Author : Albert Lester
Publisher : Butterworth-Heinemann
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 24,98 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780750669566
This fifth edition provides a comprehensive resource for project managers. It describes the latest project management systems that use critical path methods.
Author : Timothy J. Kloppenborg PhD
Publisher : Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 44,22 MB
Release : 2002-02-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1567263860
Make breakthroughs in project quality by combining project management with quality management - this books shows you how. Guiding you from project initiation through closure, the book provides a detailed stage-specific flowchart of activities correlated with appropriate tools to give you new power to meet customer expectations and institutionalize project quality.
Author : Kory Kogon
Publisher : BenBella Books
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 30,43 MB
Release : 2024-01-16
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1637740506
No project management training? No problem! In today’s workplace, employees are routinely expected to coordinate and manage projects. Yet, chances are, you aren’t formally trained in managing projects—you’re an unofficial project manager. FranklinCovey experts Kory Kogon and Suzette Blakemore understand the importance of leadership in project completion and explain that people are crucial in the formula for success. This updated and revised edition of Project Management for the Unofficial Project Manager offers practical, real-world insights for effective project management and guides you through the essentials of the value, people, and project management process: Scope Plan Engage Track and Adapt Close If you’re struggling to ensure multiple projects are finished with high value and on time, this book is for you. If you manage projects without the benefit of a team, this book is also for you. Change the way you think about project management—"project manager" may not be your official title, but with the right strategies, you can excel in this project economy.
Author : Kim Heldman
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 27,1 MB
Release : 2016-03-09
Category : Computers
ISBN : 1119179742
Provides focused, concise review of PMP updated 2015 Exam objectives and compliments the PMP Project Management Professional Exam Study Guide, 8th Edition and the PMP Project Management Professional Exam Deluxe Study Guide, 2nd Edition. Includes interactive online learning environment and study tools with: + 2 practice tests + Over 175 electronic flashcards + Searchable key term glossary Interactive learning environment Take your exam prep to the next level with Sybex's superior interactive online study tools. To access our learning environment, simply visit http://sybextestbanks.wiley.com, type in your unique PIN, and instantly gain access to: Interactive test bank with 2 practice exams More than 175 Electronic Flashcards to reinforce learning and last-minute prep before the exam Comprehensive glossary in PDF format gives you instant access to the key terms so you are fully prepared Focused, expert review for the PMP updated 2015 exam PMP: Project Management Professional Exam Review Guide, 3rd Edition, delivers targeted review of key concepts for the PMP updated 2015 exam. Organized by objective to help you find what you need and skip what you know, this new third edition has been fully updated to reflect the latest changes to the exam. This invaluable study aid aligns with A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, 5th Edition (PMBOK® Guide), administered by the Project Management Institute, and works hand-in-hand with the Sybex PMP: Project Management Professional Exam Study Guide, 8th Edition, and the PMP Project Management Professional Exam Deluxe Study Guide, 2nd Edition so you can be confident on exam day. Coverage of 100% of all exam objectives in this Study Guide means you'll be ready for Initiating the Project Planning the Project Executing the Project Monitoring and Controlling the Project Closing the Project
Author : Carl Pritchard
Publisher : Artech House
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 46,82 MB
Release : 2013-11-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1608075451
Effective communication is the most powerful tool a manager can use. This is especially true for project managers who are tasked with coordinating the efforts of every project member as well as maintaining an open dialog with senior executives. Helping professionals achieve a high-level of communications expertise is the goal of this second edition book and CD-ROM package. The book explains how to energize projects, create momentum, and achieve success by talking and listening to staff members. Moreover, it teaches how to effectively communicate project status and requirements to executive management. The valuable CD-ROM supplies the “tools” to do the job right… ready-to-use documents, forms, reports, and project templates that help ensure effective, clear, and consistent communication. This second edition also includes new changes from A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK), Fifth Edition, as well as new material on evolving tools such as social media. As new technology has found its way to the marketplace, simple approaches from years gone by are modified for cloud-sharing tools, social media, and other considerations.
Author : Kenneth Rose
Publisher :
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 13,6 MB
Release : 2014
Category : Project management
ISBN : 9781680154962
This edition presents case examples that illuminate the theory of quality planning, assurance, and control with real-world narratives, including situation, analysis, and lessons learned. It also provides course discussion points and practical exercises at the end of each chapter. Key features include: Wheel of Quality that codifies in one image the elements of contemporary project quality management; establishes the pillar diagram that provides the needed capability to identify root causes of undesirable effects; supplies quality processes attuned to project scope specifications used to ensure a quality product and quality processes and to help maintain cost and schedule constraints; provides techniques and tools organized and explained according to their application within this process that can be applied to improve project implementation and customer satisfaction in any project context; and examines organization aspects that may hinder quality. --
Author : Randal Wilson
Publisher : FT Press
Page : 524 pages
File Size : 46,51 MB
Release : 2015-04-23
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0133840301
Mastering Project Time Management, Cost Control, and Quality Management gives managers powerful insights and tools for addressing the "Triple Constraints" that define virtually every project: time, cost, and quality. This book is part of a new series of seven cutting-edge project management guides for both working practitioners and students. Like all books in this series, it offers deep practical insight into the successful design, management, and control of complex modern projects. Using real case studies and proven applications, expert authors show how multiple functions and disciplines can and must be integrated to achieve a successful outcome. Individually, these books focus on realistic, actionable solutions, not theory. Together, they provide comprehensive guidance for working project managers at all levels, including highly-complex enterprise environments. These books also provide indispensable knowledge for anyone pursuing PMI/PMBOK or PRINCE2 certification, or other accreditation in the field.
Author : Harvard Business Review
Publisher : Harvard Business Press
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 28,23 MB
Release : 2013-01-08
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1422187314
MEET YOUR GOALS—ON TIME AND ON BUDGET. How do you rein in the scope of your project when you’ve got a group of demanding stakeholders breathing down your neck? And map out a schedule everyone can stick to? And motivate team members who have competing demands on their time and attention? Whether you’re managing your first project or just tired of improvising, this guide will give you the tools and confidence you need to define smart goals, meet them, and capture lessons learned so future projects go even more smoothly. The HBR Guide to Project Management will help you: Build a strong, focused team Break major objectives into manageable tasks Create a schedule that keeps all the moving parts under control Monitor progress toward your goals Manage stakeholders’ expectations Wrap up your project and gauge its success
Author : J. M. Juran
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 552 pages
File Size : 41,69 MB
Release : 1992-05-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0029166837
J.M. Juran, whom Business Week calls, "the man who taught Japan how to manage for quality", presents a new, exhaustively comprehensive approach to planning, setting, and reaching goals in Juran's Quality Road Map. New emphasis is placed on setting goals, planning in "multifunctional" processes, establishing data bases, motivating managers and introducing quality planning into organizations. 30 line drawings.
Author : Rod Baxter
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 94 pages
File Size : 12,77 MB
Release : 2015-09-21
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1329564030
This is a guide to project management for success, designed for project managers of all levels in every industry. The project management handbook combines elements of the simplest and most complex project management approaches and processes, including those contained in PMI(R)'s PMBOK(R). This handbook provides guidance through a simple seven-step approach called SUCCESS: Step One - Set-up the Project; Step Two - Understand the Requirements; Step Three - Create the Team; Step Four - Construct the Plan; Step Five - Execute the Plan; Step Six - Sign-off and Close the Project; Step Seven - Salute the Team. Employing this seven-step approach results in efficient and effective project management with certain results. With the purchase of the project management handbook, the reader has access to a downloadable file containing all templates referenced in the handbook.
