A Survival Guide for Project Managers / Edition 2

A Survival Guide for Project Managers / Edition 2

by Jim Taylor
ISBN-10:
081440877X
ISBN-13:
9780814408773
Pub. Date:
05/05/2006
Publisher:
AMACOM
ISBN-10:
081440877X
ISBN-13:
9780814408773
Pub. Date:
05/05/2006
Publisher:
AMACOM
A Survival Guide for Project Managers / Edition 2

A Survival Guide for Project Managers / Edition 2

by Jim Taylor

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Overview

This helpful book gives you a complete understanding of what it takes to successfully complete a project from start to finish.

While the technical side of project management is important, it's often "people problems" that derail even the most meticulously planned of projects. A Survival Guide for Project Managers not only gives you resources like Work Breakdown Schedule, Gantt Charts, and Network Analysis, but also valuable tools to communicate, negotiate, listen, and lead.

This practical, user-friendly guide walks you through the entire project life cycle, and shows you how to:

  • Develop the managerial and business skills required of a project manager
  • Resolve conflicts and improve negotiation capabilities
  • Understand and apply the technical tools of project management
  • Establish project teams, and foster collaboration among team members, and more.

A Survival Guide for Project Managers reflects the latest version of the PMBOK(R) Guide, and includes material on topics including project risk, cost-schedule index, the project management office, and emotional intelligence as it applies to project management. Packed with useful forms, charts, and other tools, this is the ultimate resource for project managers.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780814408773
Publisher: AMACOM
Publication date: 05/05/2006
Edition description: Second Edition
Pages: 304
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.00(d)
Age Range: 17 Years

About the Author

James Taylor is a PMI-certified project manager with more than 37 years of experience in project and program management in both the public and private sectors. He is currently a project management consultant and trainer living in Peachtree City, Georgia. He is the author of Managing Information Technology Projects and The Project Management Workshop.

Table of Contents

"Part One: Human Skills and Technical Tools

Section I: The Human Skills

Project Management Skills

Communication Skills

Negotiation Skills

Leadership Skills

Section II: The Technical Tools

The Work Breakdown Structure

Network Analysis

Earned Value

Part Two: Managing a Project

Project and Project Manager Selection

The Conceptual Phase: Defining the Project

Project Management in Different Organizational Environments

The Project Management Office

The Developmental Phase

The Implementation Phase

The Termination Phase

Endnotes

Additional Resources of Interest

Index"

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