The Fast Forward MBA in Project Management
The Comprehensive, Easy-to-Read Handbook for Beginners and Pros
Eric Verzuh
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The Fast Forward MBA in Project Management
The Comprehensive, Easy-to-Read Handbook for Beginners and Pros
Eric Verzuh
About This Book
The all-inclusive guide to exceptional project management that is trusted by hundreds of thousands of readers—now updated and revised
The Fast Forward MBA in Project Management: The Comprehensive, Easy to Read Handbook for Beginners and Pros, 6th Edition is a comprehensive guide to real-world project management methods, tools, and techniques. Practical, easy-to-use, and deeply thorough, this book gives you the answers you need now. You'll find cutting-edge ideas and hard-won wisdom of one of the field's leading experts, delivered in short, lively segments that address common management issues. Brief descriptions of important concepts, tips on real-world applications, and compact case studies illustrate the most sought-after skills and pitfalls you should watch out for. This sixth edition now includes: ?
- A brand-new chapter on project quality
- A new chapter on managing media, entertainment, and creative projects
- A new chapter on the project manager's #1 priority: leadership
- A new chapter with the most current practices in Change Management
- Current PMP certification study tips
Readers of The Fast Forward MBA in Project Management also receive access to new video resources available at the author's website.
The book teaches readers how to manage and deliver projects on-time and on-budget by applying the practical strategies and concrete solutions found within. Whether the challenge is finding the right project sponsor, clarifying project objectives, or setting realistic schedules and budget projections, The Fast Forward MBA in Project Management shows you what you need to know, the best way to do it, and what to watch out for along the way.
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PART 1
Introduction
CHAPTER 1
Project Management: A Platform for Innovation
INTRODUCTION
A TIMELESS LEADERSHIP TOOLSET
- Communicating with team members and stakeholders from project conception through completion.
- Estimating the effort, cost, and time it will take to deliver a project, and evaluating whether the benefits of the project will justify the forecasted costs.
- Rapidly building cohesive project teams that are highly productive even though team members have not worked together before.
- Coordinating the actions of a diverse workforce, assembled specifically for a project, to achieve the goal for the least possible expense and in a reasonable time frame.
- Accounting for progress and productivity to provide accurate forecasts of project completion dates and budget amounts.
- Managing the varying staffing needs that result from continually running multiple projects concurrently, all of which share a common pool of personnel.