Buch, Englisch, 504 Seiten, Format (B × H): 187 mm x 233 mm, Gewicht: 752 g
ISBN: 978-1-118-14424-4
Verlag: WILEY
A pragmatic approach to project management
Many projects fail to deliver on time or on budget, or even to deliver a workable product that satisfies the customer. While good project management goes a long way towards ensuring success, managers often fail to follow the plans they implement. This unique guide helps you understand and successfully handle project management, once and for all. Covering practical ways to solve problems you'll typically face when managing actual projects, this pragmatic book takes you through a full project management lifecycle. You'll find ample tips, tricks, and best practices--all richly illustrated with real case studies.
Find out how to plan for risk, get wayward projects back on track, manage a whole portfolio of projects, and much more. Each topic in the book is mapped to the exam topics of the PMP Certification Exam, so PMP certification candidates can also use this book for test prep. The book's companion web site offers downloadable forms, templates, and checklists.
* Explains project management for the real world using a pragmatic approach that includes field-tested techniques, case studies to illustrate concepts, helpful tips and tricks, and downloadable content
* Guides you to project management success by providing friendly advice, as if you had a friend or project management consultant at your side, discussing issues
* Explores how to run successful meetings, how to get wayward projects back on track, planning for risk, and how to manage multiple projects
Manage your next project with a personal consultant: your own copy of Your Project Management Coach: Best Practices for Managing Projects in the Real World.
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Weitere Infos & Material
Introduction xxix
Part I Understanding Projects and Project Management 1
Chapter 1 Getting to Know Projects 3
Chapter 2 Getting to Know Project Management 11
Part II Planning a Project 33
Chapter 3 Getting a Project Off the Ground 35
Chapter 4 Getting to Know a Project Plan 73
Chapter 5 Identifying the Work to Be Completed 85
Chapter 6 Estimating Work and Cost 105
Chapter 7 Planning Project Resources 121
Chapter 8 Building a Schedule 131
Chapter 9 Planning for Quality 155
Chapter 10 Setting Up a Communication Plan 169
Chapter 11 Setting Up a Change Management Plan 191
Chapter 12 Managing Risk 203
Part III Executing a Project 225
Chapter 13 Kicking Off a Project 227
Chapter 14 Taming Processes, Problems, and Confl icts 239
Chapter 15 The Keys to Successful Meetings 251
Chapter 16 Transforming People into a Team 267
Part IV Monitoring and Controlling 277
Chapter 17 Gathering Progress Information 279
Chapter 18 Evaluating Progress and Performance 289
Chapter 19 Getting a Plan Back on Track 303
Part V Closing the Project 315
Chapter 20 Obtaining Acceptance and Other Wrap-Up Tasks 317
Chapter 21 Documenting a Project for Posterity 327
Chapter 22 Don't Forget Lessons Learned 337
Part VI Taking the Next Steps in Project Management 355
Chapter 23 Running a Project Management Office 357
Chapter 24 Managing a Portfolio of Projects 369
Chapter 25 Selecting the Right Projects 379
Part VII Reference 395
Appendix A Answers 397
Appendix B Forms 423
Glossary 439
Index 451
