Project Management is all about getting things done without spending too much or taking too long. But when you start hearing things like man-days, PSOs and stakeholders, it just makes it difficult to understand.
So what do you really need to know about project management?
Find out:
Why setting clear goals matters
How to estimate absolutely everything.
How to get things back on track after they’ve gone wrong
How to track big projects
Why work/life balance matters when you’re running a big project
This clear and simple approach will mean you’ll never panic when faced with a big project again.
Read More in the Want You Need to Know Series and Get to Speed on the Essentials… Fast.
By:
Fergus O'Connell Imprint: Capstone Publishing Ltd Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 198mm,
Width: 126mm,
Spine: 20mm
Weight: 286g ISBN:9780857081315 ISBN 10: 0857081314 Pages: 272 Publication Date:22 December 2010 Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Introduction 1 1 – Goal Setting 9 2 – Estimating 37 3 – Supply and Demand 71 4 – Managing Risk 99 5 – Managing Expectations 131 6 – Tracking and Status Reporting 175 7 – Running Multiple Projects 207 8 – Having a Life 225 Acknowledgements 247 Index 249
Fergus O’Connell is the founder of ETP (etpint.com), one of the world’s leading programme and project management companies, and his experience covers projects around the world.