Absolute Beginner's Guide to Project Management

Name: Absolute Beginner's Guide to Project Management
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ISBN: 9780789738219

ISBN-10: 078973821X

ISBN-13: 9780789738219

Edition: 2nd 2009

Authors: Greg Horine

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Absolute Beginner's Guide to Project Management, 2/e, is the easiest, fastest way to become an effective, efficient project manager. Long-time project leader and consultant Gregory Horine makes project management more accessible than it's ever been, offering a relentlessly clear and practical introduction to every skill new PMs need, no matter what industry or environment they're working with, or what tools they're using. This easy-to-use tutorial and reference walks through every step of project management from start to finish. Horine covers topics ranging from building project budgets and schedules through managing vendors, and shares indispensable insights about the human side of project…

Book details

List price: $29.99
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Pearson Education
Publication date: 1/16/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 432
Size: 7.00" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.430
Language: English



Introduction


About This Book


Who Should Read This Book?


How This Book Is Organized


Conventions Used in This Book



Project Management Jumpstart



Project Management Overview


What Is Project Managementhellip;Exactly?


What Is the Value of Project Management?


Why Are Projects Challenging?


Growing Demand for Effective Project Managers?


Trends in Project Management



The Project Manager


One Title, Many Roles


Key Skills of Project Managers


Qualities of Successful Project Managers


15 Common Mistakes of Project Managers 27



Essential Elements for Any Successful Project


What Exactly Is a ldquo;Successfulrdquo; Project?


Learning from Troubled Projects


Learning from Successful Projects


Essential Project Manager Toolkit



Project Planning



Defining a Project


Setting the Stage for Success


How Does Defining a Project Relate to Project Planning?


Project Definition Document


Project Definition Checklist



Planning a Project


Key Project Planning Principles


Important Questions Project Planning Should Answer


Building a Project Plan


Summary of Supplemental Project Plan Components


Project Plan Checklist



Developing the Work Breakdown Structure


What Is a WBS Exactly?


Why Is the WBS Important?


The Process of Building a WBS



Estimating the Work


Next Step in the Schedule Development Process


Managing the Risk, Managing the Estimates


Reasons for Estimating Woes