The Fast Forward MBA in Project Management

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Author: Eric Verzuh

ISBN-10: 0470247894

ISBN-13: 9780470247891

Category: Project Management

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The bestselling introduction to project management—updated 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 management—and 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.From the creators of the bestselling Portable MBA series comes The Fast Forward MBA...A quick way to brush up on new ideasAn easy-to-use format that fits in any briefcaseReal-world information that you can put to use now!

PrefacePt. 1Introduction1Ch. 1Project Management in a Changing World3Ch. 2The Project Environment10Pt. 2Defining the Project37Ch. 3Project Stakeholders39Ch. 4Making the Rules50Pt. 3The Planning Process77Ch. 5Risk Management79Ch. 6Work Breakdown Structure101Ch. 7Realistic Scheduling120Ch. 8The Dynamics of Accurate Estimating153Ch. 9Balancing the Project188Pt. 4Controlling the Project219Ch. 10Communication221Ch. 11Measuring Progress245Pt. 5Putting the Discipline to Work261Ch. 12Organizing for Project Management263Ch. 13Application is the Art: Solving Common Project Problems300AppThe Detailed Planning Model311Notes321Index323