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James Cook University Open Education Resources
A Manual for Project Governance and Asset Management
Students, practitioners, and businesses will all benefit from this free eBook, which focuses on project governance and asset management. We are breaking new ground by establishing the value proposition associated with the integration of both AM and Governance. Both areas, in our opinion, are inextricably connected in project management.
In this eBook, which we have written as a manual, the ideas of assets and governance are brought together, and an agile governance framework is introduced. We hope to examine how these ideas may be used in project management in order to provide you with beneficial methodologies and approaches.
| Author(s) | A/Prof Carmen Reaiche, Dr Samantha Papavasiliou |
|---|---|
| Subject | Project management |
| Licence | CC BY |
| Interactive activities | 16 H5P activities |
| Length | 37,693 words |
| Published | 23 May 2022 |
| Last updated | 17 February 2026 |
| Institution | James Cook University |
| Publisher | James Cook University |
| Language | English (Australia) |

Saskatchewan OER Pressbooks Network
Project Management: A Strategic Approach
Project management is becoming a core competence and not just about managing processes to ensure that the strategic goals of a business are delivered on time, within budget and specification. These days, project management is more about managing strategic goals while adapting to change and responding to ongoing disruptions. The pandemic, rapid urbanisation, digital transformation and environmental challenges are only some of the types of disruption faced by contemporary businesses.
It is up to the project manager to ensure that the project management processes, as well as the projects and/or services themselves, are part of the readjustment required for business to survive these new challenges. This freely available ebook introduces some of the core values, concepts and tools as recognised by the Project Management Institute (PMI). This book will be of value to both students and practitioners in Australia and overseas seeking professional development in the field of project management.
| Author(s) | Associate Professor Carmen Reaiche |
|---|---|
| Subject | Project management |
| Licence | CC BY |
| Interactive activities | 26 H5P activities |
| Length | 65,527 words |
| Published | 7 February 2022 |
| Last updated | 25 April 2022 |
| Publisher | James Cook University |
| Language | English |

James Cook University Open Education Resources
Management Methods for Complex Projects
This freely available project management eBook is the start of your journey in the field of complex project management methodologies, introducing you to some of the core methods, processes and tools as recognised by the project management discipline.
This eBook lays out methodologies such as XP, Agile, Scrum, Kanban, Six Sigma, PRINCE2, Waterfall, PRiSM, Soft Systems Methodology as well as introducing Project Design as a method so you can leverage the right project management approach. This eBook will be of value to students, practitioners, and businesses in Australia and overseas seeking professional development in the field of project management methodologies.
| Author(s) | Carmen Reaiche, Samantha Papavasiliou |
|---|---|
| Subject | Project management |
| Licence | CC BY |
| Interactive activities | 26 H5P activities |
| Length | 37,073 words |
| Published | 5 August 2022 |
| Last updated | 17 February 2026 |
| Institution | James Cook University |
| Publisher | James Cook University |
| Language | English (Australia) |

James Cook University Open Education Resources
Risk Assessment and Quality Project Management
This freely available eBook provides a comprehensive coverage of the fundamentals of project quality management and risk management. It makes breakthroughs in project quality by combining risk project management with quality management processes.
This eBook is one of four in a series of manuals in the field of project management. It provides a short summary of current best practices in project risk management while introducing the connection and relevance of quality project management, so that practitioners, students and those responsible for managing risk and quality in projects may do so successfully.
| Author(s) | Carmen Reaiche, Samantha Papavasiliou, Frank Anglani |
|---|---|
| Subject | Project management |
| Licence | CC BY |
| Interactive activities | 20 H5P activities |
| Length | 31,420 words |
| Published | 2 September 2022 |
| Last updated | 17 February 2026 |
| Institution | James Cook University |
| Publisher | James Cook University |
| Language | English (Australia) |
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