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41. |  CAPM®/PMP® Project Management Certification All-in-One Exam Guide, Second Edition By: Joseph Phillips Publisher: McGraw-Hill Publication Date: 22-SEP-2009 Insert Date: 04-SEP-2010 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: CAPM®/PMP® Project Management Certification All-in-One Exam Guide, Second Edition
All-in-One Coverage of the CAPM and PMP Certification Exams
Get complete details on all the Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) and Project Management Professional (PMP) exam topics from this fully up-to-date volume. Written by industry expert, trainer, and project management consultant Joseph Phillips, this authoritative exam guide features learning objectives at the beginning of each chapter, exam tips, practice exam questions, and in-depth explanations. Designed to help you pass the exams, this definitive resource also serves as an essential on-the-job reference.
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42. |  The Complete Idiot's Guide® To Project Management By: G. Michael Campbell PMP; Sunny Baker Publisher: Alpha Books Publication Date: 01-JUN-2011 Insert Date: 26-MAY-2011 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: The Complete Idiot's Guide® To Project Management
The step-by-step guide to becoming a successful project manager.
By systematically managing goals and resources, any project, large or small, complicated or straightforward, can be achieved with great profitability. A certified project management professional shares the latest theories, procedures, and software tools available in this fully updated and revised guide including the newest directive from the Project Management Institute. An invaluable guide for any manager, it clearly explains the best way to approach any project, and also gives all the information necessary to those...
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43. |  Project Management: A Managerial Approach, 8th Edition By: Jack R. Meredith; Samuel J. Mantel Jr. Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Publication Date: 23-AUG-2011 Insert Date: 01-AUG-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Project Management: A Managerial Approach, 8th Edition
Meredith's newest edition of Project Management focuses on all facets of the steps needed to successfully manage a project - from planning and resources to budgeting and more. An important goal is to appeal to help those preparing to take the PMBOK certification exams of the Project Management Institute. Revisions for the 8th Edition include a more consistent writing style throughout, content updates in some chapters, additional examples of some concepts to make them easier to grasp, and improved visual elements to make the textbook and online resources easier to understand and navigate.
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44. |  By: Paul Roberts Publisher: Kogan Page Publication Date: 03-FEB-2011 Insert Date: 15-JUL-2011 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Effective Project Management Whether organising an important event or heading up a large team, running a project can be a daunting process. Project management is fraught with perils; unfinished and unsuccessful projects are everywhere. In fact, it's more common than not for projects to fail.
Effective Project Management reveals what the best project managers know, say and do. By condensing thirty years of hands on project management experience, it will show the reader what to do in simple, smart and practical steps. With essential advice that has been tried and tested in real businesses, it covers all the aspects of how...
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45. |  Project Management For Dummies® By: Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Publication Date: 11-DEC-2006 Insert Date: 06-MAR-2008 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Project Management For Dummies® More than two thirds of American companies use teams to execute
their most important projects, making project management a highly
valuable skill for advancing your career. Project Management For
Dummies, Second Edition introduces you to the principles of
successful project management and shows you how to motivate any
team to gain maximum productivity. You’ll find out how
to:
Define your project and what you intend to accomplish
Identify project stakeholders and their expectations
Develop a project plan
Establish project schedules and timetables
Determine which skill sets and...
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46. |  Project Portfolio Management: A View From The Management Trenches By: The Enterprise Portfolio Management Council Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Publication Date: 12-OCT-2009 Insert Date: 26-JUL-2010 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Project Portfolio Management: A View From The Management Trenches
Written by ten successful project portfolio managers from companies including AAA, Boeing, Franklin Templeton, Johnson & Johnson, Safeway, and the UK Government, this easy-to-follow guide takes you through the project portfolio management process. It's based on what actually works, giving you a clear road map and the tools needed to determine the optimal mix and sequencing of projects in order to meet your organization's goals. The book begins by explaining basic PPM principles and why PPM is more critical than ever for business success. This introduction is followed by a story, tracking...
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47. |  Project Management for IT-Related Projects By: Bob Hughes; Roger Ireland; Brian West; Norman Smith; David I Shepherd Publisher: BCS Learning & Development Limited Publication Date: 15-SEP-2012 Insert Date: 09-OCT-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Project Management for IT-Related Projects
The BCS Foundation Certificate in IS Project Management is designed for those managing the development and implementation of information systems and other IT projects. This is the only textbook written specifically for the BCS syllabus. Key areas covered include project planning, monitoring and control, quality control, risk and communications. ...
