Project Management in Practice: Jack R. Meredith, Scott M. Shafer, Margaret Sutton, Jr., Samuel J. Mantel

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Practical, hands-on approach, with use of Microsoft Project software integrated throughout.
* 120-day evaluation version of Microsoft Project packaged with book.
* Clear and accessible writing style.

From the Back Cover
Build real-world project management skills with a brief, hands-on text!

Following up on the extraordinary success of Project Management, 4/E Mantel and Meredith have teamed up once again, along with Scott Shafer and Margaret Sutton, to create Project Management in Practice- A Brief, Hands-on Text that shows how to do project management.

With it streamlined coverage and applied approach, the text offers a sturdy foundation of fundamental concepts and real-world project management skills. The authors clearly explain how to apply proven project management tools and techniques at each stage in a project life-cycle from selecting and initiating projects, to scheduling and budgeting, to project termination.

FEATURES

• Concise, hands-on approach to project management
• A CD-ROM packaged with this text containing a 120-day trial version of Microsoft® project 2000, in addition to Crystal Ball® 2000
• An appendix devoted to the use of Crystal Ball® 2000 with applications to project selection, budgeting, scheduling, and resource allocation
• Highly detailed examples
• Extensive review questions and exercises at the end of each chapter
• Emphasis on using computers, with numerous exercises that utilize project management software

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Total Project Control: A Manager’s Guide to Integrated Project Planning, Measuring, and Tracking (Operations Management Series): Stephen A. Devaux

• Filed under: Recommended

New metrics for assessing the performance and profitability of individual or multiple projects-written by the creator of the Total Project Control method.

“Critical path method needed a shot in the arm and Devaux delivers it in Total Project Control. His new book is an invaluable and much-needed advance in the art and practice of project management. Every project manager (and software developer) should read this book to understand what project management is all about.”-Joel Koppelman, President, Primavera Systems, Inc.

“Devaux’s Total Project Control introduces a welcome approach for managing dynamic projects from start to finish.”-Janet M. Baker, PhD, Chairman and CEO, Dragon Systems, Inc.

“Finally, a major shift from traditional project management theory. Devaux slams through decades of cost/schedule fixation and completes the picture. The value concepts in Total Project Control will launch both the art and the science of project planning into mainstream business thinking.”-Chip Drapeau, President and CEO, Project Software & Development, Inc.

“Total Project Control represents a comprehensive approach for orchestrating and evaluating complex projects.”-Alan Trefler, CEO, Pegasystems, Inc.

“Total Project Control describes essential new tools for the project management ‘power user’ that are not found in your favorite project planning software. These tools will prove to be indispensable for the manager who must objectively balance complex multiproject resources.”-Robert Virag, Senior Director, Research and Development, Mallinckrodt Inc.

“In Total Project Control Stephen Devaux delivers a major breakthrough-all of the tools and understanding necessary to manage enterprise-wide resources in any project-driven company.”-Dr. Priscilla A. Glidden V.P. of Human Resources and Organizational Effectiveness, Abt Associates, Inc.

From the Back Cover
New metrics for assessing the performance and profitability of individual or multiple projects-written by the creator of the Total Project Control method.

“Critical path method needed a shot in the arm and Devaux delivers it in Total Project Control. His new book is an invaluable and much-needed advance in the art and practice of project management. Every project manager (and software developer) should read this book to understand what project management is all about.”-Joel Koppelman, President, Primavera Systems, Inc.

“Devaux’s Total Project Control introduces a welcome approach for managing dynamic projects from start to finish.”-Janet M. Baker, PhD, Chairman and CEO, Dragon Systems, Inc.

“Finally, a major shift from traditional project management theory. Devaux slams through decades of cost/schedule fixation and completes the picture. The value concepts in Total Project Control will launch both the art and the science of project planning into mainstream business thinking.”-Chip Drapeau, President and CEO, Project Software & Development, Inc.

“Total Project Control represents a comprehensive approach for orchestrating and evaluating complex projects.”-Alan Trefler, CEO, Pegasystems, Inc.

“Total Project Control describes essential new tools for the project management ‘power user’ that are not found in your favorite project planning software. These tools will prove to be indispensable for the manager who must objectively balance complex multiproject resources.”-Robert Virag, Senior Director, Research and Development, Mallinckrodt Inc.

“In Total Project Control Stephen Devaux delivers a major breakthrough-all of the tools and understanding necessary to manage enterprise-wide resources in any project-driven company.”-Dr. Priscilla A. Glidden V.P. of Human Resources and Organizational Effectiveness, Abt Associates, Inc.

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The Superior Project Manager (Center for Business Practices): Frank Toney

• Filed under: Recommended

Describes global best practices, competencies, and standards of superior project organizations based on research conducted by the Top 500 Project Management Forum. It emphasizes the selection process, performance evaluation, and personnel development to provide the key elements for adjusting and adapting to flexible conditions. The text also highlights enhancements in professional image, job performance, and personal earnings.

