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61. |  IT Project Management: On Track from Start to Finish, Third Edition By: Joseph Phillips Publisher: McGraw-Hill Publication Date: 25-FEB-2010 Insert Date: 01-JUL-2011 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: IT Project Management: On Track from Start to Finish, Third Edition Master IT Project Management
This practical, up-to-date guide explains how to successfully manage an IT project and prepare for CompTIA Project+ certification. IT Project Management: On Track from Start to Finish, Third Edition walks you through each step of the IT project management process, covering critical strategies for on-time and within-budget projects. You'll get proven methods for initiating a project, selecting qualified team members, conferring with management, establishing communication, setting realistic timetables, tracking costs, and closing a project.
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62. |  PMP® Project Management Professional Exam Review Guide By: Kim Heldman; Vanina Mangano Publisher: Sybex Publication Date: 27-JUL-2009 Insert Date: 05-MAR-2010 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: PMP® Project Management Professional Exam Review Guide
A concise, focused study aid aimed at preparing you for PMP certification
The Project Management Profressional (PMP) certification is the most desired skill in today's IT marketplace and candidates are required to have thousands of hours of PM experience even before taking the PMP exam.
As the ideal reading companion to PMP: Project Management Professional Exam Study Guide, Fifth Edition, or any PMP exam prep guide, this focused study tool gives you that extra preparation you need to approach the grueling PMP exam with confidence. More than 120 review questions, two bonus exams,...
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63. |  Construction Project Management: Theory and Practice By: Kumar Neeraj Jha Publisher: Pearson Education India Publication Date: 07-JAN-2011 Insert Date: 06-MAY-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Construction Project Management: Theory and Practice
Construction Project Management deals with different facets of construction management emphasizing the basic concepts that any engineering student is supposed to know. The major principles of project management have been derived through real life case studies from the field. Simplified examples have been used to facilitate better understanding of the concepts before going into the large and complex problems. The book features computer applications (Primavera and MS Project) used to explain planning, scheduling, resource leveling, monitoring and reporting; it is highly illustrated with line...
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64. |  PMP Practice Questions Exam Cram™ 2 By: David Francis Publisher: Pearson Certification Publication Date: 09-DEC-2004 Insert Date: 08-MAR-2005 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: PMP Practice Questions Exam Cram™ 2 The PMP Practice Questions Exam Cram 2 offers you a solid
opportunity to drill and practice for the highly critical
professional exam. The book features 500 questions based on the 9
Project Management Processes described in the PMI PMBOK and in our
PMP Exam Cram 2. All questions found in the book will also
be on the accompanying CD in a test engine powered by MeasureUp.
The questions will have full explanations of correct and incorrect
answers so you can use this manual to review and brush-up on weak
areas. It features relevant Exam Notes to help you score better on
the test, plus the ever...
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65. |  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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66. |  Project Management for Non-Project Managers By: Jack Ferraro Publisher: AMACOM Publication Date: 18-APR-2012 Insert Date: 29-MAR-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Project Management for Non-Project Managers
Great managers are experts at getting bottom-line results, but often do not understand their role in the success or failure of their organization’s projects.
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67. |  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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68. |  Passing the PMP® Exam: How to Take It and Pass It Publisher: Prentice Hall Publication Date: 29-JUL-2005 Insert Date: 04-AUG-2005 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Passing the PMP® Exam: How to Take It and Pass It This book uses the PMBOK Guide, Third Edition, so that all
information is up to date for the new PMP examination.
Don't just take the PMP® exam: Pass it, the
first time!
Less than 50% of PMP exam candidates actually pass the exam on
their first attempt. But one group passes at an amazing 80+% rate:
the students of Dr. Rudd McGary, PMP. McGary has spent years
teaching the PMP certification exam and helping professional
project managers prepare for it. Now, he's integrated all of these
techniques and knowledge to assist you in one book: Passing
the PMP Exam.
Dr. McGary shows you exactly...
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69. |  Real-World Project Management: Beyond Conventional Wisdom, Best Practices, and Project Methodologies By: Richard Perrin Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Publication Date: 08-FEB-2008 Insert Date: 30-MAR-2009 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Real-World Project Management: Beyond Conventional Wisdom, Best Practices, and Project Methodologies
If you’re a project manager, you need this guide to fill in the gaps in the PM canon. The Project Management Institute’s Body of Knowledge, fails to fully explain certain PM tools and how they work, among other failures. Real-World Project Management fills in those major gaps with irreverence, wit, and wisdom. For any kind of project you’re managing, this book presents the high-quality tools and tactics you need to succeed.
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70. |  Basecamp® for Beginners: Managing Projects and Keeping Track of Details By: Todd Kelsey Publisher: Cengage Learning PTR Publication Date: 24-APR-2013 Insert Date: 30-APR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Basecamp® for Beginners: Managing Projects and Keeping Track of Details In today's busy workplace, staying on top of large projects, particularly those involving a number of team members, can be a challenge. While web-based project-management products have been around for a while, few have captured the enthusiasm and loyalty that Basecamp enjoys--and for good reason. Basecamp is a simple, powerful, and popular tool for online work collaboration that is used successfully by millions worldwide to stay organized and to reduce the typical insanity and chaos that sprawling projects can cause. If it's time for you and your team to get organized, BASECAMP FOR BEGINNERS...
