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by: Wysocki, Robert K.

ISBN: 9781118016190 | 111801619X

Expert guidance on ensuring project success-the latest edition! Many projects fail to deliver on time and within budget, and often-poor project management is to blame. If you're a project manager, the newest edition of this expert and top-selling book will help you avoid the pitfalls and manage projects successfully. Covering the major project management techniques including Traditional (Linear and Incremental), Agile (Iterative and Adaptive), and Extreme, this book lays out a comprehensive overview of all of the best-of-breed project managemen... MOREt approaches and tools today. You'll learn how to use these approaches effectively to achieve better outcomes. Fresh topics in this new edition include critical chain project management, using the Requirements Management Lifecycle as a key driver, career and professional development for project managers, and more. This book is packed with step-by-step instruction and practical case studies, and a companion web site offers additional exercises and solutions. Gives new or veteran project managers a comprehensive overview of the best-of-breed project management approaches and tools today Shows readers, through step-by-step instruction and practical case studies, how to use these tools effectively Updated new edition adds new material on career and professional development for project managers, critical chain project management, and more If you're seeking to improve your professional project management skills, the latest edition of this popular, successful, and in-depth book is the place to start.

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The Sixth Edition of Effective Project Management provides updated and expanded coverage of all major project management techniques, including: Traditional: including bothLinear and Incremental methods. Agile: including Iterative and Adaptive methods. Extreme. This Sixth edition provides more than 50 pages of new material, including a new chapter on career and professional development for project managers. The author retains his winning approach to the material, which includes step-by-step processes, and related tools and templates to support both practitioners and students. Highlights of the new edition include: A more condensed and better sequenced topic presentation New chapter: What is Project Management? New chapter: Career and Professional Development of Project Managers Integrate Critical Chain Project Management into the chapter on Traditional Project Management Introduction of the Requirements Management Life Cycle as the key driver for selecting a best fit PMLC Expansion of the chapter on the Project Support Office to discuss supporting process, project, program, and portfolio New Appendix: Glossary of Abbreviations Enriched collateral materials: Integrate additional lecture slides Enriched case study exercises Improved chapter discussion questions As with previous editions of this book, the author provides readers---both professionals and students--with a comprehensive, step-by-step guide to effective project management techniques, including in-depth case studies. He presents the pros and cons of these methods so readers can decide the best method for managing specific types of projects. The author also shows how to select and use best-of-breed project management tools and templates for each management task. The companion website provides accompanying exercises and solutions, plus PowerPoint slides for all figures/tables, to support instructors and students.

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The sixth edition of this text provides updated and expanded coverage of all major project management techniques, including traditional Linear and Incremental methods, agile Iterative and Adaptive methods, and even extreme methods. It provides more than 50 pages of new material, including a new chapter on career and professional development for project managers. The author retains his winning approach using step-by-step processes, and related tools and templates to support both practitioners and students. A related Web site provides exercises plus PowerPoint slides for all figures/tables to support instructors and students.

Preface xxiii

Introduction xxv

Part I Defining and Using Project Management Process Groups 1

Chapter 1 What Is a Project? 5

Chapter 2 What Is Project Management? 23

Chapter 3 Understanding the Project Management Process Groups 63

Chapter 4 How to Scope a TPM Project 103

Chapter 5 How to Plan a TPM Project 149

Chapter 6 How to Launch a TPM Project 225

Chapter 7 How to Monitor and Control a TPM Project 279

Chapter 8 How to Close a TPM Project 311

Part II Establishing Project Management Life Cycles and Strategies 32... MORE1

Chapter 9 Complexity and Uncertainty in the Project Management Landscape 323

Chapter 10 Traditional Project Management 339

Chapter 11 Agile Project Management 377

Chapter 12 Extreme Project Management 453

Part III Building an Effective Project Management Infrastructure 479

Chapter 13 Establishing and Maturing a Project Support Office 481

Chapter 14 Establishing and Managing a Project Portfolio Management Process 527

Chapter 15 Establishing and Managing a Continuous Process Improvement Program 583

Part IV Managing the Realities of Projects 625

Chapter 16 Prevention and Intervention Strategies for Distressed Projects 627

Chapter 17 Organizing Multiple Team Projects 657

Chapter 18 Managing the Professional Development of Project Teams 689

Appendix A Glossary of Acronyms 711

Appendix B What’s on the Website? 717

Appendix C Bibliography 719

Index 729

Robert K. Wysocki, PhD, has more than 40 years' experience as a project management consultant and trainer, information systems manager, systems and management consultant, author, training developer, and provider. The founder of Enterprise Information Insights, Inc. (EII), he has written 20 books on project management, business analysis, and information systems management.