,<https://pressbooks.senecapolytechnic.ca/projectmanagementfundamentals/>. This page provides a link to both the online (HTML) and download link to a four versions of digital copies of the book: Print PDF, Digital PDF, ePub, and MOBI.
• WorldCat 2026, Project Management Fundamentals, viewed on 14 June, 2026, <https://search.worldcat.org/title/1557413250>. This search result yields this book as a book published to the Web in 2021; made available to the general public via the Open Textbook Library.