Project Management For Dummies

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John Wiley & Sons, 7 kwi 2010 - 384
The tools you need for successful project management

In today's time-crunched, cost-conscious global business environment, tight project deadlines and stringent expectations are the norm. Now with 25% new and updated content, Project Management For Dummies, 3rd Edition introduces you to the principles of successful project management and shows you how to motivate any team to gain maximum productivity.

You'll learn how to organize, estimate, and schedule projects efficiently and effectively. You'll also discover how to manage deliverables, issue changes, assess risks, maintain communications, and live up to expectations by making the most of the latest technology and software and by avoiding common problems that can trip up even the best project managers.

  • The latest methods to manage resources and stay on track and within a budget
  • New coverage of the pros and cons of virtual teams
  • Fresh tactics for team motivation and the hottest risk management strategies
  • Explanations of concepts tested in the PMP certification exam with study tips and practices to help you pass

Project Management For Dummies, 3rd Edition gives professionals like you everything you need to be successful project managers.

 

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Spis treści

Introduction
1
Understanding Expectations The Who What
7
Clarifying What Youre Trying to Accomplish and Why
29
Knowing Your Projects Audience Involving the Right People
51
Developing Your Game Plan Getting from Here to There
71
Planning Time Determining When
95
Establishing Whom You Need How Much and When
129
Planning for Other Resources and Developing the Budget
151
Starting Your Project Team Off on the Right Foot
221
Steering the Ship Managing Your
237
Keeping Everyone Informed
263
Encouraging Peak Performance by Providing Effective Leadership
281
Bringing Your Project to Closure
291
Taking Your Project Management
303
Monitoring Project Performance with Earned Value Management
319
Ten Questions to Ask Yourself as You Plan Your Project
335

Venturing into the Unknown Dealing with
163
Group Work Putting Your Team Together
183
Defining Team Members Roles and Responsibilities
199
Combining the Techniques into
343
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Project Management For Dummies
Stanley E. Portny
Podgląd niedostępny - 2010
Project Management For Dummies
Stanley E. Portny
Podgląd niedostępny - 2010

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Informacje o autorze (2010)

Stanley E. Portny is a project management consultant and a certified Project Management Professional (PMP). He has provided training and consultation to more than 150 public and private organizations, and he has developed and conducted training programs for more than 50,000 management and staff personnel.

Informacje bibliograficzne

TytułProject Management For Dummies
--For dummies
AutorStanley E. Portny
Wydanie3
WydawcaJohn Wiley & Sons, 2010
ISBN0470636521, 9780470636527
Liczba stron384
  
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