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Disputes and International Projects: D.G. Carmichael

• Filed under: Recommended

This unique book focuses on a number of issues to do with contractual disputes - avoidance and resolution - within projects and provides this in an international context. Disputes have the potential to convert an otherwise successful project into an unsuccessful one. Numerous case studies, involving single and multiple cultures, are given. The book covers: - Dispute avoidance practices and non-adversarial projects, as well as issues of trust, goodwill and cooperation - A framework for negotiation, and a range of alternative methods of dispute resolution - Case studies, involving single and multiple cultures. The book is a companion book to Contracts and International Project Management by the same author - ISBN 90 5809 324 7.

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The Project Manager’s MBA: How to Translate Project Decisions into Business Success: Dennis J. Cohen, Robert Graham, Robert J. Graham

• Filed under: Recommended

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“This book touches on issues that are critical to a project’s success but are frequently ignored by project managers. I consider this a must-read for anyone who wants to manage projects effectively.” –Judd Kuehn, senior project management consultant, Chevron USA Inc.

“Dennis Cohen and Bob Graham, two pioneers in the development of project management education materials, produce a book that further enhances their status as icons in the field. This book provides the knowledge and skill project managers need to integrate their projects into the total business enterprise.” –Paul C. Dinsmore, author, Winning in Business with Enterprise Project Management

“Cohen and Graham have presented a provocative view of the project manager’s role that will stretch, expand, and challenge skill-sets and perspectives. It will prompt project managers and their teams to not only manage their projects well, but to look beyond to the larger organizational and financial contexts in which their projects reside and contribute. This is a critical mindset and paradigm shift for tomorrow’s successful project managers!” –Robert Storeygard, project leadership specialist, 3M Learning Center-Business Acumen-Project Management and Teamwork Group

“This book is both timely and informative, a must-read, as the project manager evoles from a project-centric focus to a business focus. Bob and Dennis use an easy-to-read style with lots of examples to transform abstract financial concepts into something less intimidating.” –Gregory M. Willits, project management process champion, Motorola

Project managers are no longer judged by the technical success of their projects alone. They’re also held accountable for their contributions to the company’s financial goals. Yet most project managers don’t have the business knowledge necessary to make project-based decisions that lead to bottom-line success. In this book, Dennis Cohen and Robert Graham, both former university professors and experienced project management consultants, provide the skills that, until now, could only be gained through a graduate degree and years of hands-on experience.

Cohen and Graham walk project managers through basic business concepts such as value creation, accounting and finance, strategy, and marketing. They connect these concepts to the decisions project managers face every day. And they make it easy to apply the resulting solutions on the job through a unique business systems calculator. Readers can use the online calculator in conjunction with the book to understand how different project variables affect business outcomes, to determine the overall impact of proposed project changes, and to evaluate the economic results of many decisions they make.

Cohen and Graham’s principles apply equally to projects in business, non-profit, and government organizations. And each one is illustrated through case studies drawn from a range of industries, including pharmaceuticals, the technology sector, even the winemaking business. Whether the mandate is to get new products to market, improve the infrastructure, or better serve customers and clients, this book teaches project managers how to make day-to-day decisions from an upper-management perspective. And it provides a blueprint for planning and pitching potential projects that demonstrates a higher level of business savvy.

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Gower Handbook of Project Management: Rodney Turner, J. Rodney Turner

• Filed under: Recommended

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Review
‘I have no hesitation in recommending it.’ — Building Engineer

‘You will never read it all, but whenever you find yourself wondering "Where can I find out about …?" the Gower Handbook of Project Management won’t let you down.’ — Engineering Management Journal

Highly Recommended’ — Change Management Monitor

`The book provides comprehensive coverage of the knowledge required both by practising project managers and by those wishing to study the subject … This unique encyclopaedia for the discipline and profession of project management is destined to become a classic.’ — Engineering Designer

`The text is well written and very informative … This book should become to "Project Management" what "Hudson’s" has become to Contract Law.’ — Civil Engineering Surveyor

This book is intended as a handbook for project management practitioners. The aim is to give an introduction to, and overview of, the essential knowledge required for managing projects. A team of experienced practitioners have been selected to introduce the reader to the knowledge and skills required to manage projects. There are four parts:

* Projects: describing the context of projects in organizations, and their nature
* Performance: describing how to manage the delivery of the project, covering scope, quality, cost, time, resources, risk, etc
* Process: describing the project management life-cycle and each stage of it
* People: describing how to manage the people working on projects.

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Everything You Ever Needed to Know about Training: A One-Stop Shop for Everyone Interested in Training, Learning and Development: Kaye Thorne, David Mackey

• Filed under: Recommended

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Review
“I liked this book for its wealth of practical information.” — Management Skills and Development “Management Skills and Development”

Product Description
The role of trainer has evolved in recent years to include internal consultant, learning adviser, facilitator of learning, e-learning designer and workplace coach, and as a result there is now a need for professional trainers to be able to identify their contribution to organizational performance. Now in its fourth edition, Everything You Ever Needed to Know about Training highlights the main stages of identifying, designing, and delivering learning and development programs. It provides key points to help the reader assimilate the concepts quickly and develop individual pathways to learning, and it incorporates new information on areas such as employer branding and how to become an employer of choice. Complete with detailed appendices that include checklists and surveys, evaluation forms, recommended reading and useful website addresses, it is the perfect tool for beginners and those who want to lead in the field of training and development.

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