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Detailing the easy way to master the basics of project management, this book equips readers with fundamental principles and "tested in the trenches" techniques for managing projects in any type of organization. It examines the role of integration in project planning, risk and issues management, virtual teams, and project management offices.
Auteur
MILTON D. ROSENAU, Jr. is well known in both project management and product development circles. He is the author of a number of successful books, including The PDMA Handbook of New Product Development and Successful Product Development (both published by Wiley). GREGORY D. GITHENS has more than twenty years of experience as a project and program manager, practitioner, consultant, and trainer. He held membership in the core team for both the 2000 and 2004 versions of PMI's PMBOK Guide. He is the cofounder of the new product development specific interest group within PMI and was a member of the editorial advisory board for PMNetwork magazine from 1995 to 2003.
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A successful blueprint for getting projects done on schedule, under budget, and according to specifications-every time! This Fourth Edition of the internationally bestselling guide to project management provides project managers-in-training, product developers, and team leaders with a quick and easy way to master the basics of project management. Using a lively, conversational style, project management guru Mickey Rosenau and Gregory Githens equip you with a set of fundamental principles and "tested-in-the-trenches" techniques for managing projects in virtually any type of organization. He also arms you with original, easy-to-use tools for resolving any technical, mechanical, or personnel problem that may arise over the course of a project. To make the complex discipline of project management easy to understand and master, Rosenau and Githens break it down into twenty-two chronological steps, grouped into five phases or processes-from defining project goals and planning the work to leading the team, monitoring progress, and completing the project. Extensively revised to reflect the latest trends in the field, this Fourth Edition features completely new material on the role of integration in project planning and risk-and-issues management, as well as updated and revised coverage on such topics as the process view, virtual teams, new theories and practices of motivation, the quality view, project management offices, and more! Successful Project Management, Fourth Edition is an ideal primer for students and an indispensable quick reference for experienced project managers, team leaders, and new product developers.
Contenu
Preface. 1. What Is a Project? PART 1. DEFINING THE GOALS OF A PROJECT. 2. Linking the Project to the Product. 3. Balancing Competing Demands with the Triple Constraint. 4. Contracts, Negotiations, and Proposals. PART 2. PLANNING A PROJECT. 5. Why and How to Plan a Project. 6. The Work Breakdown Structure. 7. Scheduling. 8. Time Estimating and Compressing the Schedule. 9. Cost Estimating and Budgeting. 10. The Impact of Limited Resources. 11. Risk and Contingency. PART 3. LEADING THE PEOPLE WHO WORK ON A PROJECT. 12. Organizational Design for Delivering Projects. 13. Building the Project Team. 14. Organizing the Support Team. 15. The Role of the Project Manager. 16. Practical Tips for Project Managers. PART 4. CONTROLLING THE PROJECT. 17. Essential of Project Control. 18. Project Reviews. 19. Project Cost Reports. 20. Handling Project Changes. 21. Solving the Inevitable Problems. PART 5. COMPLETING A PROJECT. 22. How to Complete a Project. 23. Final Wrap-Up. PART 6. OTHER ISSUES IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT. 24. Small Projects. 25. New Product Development Projects. 26. Project Management Software. 27. Where Do You Go From Here? Appendix 1. Abbreviations Used in Project Management. Appendix 2. Glossary of Project Management Terms. Appendix 3. Examples of Planning Checklists for Project Managers. Index.