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The Project Manager's Desk Reference, 3E (Hardcover)
by James P. Lewis
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Author: James P. Lewis
Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 3 edition
Pub. in: November, 2006
ISBN: 0071464646
Pages: 600
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Origin of product: USA
Order code: BA00492
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Strategies to keep every project on time, under budget... and problem-free. More than 50 percent of the work in a typical organization is done in a project format. While each of these projects must be managed, too often the employees named to manage them are given little if any training in the skills they will need to successfully complete the project. The Project Manager's Desk Reference, 3E, uses results-oriented language and easy-to-understand examples to detail how you can complete any project on time, within budget, and at the desired performance level.
This ready-access toolbox will show you how to: develop project plans using Work Breakdown Structures, PERT, CPM, and Gantt schedules; conduct risk analysis; design a project control system; use earned value analysis to track projects; communicate effectively with all levels of your team; conduct the essential post-project "lessons learned" review. The secrets to successful project management are knowledge, preparation, and an ability to keep the project on track.
Whether a novice project manager or a seasoned veteran, this book is an invaluable reference to have nearby. It can be read from cover-to-cover. It is written in non-technical English with ample descriptions and examples that break down project methodologies into "bite-size" pieces.
If you're an experience PM, this book presents some interesting and useful approaches to what you already do. I don't think you can ever read too much in this industry.
If you are new to project management, this isn't a bad place to start. The book walks you through the principals of project management, risk analysis, resource and budget planning, execution and all the other areas of this exciting field.
(Quoting publisher and an American reviewer).
Target readers:
Project managers, People preparing to take PMP exam, People interested in project management
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James P. Lewis, Ph.D. (Vinton, VA) is the founder of The Lewis Institute, Inc., a association providing project management and behaviorial consulting and training. Dr. Lewis has more than 20 years of project management experience and has trained more than 20,000 supervisors and managers around the world.
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From the Publisher:
The world's best-known project management expert shows you how to get it done on time and under budget.
Move step-by-step through proven solutions guaranteed to keep all your projects on track. The Project ManagerÆs Desk Reference, Second Edition, by James P. Lewis, gives you a template for managing projects of any size from start to finish, a 16-step process for planning, monitoring, and controlling any project. As you explore specific situations taken from today's fast-moving business environment, the author's easy-to- understand approach shows you how to confidently put together a project plan using Work Breakdown Structures, PERT, CPM, and Gantt schedules. You learn how to conduct risk analysis, and assemble and manage a problem-solving team to eliminate potential stumbling blocks and complete the project on time and within budget. In the second edition of this hands-on toolbox, you get updated examples, illustrations and figures, checklists for every stage, plus lists of associations and powerful websites.
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Bowling (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-09 00:00>
This is simply the best book on project management tools and techniques I've seen. The text is clear, concise, and non-academic. The book is well- organized, making it easy to find information about whatever interests you. While this book is a good reference, it's also a book you can read from the first page to the last, unlike many "reference" books. Mr Lewis obviously knows what he's talking about, and knows how to present it well. I couldn't possibly recommend the book more highly! |
Brian Davis (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-09 00:00>
This book was a Required Book for a Project Management college course that I took. The book gives a good overview of the basic Project Management techniques that everyone uses, however, it does not get into real detail about some topics. It is good for the beginning Project Manager, or a student, but I wouldn't recommend it for someone studying for their PMP exam. The PMI PMBOK is a better reference for studying for the exam in my opinion. |
Ken (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-09 00:00>
For a project manager with little or no experience, this remains the book to keep on the shelf for times of trouble. It's a good introduction for students and has one or two moves that some of us might not have thought of. That said, it doesn't go into as much depth as it could, and is rather selective about which techniques it's going to detail. |
Marawan Salem (MSL quote), Egypt
<2007-01-09 00:00>
As the name states, this is really the desk reference for any one want to understand all the different aspects of project management with reasonable depth. It covers all the different project management parts without being neither too broad nor too specialized with referral to other text books in case the reader wants to read more about a specific topic. I do recommend for three types of readers: a) New project managers or anyone who wants to be a project manager, b) A project manager by experience and s/he needs to learn the rules for project management and how to be do things professionally, c) Any project managers even the highly experienced ones as you really want stop checking it from time to time as a reference book. The author has a perfect talent of holding all the lines togather and goes through the book in steady steps. |
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