Expert guidance on ensuring project success—the latest edition! Many projects fail to deliver on time and within budget, and often-poor project management is to blame. If you're a project manager, the newest edition of this expert and top-selling book will help you avoid the pitfalls and manage projects successfully. Covering the major project management techniques including Traditional (Linear and Incremental), Agile (Iterative and Adaptive), and Extreme, this book lays out a comprehensive overview of all of the best-of-breed project management approaches and tools today.
You'll learn how to use these approaches effectively to achieve better outcomes. Fresh topics in this new edition include critical chain project management, using the Requirements Management Lifecycle as a key driver, career and professional development for project managers, and more. This book is packed with step-by-step instruction and practical case studies, and a companion web site offers additional exercises and solutions.
Key Features - Gives new or veteran project managers a comprehensive overview of the best-of-breed project management approaches and tools today.
- Shows readers, through step-by-step instruction and practical case studies, how to use these tools effectively.
- Updated new edition adds new material on career and professional development for project managers, critical chain project management, and more.
If you're seeking to improve your professional project management skills, the latest edition of this popular, successful, and in-depth book is the place to start.
Visit http://wysockiepm.com/ for support materials and to connect with the author.
Contents
- Introduction
Part I Defining and Using Project Management Process Groups
- Chapter 1 What Is a Project?
- Chapter 2 What Is Project Management?
- Chapter 3 Understanding the Project Management Process Groups
- Chapter 4 How to Scope a TPM Project
- Chapter 5 How to Plan a TPM Project
- Chapter 6 How to Launch a TPM Project
- Chapter 7 How to Monitor and Control a TPM Project
- Chapter 8 How to Close a TPM Project
Part II Establishing Project Management Life Cycles and Strategies
- Chapter 9 Complexity and Uncertainty in the Project Management Landscape
- Chapter 10 Traditional Project Management
- Chapter 11 Agile Project Management
- Chapter 12 Extreme Project Management
Part III Building an Effective Project Management Infrastructure
- Chapter 13 Establishing and Maturing a Project Support Office
- Chapter 14 Establishing and Managing a Project Portfolio Management Process
- Chapter 15 Establishing and Managing a Continuous Process Improvement Program
Part IV Managing the Realities of Projects
- Chapter 16 Prevention and Intervention Strategies for Distressed Projects
- Chapter 17 Organizing Multiple Team Projects
- Chapter 18 Managing the Professional Development of Project Teams
Appendices
- Appendix A Glossary of Acronyms
- Appendix B What’s on the Website?
- Appendix C Bibliography
Index
About the Author
- Robert K. Wysocki, PhD, has more than 40 years' experience as a project management consultant and trainer, information systems manager, systems and management consultant, author, training developer, and provider. The founder of Enterprise Information Insights, Inc. (EII), he has written 20 books on project management, business analysis, and information systems management.
Book Details
- Paperback: 816 pages
- Publisher: Wiley; 6 edition (2011)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 111801619X
- ISBN-13: 978-1118016190
- Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 1.8 inches
List Price: $60.00