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48. |  Software Project Management For Dummies® By: Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Publication Date: 09-OCT-2006 Insert Date: 06-MAR-2008 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Software Project Management For Dummies®
The increase in project outsourcing has forced traditional
programmers to take on the role of project managers and quickly
learn how to manage software projects
The author discusses all of the essentials in widely accepted
project management methodology, from managing programmers to
assessing and eliminating risk
The book covers the iterative development model, using
Microsoft Project 2003, as well as a variety of methodologies
including eXtreme, open source, SQA testing, software life cycle
management, and more
The companion Web site contains tools, case studies and...
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49. |  Agile Data Warehousing Project Management By: Ralph Ralph Hughes Publisher: Morgan Kaufmann Publication Date: 28-DEC-2012 Insert Date: 22-JAN-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Agile Data Warehousing Project Management
You have to make sense of enormous amounts of data, and while the notion of “agile data warehousing? might sound tricky, it can yield as much as a 3-to-1 speed advantage while cutting project costs in half. Bring this highly effective technique to your organization with the wisdom of agile data warehousing expert Ralph Hughes. Agile Data Warehousing Project Management will give you a thorough introduction to the method as you would practice it in the project room to build a serious “data mart.? Regardless of where you are today, this step-by-step implementation guide will prepare you...
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50. |  PMP® Exam In Depth, Second Edition: Project Management Professional Study Guide for the PMP® Exam By: Paul Sanghera Ph.D. Publisher: Course Technology PTR Publication Date: 01-AUG-2009 Insert Date: 26-FEB-2010 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: PMP® Exam In Depth, Second Edition: Project Management Professional Study Guide for the PMP® Exam The primary purpose of this book is to help you pass the Project Management Professional (PMP) exam administered by the Project Management Institute (PMI). Because the book has a laser-sharp focus on the exam objectives, expert project managers who want to pass the PMP exam can use this book to ensure that they do not miss any objective. Yet this is not simply an exam-cram book. The chapters and the sections within each chapter are presented in a logical learning sequence: A topic and a chapter only depend upon the previously covered topics and chapters, and there is no hopping from topic to...
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51. |  Microsoft® Project 2010 Project Management: Real World Skills for Certification and Beyond By: Robert Happy Publisher: Sybex Publication Date: 09-AUG-2010 Insert Date: 22-AUG-2010 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Microsoft® Project 2010 Project Management: Real World Skills for Certification and Beyond
The ideal on-the-job reference guide for project managers who use Microsoft Project 2010
This must-have guide to using Microsoft Project 2010 is written from a real project manager's perspective and is packed with information you can use on the job. The book explores using Project 2010 during phases of project management, reveals best practices, and walks you through project flow from planning through tracking to closure. This valuable book follows the processes defined in the PMBOK Guide, Fourth Edition, and also provides exam prep for Microsoft's MCTS: Project 2010...
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52. |  Applied Software Project Management By: Andrew Stellman; Jennifer Greene Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc. Publication Date: 18-NOV-2005 Insert Date: 02-DEC-2005 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Applied Software Project Management
"If you're looking for solid, easy-to-follow advice on estimation,
requirements gathering, managing change, and more, you can stop
now: this is the book for you." --Scott Berkun, Author of The
Art of Project ManagementWhat makes software projects succeed? It takes more than a good
idea and a team of talented programmers. A project manager needs to
know how to guide the team through the entire software project.
There are common pitfalls that plague all software projects and
rookie mistakes that are made repeatedly--sometimes by the same
people! Avoiding these pitfalls is not hard, but it is...
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53. |  Project Management JumpStart, Third Edition By: Kim Heldman, PMP Publisher: Sybex Publication Date: 17-MAY-2011 Insert Date: 28-JUL-2011 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Project Management JumpStart, Third Edition
The much-anticipated new edition of the popular project management introductory book
The role of the project manager continues to become more diverse and demanding, placing strong project management skills in high demand. This in-depth introductory guide offers aspiring project managers the essential fundamentals of project management. Fully revised since the previous version, this new edition includes updated project management methods and practices as well as new examples and study questions. Project management guru Kim Heldman presents you with a clear, concise, and enjoyable writing...
