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Authors: James Lewis
ISBN-13: 9780071460378, ISBN-10: 0071460373
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies, The
Date Published: December 2005
Edition: REV
James P. Lewis, Ph.D., is the founder of The Lewis Institute, Inc., a training and consulting company specializing in project management, and an adjunct professor at the University of Management and Technology. Over the past two decades, Dr. Lewis has trained more than 30,000 supervisors and managers in the United States, Europe, Asia, and throughout the world. He has written 12 influential books on project management, including Project Leadership, The Project Manager's Desk Reference, The Project Manager's Survival Guide, and others.
The classic project manager's handbook, with new chapters and insights that demystify the new PM tools and the PMP® exam
Project Planning, Scheduling, and Control has been the standard guidebook for project managers for more than 15 years. Addressing the key issues you face every day, Jim Lewis's benchmark book brings the subject alive with accessible, nontechnical questions, step-by-step guidelines, and real-world examples and applications. This revised, updated, and expanded fourth edition provides an applications-oriented understanding of the issues you must confront and important tips for passing the Project Management Professional (PMP®) exam.
James P. Lewis, Ph.D., is the founder of The Lewis Institute, Inc., a training and consulting company specializing in project management, and an adjunct professor at the University of Management and Technology. Over the past two decades, Dr. Lewis has trained more than 30,000 supervisors and managers in the United States, Europe, Asia, and throughout the world. He has written 12 influential books on project management, including Project Leadership, The Project Manager's Desk Reference, The Project Manager's Survival Guide, and others.
Preface | ||
Abbreviations used in this Book | ||
List of Figures | ||
List of Tables | ||
Acknowledgments | ||
Sect. 1 | Introduction to Project Management | |
Ch. 1 | An Introduction to Project Management | 3 |
Ch. 2 | Getting Your Organization to Accept Project Management | 53 |
Ch. 3 | The Role of the Project Manager | 69 |
Ch. 4 | Whole-Brain Project Management | 85 |
Sect. 2 | Project Definition | |
Ch. 5 | The Headless Chicken Project (and How to Avoid It) | 107 |
Sect. 3 | Project Planning | |
Ch. 6 | Project Strategy: You Can't Develop a Good Implementation Plan Unless Your First Have a Proper Game Plan | 157 |
Ch. 7 | Developing an Implementation Plan | 187 |
Ch. 8 | Managing Project Risk | 235 |
Ch. 9 | Practical Project Scheduling | 251 |
Sect. 4 | Managing the Project - Control | |
Ch. 10 | Keeping the Project on Track - Control | 281 |
Sect. 5 | Other Issues in Project Management | |
Ch. 11 | Managing Multiple Projects | 341 |
Ch. 12 | Developing a Project Methodology | 347 |
Sect. 6 | Managing People and Teams | |
Ch. 13 | Exercising Leadership as a Project Manager | 355 |
Ch. 14 | How to Motivate Almost Anyone | 377 |
Ch. 15 | Developing the Project Team and Working with People Issues | 399 |
Ch. 16 | Managing Meetings | 443 |
Sect. 7 | Managing Yourself | |
Ch. 17 | Managing Your Time | 459 |
Ch. 18 | Building Personal Effectiveness | 477 |
Schedule Computations | 490 | |
Answers to Questions | 515 | |
Glossary | 525 | |
Resources for Project Managers | 531 | |
References and Reading List | 533 | |
Index | 539 |