The Project Manager's Partner

A Step-by-Step Guide to Project Management

Michael Greer

176 pages, parution le 14/02/2002 (2^eme édition)

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Résumé

For businesspeople who have been saddled with the responsibility of managing a complicated project, expert help is now here.

Based on standards established by the Project Management Institute, this completely updated edition of The Project Manager's Partner teaches newcomers the essential skills, knowledge, and practices they need to deliver quality results--on time and within budget. Whether the project is moving to another building or developing a new software package, this authoritative handbook uses the framework of 20 key actions and results to explain how to:

* Calculate the project life cycle, divided into specific project phases and a final deliverables date

* Determine the broad actions needed to complete the project, incorporating the book's best practices that apply to the project

* Figure out the specific steps needed to accomplish the essential actions

Complete with worksheets, guidelines, checklists, and examples--including 25 new hands-on tools--this handy reference and how-to guide is the perfect companion for professionals in any field, at all levels of the organization.

About the Author: Michael Greer (Los Angeles, CA) is the author of the first edition of this book, The Manager's Pocket Guide to Project Management, ID Project Management, and others.

Contents

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Part I: Your Deliverables, Phases, and Project Life Cycle
Part II: Your Essential Project Actions
Part III: Your Project Management Action Items

Appendix A: Tips for Managing Experts Outside Your Expertise
Appendix B: Glossary of Project Management Terms
Appendix C: Summary of Key Project Manager Actions and Results
Appendix D: Potential Shortcuts for Low-Risk Projects
Appendix E: Guidelines--When to Kill the Project
Appendix F: Taking Charge of Your Project Management Software
Appendix G: Selected Project Manager Resources

Notes

Index

About the author

Caractéristiques techniques

	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Amacom
Auteur(s)	Michael Greer
Parution	14/02/2002
Édition	2^eme édition
Nb. de pages	176
Format	21,5 x 28
Couverture	Broché
Poids	634g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780814471333