Successful Project Management (with Microsoft Project 2010)

by Gido, Jack; Clements, James P.

• ISBN13: 9780538478977
• ISBN10: 0538478977
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-02-18
• Publisher: South-Western College Pub

Summary

Gido/Clements' best-selling SUCCESSFUL PROJECT MANAGEMENT, 5E presents everything you need to know to work successfully in today's exciting project management environment, from how to organize and manage effective project teams, to planning, scheduling and cost management. Revised chapters now closely align with the PMBOK (Project Management Body of Knowledge) framework to ensure you are mastering today?s best management practices. Coverage of the latest business developments and challenges introduce issues, such as project constraints, the project charter, and how projects relate to an organization's strategic plan. You even gain experience working with the latest version of today's most popular project management software -- Microsoft? Project 2010 -- using the trial version that comes with each new book.

Table of Contents

Project Management Concepts

Initating a Project

Identifying and Selecting Projects

Developing Project Proposals

Planning, Performing, and Controlling the Project

Defining Scope, Quality, Responsibility, and Activity Sequence

Developing the Schedule

Resource Utilization

Determining Costs, Budget and Earned Value

Managing Risk

Closing the Project

People: The Key to Project Success

The Project Manager

The Project Team

Project Communication and Documentation

Project Management Organizational Structures

Project Management Software

Project Management Associations Around the Globe

Project Management Websites

Acronyms

References

Reinforce Your Learning Answers

Glossary

Index

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