Description
This is a fully updated trusted reference, featuring 75 project management topics in a concise, accessible layout for use on a daily basis. Often referred to as the ‘don’t leave home without it’ book for project managers, “Project Manager’s Portable Handbook” is a true classic in its field, and the Third Edition thoroughly expands and updates the material. This new and improved volume provides a relevant, concise, and pragmatic source of information on how to manage projects and the environments in which projects fulfill their purposes. As the project management profession grows, better practices are identified to supersede and modernize project management performance that leads to successful projects. “Project Manager’s Portable Handbook, Third Edition” discusses projects as building blocks to success; puts them in context with the enterprise. It describes difficulty of managing complex projects and offers suggested solutions. It shows how projects are managed within programs and portfolios. It covers the recognized PM standards – PMBOK, IPMA Competence Baseline, and Prince 2. It introduces the theory and practice of developing new products using PM. It compares the management considerations for projects being performed in one nation versus those in global environments. It addresses behavioral attributes of team members that contribute to/detract from success. It provides a decision model for complex situations encountered when managing projects. It describes the project statement of work and its content for three projects of varying size Includes detailed description of project contract negotiations, and contract administration for the project team. Reviews of previous editions ‘A stunning contribution! Exactly what PMs need…The contents are solid substance. The format excellent. The quality of the materials is superb. The layout is wonderful’ – Ken Rose, Book Review Editor, Project Management Journal. ‘Unique and invaluable…direct, summarized style…wealth of information…annotated bibliography…one book a project manager should not be without’ – PM Network On-the-Job. This title offers coverage of: Project Management The Discipline of PM; Building Blocks to Success; Success and Failure; PM: A Distinct and Changing Discipline; PM Competency; Performance Competence for PMs; A PM Philosophy; Benefits of PM; Ethics in PM; Ethics of Project Professionals; Project Life Cycle; PM Bodies of Knowledge (PMBOK) & PM Certification; PM Process; Managerial and Technical Complexity of Projects; Project Organizational Design; Organizing for PM; Project Organization Charting; Authority Responsibility Accountability; PM Training; International Projects; Working in Projects; Project Office; Setting up a PM Office; PM Standards, Project Team Culture; Alternative Project Applications; Alternative Project Teams; Reengineering Through Project Teams; Concurrent Engineering; The Management of Small Projects; Managing Multiple Projects; and, Self Managed Production Teams. It also covers: Benchmarking Teams; Managing Change by PM; New Product Development using PM; The Strategic Context of Projects; Selling PM to Senior Managers; Project Partnering; Project Strategic Issue Management; Project Stakeholder Management; The Strategic Management of Teams; Senior Management and Projects; Board of Directors and Major Projects; Program Management; Portfolio Management; International vis-a-vis national Projects; Project Leadership; Coaching Project Team Members; Managing Conflicts; Team Leadership; and, PM Decision Process. It also covers: The Role of Project Resource Managers; Trust in Project Teams; Project Team Building; Behavioral Aspects of Project Team Members; Project Initiation and Execution; Project Statement of Work; Project Contract Negotiations and Administration; Project Planning and Control; Establishing a PM System; Managing Costs; The Project Culture; Project Communications; The PM Information System; Improving PM; PM Maturity; and, Project Recovery for the Challenged Project.
