Just Enough Project Management: The Indispensable Four-step Process for Managing Any Project, Better, Faster, Cheaper

by Cook, Curtis

• ISBN13: 9780071445405
• ISBN10: 0071445404
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-11-10
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education

Summary

Practical, proven techniques for managing today's smaller, more mission-critical projectsManagers who can bring projects in on time, under budget, and within specs are among the most valuable and marketable in today's project-driven environment.Just Enough Project Management-- written by globally renowned project management authority Curtis R. Cook--is a quick-hitting, no-nonsense pocket guide on how to successfully handle projects of any size, in any environment.This versatile book's one-of-a-kind, customizable templates free managers from the time-consuming process of having to reinvent basic techniques and methods from one project to the next. Valuable for projects of every size, but especially helpful for today's newer breed of tighter, more focused projects,Just Enough Project Managementwill help project managers achieve: Greater bottom-line performance Dramatically improved team morale Long-term competitive advantage

Author Biography

Curtis R. Cook is president and CEO of Novations Project Management and a globally renowned project management authority.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Project management overview	p. 1
Initiating the project	p. 14
Project planning basics	p. 32
Advanced planning techniques	p. 49
Controlling the project	p. 71
Closing the project	p. 90
Juggling multiple projects and dealing with project overload	p. 106
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