The Fast Forward MBA in Project Management, Second Edition

✍ Scribed by Eric Verzuh

• Publisher: Wiley
• Year: 2005
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 417
• Edition: 2nd
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

An updated and revised edition of a bestselling guide to project managementThe first edition of The Fast Forward MBA in Project Management sold over 100,000 copies and has been widely adopted in university courses and corporate training programs around the world. The book teaches the basic methods for defining, planning, and tracking a project, as well as techniques for leading and building strong project teams.This new edition includes:Downloadable, customizable project management formsStudy aids for passing the popular Project Management Professional certification examGuidelines for building high-performance project teamsNew examples of project management at work in the 21st centuryEric Verzuh (Seattle, WA) is certified by the Project Management Institute and is President of The Versatile Company, which delivers project management training and consulting services to such companies as Adobe Systems, Inc., GE, Lockheed Martin, Nordstrom, and the United States Postal Service. He is also the author of The Portable MBA in Project Management (0-471-26899-2), from Wiley.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 8
Preface......Page 14
Project Management in a Changing World......Page 17
The Project Environment......Page 27
Project Stakeholders......Page 51
Making the Rules......Page 61
Risk Management......Page 100
Work Breakdown Structure......Page 128
Realistic Scheduling......Page 146
The Dynamics of Accurate Estimating......Page 181
Balancing the Project......Page 218
Building a High-Performance Project Team......Page 247
Communication......Page 287
Measuring Progress......Page 320
Enterprise Project Management......Page 339
Application Is the Art: Solving Common Project Problems......Page 386
Notes......Page 404
Index......Page 408