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54. |  By: Justin Emond; Chris Steins Publisher: Apress Publication Date: 30-NOV-2011 Insert Date: 30-DEC-2011 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Pro Web Project Management
Pro Web Project Management is a collection of hard-won lessons the authors have learned managing modern web projects with small and medium budgets in a consulting environment. This isn’t a book about project management theory. Pro Web Project Management tells how to create real deliverables, get answers from indecisive clients, manage wayward programmers, and use checklists to wow clients. This book is made up of real examples, real lessons, real documents, and real tips woven together into a step-by-step walkthrough of a project's life cycle.
Pro Web Project Management is written for...
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55. |  Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Publication Date: 04-AUG-2008 Insert Date: 29-MAY-2009 Slots: 1.0 |
Clark A. Campbell, author of a best-selling book on project management, has written a project management guide specifically for IT professionals who want to save time and work more efficiently. The One Page Project Manager for IT Projects:Communicate and Manage Any Project With A Single Sheet of Paper presents you with a winning formula for managing your complex IT projects using minimal resources. Coverage of vital topics like working with outside consultants, ERP project management, and ISO 9000 will be of special interest to IT managers and CIOs.
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56. |  Managing and Implementing Microsoft® SharePoint® 2010 Projects By: Geoff Evelyn Publisher: Microsoft Press Publication Date: 17-NOV-2010 Insert Date: 19-JAN-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Managing and Implementing Microsoft® SharePoint® 2010 Projects Learn proven techniques and methods for successfully creating a SharePoint system specification. The purpose of a SharePoint system specification for an organization is to expand on the user requirements in order to produce a clear, complete and unambiguous set of documentation. Discover how to describe the intended system in terms of its function, performance, interfaces, and design constraints....
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57. |  90 Days to Success as a Project Manager By: Paul Sanghera Ph.D. Publisher: Course Technology PTR Publication Date: 20-FEB-2009 Insert Date: 05-JUN-2009 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: 90 Days to Success as a Project Manager 90 Days to Success as a Project Manager will help first-time project managers hit the ground running with any project during the critical first 90 days on the job. The book introduces readers to, and is organized around, the five keys to successful project management: initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, and closing the project. It covers all nine knowledge areas of project management: integration management, scope management, time management, cost management, quality management, human resource management, communication management, risk management, and procurement...
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58. |  ORGANIZATIONAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT MATURITY MODEL (OPM3®) By: Project Management Institute Publisher: Project Management Institute Publication Date: 01-JAN-2008 Insert Date: 03-SEP-2009 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: ORGANIZATIONAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT MATURITY MODEL (OPM3®)
"OPM3® – Second Edition continues to provide the tools necessary for organizations to measure their maturity against a comprehensive set of best practices.
What's new?
• Greater alignment with other PMI Standards.
• Introduction of Organizational Enablers – to promote smooth transitions within the domain, stages and process groups and to achieve a higher degree of organizational maturity.
• Categorization by Knowledge Area, by Business Results and by Balanced Scorecard.
• Consolidated best practices to eliminate duplication.
Start meeting your standards for better...
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59. |  By: Clark A. Campbell; Mick Campbell Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Publication Date: 17-DEC-2012 Insert Date: 15-JAN-2013 Slots: 1.0 |
How to manage any project on just one piece of paper
The New One-Page Project Manager demonstrates how to efficiently and effectively communicate essential elements of a project's status. The hands of a pocket watch reveal the time of day without following every spring, cog, and movement behind the face. Similarly, an OPPM template reduces any project—no matter how large or complicated—to a simple one-page document, perfect for communicating to upper management and other project stakeholders. Now in its Second Edition, this practical guide, currently saving time and effort in thousands...
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60. |  The Project Management Tool Kit: 100 Tips and Techniques for Getting the Job Done Right By: Tom Kendrick Publisher: AMACOM Publication Date: 20-APR-2010 Insert Date: 20-DEC-2010 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: The Project Management Tool Kit: 100 Tips and Techniques for Getting the Job Done Right Today’s projects are more complex and challenging than ever, and project managers need all the help they can get to succeed amid shifting priorities, interruptions, inadequate funding, expectations of multiple stakeholders, and other obstacles....
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