Authors: Eric Verzuh
ISBN-13: 9780470247891, ISBN-10: 0470247894
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
Date Published: April 2008
Edition: (Non-applicable)
Eric Verzuh is President of The Versatile Company, which brings project management best practices to a wide variety of industries and government organizations, including such major corporations as Lockheed Martin, Microsoft, Nordstrom, and the U.S. Postal Service.
The bestselling introduction to project managementupdated and more comprehensive than ever!
This practical, easy-to-use guide gives you instant access to the cutting-edge ideas and hard-won wisdom of one of today's leading experts on project management, Eric Verzuh. Using real-world examples, Verzuh delivers all the information you need to navigate every complex project management issue. This revised Third Edition also includes downloadable, customizable forms to help you plan your project. You'll learn how to build and coordinate teams, set realistic schedules and budgets, design a plan step-by-step, manage expectations, and handle small or large projects.
As the business world has changed, so has project managementand so has this bestselling, comprehensive resource, with important new chapters on Microsoft Project, the PMP exam, and coverage of hot topics such as Enterprise Project Management, Project Portfolio Management, and applying Lean principles to project management. For the best practices and the latest advice on project management, this is the only resource you need.
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Preface | ||
Pt. 1 | Introduction | 1 |
Ch. 1 | Project Management in a Changing World | 3 |
Ch. 2 | The Project Environment | 10 |
Pt. 2 | Defining the Project | 37 |
Ch. 3 | Project Stakeholders | 39 |
Ch. 4 | Making the Rules | 50 |
Pt. 3 | The Planning Process | 77 |
Ch. 5 | Risk Management | 79 |
Ch. 6 | Work Breakdown Structure | 101 |
Ch. 7 | Realistic Scheduling | 120 |
Ch. 8 | The Dynamics of Accurate Estimating | 153 |
Ch. 9 | Balancing the Project | 188 |
Pt. 4 | Controlling the Project | 219 |
Ch. 10 | Communication | 221 |
Ch. 11 | Measuring Progress | 245 |
Pt. 5 | Putting the Discipline to Work | 261 |
Ch. 12 | Organizing for Project Management | 263 |
Ch. 13 | Application is the Art: Solving Common Project Problems | 300 |
App | The Detailed Planning Model | 311 |
Notes | 321 | |
Index | 323 |