The Complete Idiot S Guide To Project Management

This fully updated edition features new templates, forms, and examples and complies with official PMI and PMBOK standards for project management.

The step-by-step guide to becoming a successful project manager. By systematically managing goals and resources, any project, large or small, complicated or straightforward, can be achieved with great profitability. A certified project management professional shares the latest theories, procedures, and software tools available in this fully updated and revised guide including the newest directive from the Project Management Institute. An invaluable guide for any manager, it clearly explains the best way to approach any project, and also gives all the information necessary to those interested in passing the test to become a certified Project Management Professional. ? Includes the most current terms and concepts on the certification test, and the latest software tools from Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard, and Primavera. ? Advice from an expert with useful, real-life anecdotes from the field.

You're no idiot, of course. You keep track of your family finances, help your kids with their projects, and even find time to plant a vegetable garden in the backyard. But when it comes to running a project at work, you feel like you'd rather clean out your septic tank. Don't give up yet! The Complete Idiot's Guide to Project Management gives you the special tools you need to seize a leadership role, demonstrate your organizational skills, and meet problems head-on to achieve your goals. In this complete Idiot's Guide, you get:

To make any project successful, you need a plan--and a goal!Even a good idea can be a bad one if its goals and scope are not clearly defined before you start. But help is on the way! In The Complete Idiot's Mini Guide to Project Goals for Project Managers you will learn how to set strong and clear goals and execute them to perfection! In this guide you you learn: *Why specific goals are important to project success. *The six criteria of all good project goals. *The steps for establishing project goals. *How to choose a project scope that matches the project goals. *How to create a statement of work (SOW) that establishes clear expectations among all project stakeholders.

Intended for those new to project management as well as professionals wanting to improve their skills, this invaluable resource introduces fundamental concepts, presents necessary organizational skills, and explores the use of technology in the field of project management. The life cycle of the project management process is clearly outlined, including sample stages, sub-processes, tasks, and jobs, supported by accessible definitions, examples, words of warning, and cases with context. The included CD offers additional charts, reading materials, and links to online resources.

Discusses management models and concepts, strategies for sharing knowledge, and ways to implement the concept within a company.