The Project Manager's Desk Reference, 3E by James Lewis (English) Hardcover Book

Description: The Project Manager's Desk Reference, 3E by James Lewis Most employees tasked with managing projects receive little or no project management training. This title intends to close this gap in employee education and gives them confidence and tools to keep a project on track, on budget, and on time. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The definitive guide to keeping your project on time, under budget, and problem-freeIn this Third Edition of The Project Managers Desk Reference, top project management consultant James Lewis arms you with todays most comprehensive and understandable project management resources, showing you how to conduct a project of any size or nature-from the office move to building new facilities.Using results-oriented language and easy-to-understand examples, this comprehensive, quick-reference guide presents specific situations taken from todays fast-moving business environment, walking you through proven solutions designed to keep the project moving forward.This ready-access toolbox shows you how to:Plan, execute, and control a project from beginning to endChoose project managers, leaders, and teamsDevelop project plans using Work Breakdown Structures, PERT, CPM, and Gantt schedulesConduct risk analysisDesign a project control systemUse earned value analysis to track projectsCommunicate effectively with all levels of your teamConduct the essential post-project "lessons learned" reviewServing as the perfect supplement to Lewiss bestselling PM bible, Project Planning, Scheduling, and Control, The Project Managers Desk Reference provides you with the foundation you need to manage any project to its successful completion. Back Cover The quality revolution that began in the 1980s is now bringing about a management revolution. In the realm of project management, the methodology and tools introduced in the 1950s and 1960s, and used faithfully since, we now find have their shortcomings. While old tools have their place, they must now be augmented with modern methods to ensure projects are managed with the same customer focus as a business. The new face and future of project management is driven by a systematic approach to producing a product or service that considers and involves all elements of the product life cycle and is focused on customer requirements and priorities. Essentially, every project consults the end user and cuts across the functions of the organization. Total organization performance is now optimized, not just individual units within the parent. The Project Managers Desk Reference: A Comprehensive Guide to Project Planning, Scheduling, Evaluation, Control & Systems is the guide for those individuals and organizations who take project management seriously. Designed to lead managers into the twenty-first century, author James P. Lewis effectively integrates management theory with practice for projects of all scales. Whether you need to evaluate or locate scheduling software, develop the project schedule or use progress payments, you will find this reference answers nearly all your project management needs. A holistic, applications-oriented guide, The Project Managers Desk Reference answers project managers diverse needs by incorporating every resource available to guarantee success, including project management models, planning and strategic planning, and work breakdown structures; scheduling, CPM, resource constraints, and PERT; progress payments and earned-value analysis, managing quality-improvement projects, and sources and methods to evaluate software; and construction management resources, solving close-ended and open-ended problems, and teamwork elements. Author Biography 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. Table of Contents 1: Overview of the PMBOK 2: Initiation 3: Planning 4: Execution 5: Control 6: Closeout 7: Performance Improvement 8: Communication and Communication Planning 9: Risk Management 10: Resouce Management 11: Managing Multiple Projects 12: The Project Office 13: Selling Project Managment 14: Selecting and Developing Project Managers 15: Project Leadership 16: Project Teams 17: Global and Cultural Issues in PM 18: Managing Marketing Projects 19: New Product Development 20: Knowledge Management 21: Miscellaneous Topics 22: checklists for Managing Projects Resources for Project Managers References and Readings Long Description The quality revolution that began in the 1980s is now bringing about a management revolution. In the realm of project management, the methodology and tools introduced in the 1950s and 1960s, and used faithfully since, we now find have their shortcomings. While old tools have their place, they must now be augmented with modern methods to ensure projects are managed with the same customer focus as a business. The new face and future of project management is driven by a systematic approach to producing a product or service that considers and involves all elements of the product life cycle and is focused on customer requirements and priorities. Essentially, every project consults the end user and cuts across the functions of the organization. Total organization performance is now optimized, not just individual units within the parent. The Project Managers Desk Reference: A Comprehensive Guide to Project Planning, Scheduling, Evaluation, Control & Systems is the guide for those individuals and organizations who take project management seriously. Designed to lead managers into the twenty-first century, author James P. Lewis effectively integrates management theory with practice for projects of all scales. Whether you need to evaluate or locate scheduling software, develop the project schedule or use progress payments, you will find this reference answers nearly all your project management needs. A holistic, applications-oriented guide, The Project Managers Desk Reference answers project managers diverse needs by incorporating every resource available to guarantee success, including project management models, planning and strategic planning, and work breakdown structures; scheduling, CPM,resource constraints, and PERT; progress payments and earned-value analysis, managing quality-improvement projects, and sources and methods to evaluate software; and construction management resources, solving close-ended and open-ended problems, and teamwork elements. Details ISBN0071464646 Short Title PROJECT MANAGERS DESK REF 3/E Language English Edition 3rd ISBN-10 0071464646 ISBN-13 9780071464642 Media Book Format Hardcover DEWEY 658.404 Imprint McGraw-Hill Professional Country of Publication United States Replaces 9780071347501 Series General Finance & Investing DOI 10.1036/0071464646 UK Release Date 2006-12-16 AU Release Date 2006-12-16 NZ Release Date 2006-12-16 US Release Date 2006-12-16 Author James Lewis Pages 600 Publisher McGraw-Hill Education - Europe Edition Description 3rd edition Year 2006 Publication Date 2006-12-16 Audience Professional & Vocational Illustrations 150 Illustrations We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:6589187;

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