The project manager's desk reference : project planning, schedulding, evaluation, control, systems / James P. Lewis.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 559-570) and index.

Overview of project management -- A model for managing projects -- General aspects of project planning -- Planning: developing the project mission -- Planning project strategy -- Implementation planning -- Developing a project schedule -- Schedule computations -- Scheduling with resource constraints -- Scheduling with PERT -- Principles of project control and evaluation -- Project control using earned value analysis -- Progress payments and earned-value analysis -- Project change control -- Defining project success and failure -- Causes of project failure -- Managing project risks -- Sociotechnical systems and project organization -- Profiling the world class project management organization -- Improving your communication skills -- Managing business-to-business marketing and communication projects successfully -- Project management in a creative environment -- The need for systems thinking in project management -- Understanding systems thinking -- How to apply systems thinking in managing projects -- Problem solving in projects -- Solving close-end problems -- Solving open-ended problems -- Managing decision making in project teams -- Developing project managers -- Resources and references -- Resources for project managers -- Glossary --- References and suggested reading.

In this Third Edition of The Project Manager's Desk Reference, top project management consultant James Lewis arms you with today's most comprehensive and understandable project management resources, showing you how to conduct a project of any size or nature-from the office move to building new facilities. Using results-oriented language and easy-to-understand examples, this comprehensive, quick-reference guide presents specific situations taken from today's fast-moving business environment, walking you through proven solutions designed to keep the project moving forward. This ready-access toolbox shows you how to: Plan, execute, and control a project from beginning to end; Choose project managers, leaders, and teams; Develop project plans using Work Breakdown Structures, PERT, CPM, and Gantt schedules; Conduct risk analysis; Design a project control system; Use earned value analysis to track projects; Communicate effectively with all levels of your team; Conduct the essential post-project 2lessons learned3 review. Serving as the perfect supplement to Lewis's bestselling PM bible, Project Planning, Scheduling, and Control, The Project Manager's Desk Reference provides you with the foundation you need to manage any project to its successful completion. - Publisher.

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