Wiley Pathways Project Management / Edition 1

by Stanley E. Portny, Samuel J. Mantel Jr., Jack R. Meredith, Scott M. Shafer, Margaret M. Sutton

Overview

This new text provides students with clear step-by-step techniques for creating, developing, and evaluating essential project management tools. Readers will learn concepts and skills using project plans, work breakdown structures, budgets, network diagrams, resource allocations, and project evaluations.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780470111246
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	03/09/2007
Series:	Wiley Pathways Series
Pages:	496
Product dimensions:	7.30(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Stanley Portny, PMP, president of Stanley E. Portny and Associates, LLC, is an internationally recognized expert in project management and project leadership. During the past 28 years, he has provided training and consultation to more than 100 public and private organizations in the fields of finance, consumer products, insurance, telecommunications, pharmaceuticals, information technology, defense, and health care. He has developed and conducted training programs for over 25,000 management and staff personnel in engineering, sales and marketing, research and development, information systems, manufacturing, operations, and support areas.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Defining Project Management Today

Chapter 2: The Project: Defining Needs and Identifying Solutions

Chapter 3: Project Organizations

Chapter 4: The Project Plan

Chapter 5: The Project Budget.

Chapter 6: Defining the Schedule

Chapter 7: Estimating and Allocating Resources

Chapter 8: Being an Effective Project Manager

Chapter 9: Involving the Right People in Your Project.

Chapter 10: Managing Project Teams

Chapter 11: Tracking Progress and Maintaining Control

Chapter 12: Communicating and Documenting Progress

Chapter 13: Managing Risk

Chapter 14: Evaluating and Ending the Project