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71. |  IT Project Management: On Track From Start to Finish, Second Edition By: Joseph Phillips Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media Publication Date: 23-MAR-2004 Insert Date: 28-APR-2009 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: IT Project Management: On Track From Start to Finish, Second Edition Renowned IT project management expert, Joseph Phillips, again delivers an authoritative, easy-to-understand guide that delves into all CompTIA IT Project+ certification objectives. The “Inside the Exam” sections focus on the necessary topics to pass the new CompTIA exam. Each chapter features an end-of-chapter review, and the CD-ROM includes an IT Project+ practice test, plus templates and worksheets to use when managing a project. The included real-world examples that provide on-the-job insight from practicing project management professionals, and tie discussed theory to practice, make this...
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72. |  Project Management Communications Bible Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Publication Date: 10-JUN-2008 Insert Date: 10-APR-2009 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Project Management Communications Bible
The authoritative reference on one of the most important aspects of managing projects--project communications
With shorter production cycles and the demand for projects being faster, cheaper, and better, the need for project communications tools has increased. Written with the project manager, stakeholder, and project team in mind, this resource provides the best practices, tips, tricks, and tools for successful project communications and planning. The featured charts, graphs, and tables are all ready for immediate use.
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73. |  Project Management for Small Business: A Streamlined Approach from Planning to Completion By: Joseph Phillips Publisher: AMACOM Publication Date: 07-NOV-2011 Insert Date: 29-OCT-2011 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Project Management for Small Business: A Streamlined Approach from Planning to Completion
Project management can help companies become more efficient and profitable.
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74. |  Project Management For Dummies®, UK Edition By: Nick Graham; Stanley E. Portny Publisher: For Dummies Publication Date: 22-MAR-2011 Insert Date: 27-MAR-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Project Management For Dummies®, UK Edition
In today's time-pressured, cost-conscious global business environment, tight project deadlines and stringent expectations are the norm. Project Management For Dummies shows business professionals what works and what doesn't by examining the field's best practices. You can learn how to organise, estimate, and schedule projects more efficiently. Discover how to manage deliverables, issue changes, assess risks, maintain communications, and live up to expectations by making the most of the latest technology and software and by avoiding common problems that can trip up even the best project...
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75. |  Sustainability Integration for Effective Project Management By: Gilbert Silvius; Jennifer Tharp Publisher: IGI Global Publication Date: 30-JUN-2013 Insert Date: 06-MAY-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Sustainability Integration for Effective Project Management Although it remains one of the most significant challenges in recent years, companies are beginning to integrate the ideas of sustainability into organized projects such as marketing, corporate communications, and annual reports. In this case, sustainability remains an important influence on the initiation of project management. Sustainability Integration for Effective Project Management provides a comprehensive understanding of the most important issues, concepts, trends, methodologies, and good practices in sustainability to project management. The research and concepts discussed in this...
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76. |  By: Michael S. Dobson; Deborah Singer Dobson Publisher: AMA Self-Study Publication Date: 30-SEP-2011 Insert Date: 27-JUL-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Managing Multiple Projects Let’s face it — who among us has only a single project? Multiple projects are the norm, not the exception, and there are very good reasons why this is so. A lot of projects simply aren’t big enough to justify the investment of a full-time project manager: having only one is impractical. Depending on the availability of resources, a multiple project environment can accomplish substantial work while lowering the overhead burden of project management by consolidating processes. In this book, you will learn how to recognize the characteristics and to manage effectively in each of these...
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77. |  Project Management in Practice, Fourth Edition By: Samuel J. Mantel, Jr.; Jack R. Meredith; Scott M. Shafer; Margaret M. Sutton Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Publication Date: 26-OCT-2010 Insert Date: 06-APR-2011 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Project Management in Practice, Fourth Edition
Project Management in Practice, 4th Edition focuses on the technical aspects of project management that are directly related to practice. This textbook is organised around the project management life cycle and it provides students with essential project management concepts, with a focus on PMBOK, the Project Management Body of Knowledge. (The Project Management Institute runs the PMBOK certification program). This new edition Improves ancillaries like the Instructor's Manual and PowerPoint slides and Integrates inclusion of Microsoft Project software throughout the text. Provides better...
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78. |  Painless Project Management: A Step-by-Step Guide for Planning, Executing, and Managing Projects By: Pamela McGhee; Peter McAliney Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Publication Date: 09-JUL-2007 Insert Date: 07-DEC-2007 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Painless Project Management: A Step-by-Step Guide for Planning, Executing, and Managing Projects A detailed guide to successful, efficient project management,
written by two pros with a combined 55 years "in the trenches!"
Project management is a vital and growing component of many
organizations and can literally make or break a company. In this
step-by-step guide, two project management consultants present a
comprehensive guide to effective project management, complete with
real stories and case studies from actual project managers. This
straightforward guide cuts through the technical jargon to present
an easy-to-follow, easy-to-learn approach to executing any project
from beginning to...
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79. |  Project Manager Street Smarts: A Real World Guide to PMP® Skills, Second Edition By: Linda Kretz Zaval; Terri Wagner Publisher: Sybex Publication Date: 06-SEP-2011 Insert Date: 15-NOV-2011 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Project Manager Street Smarts: A Real World Guide to PMP® Skills, Second Edition
The perfect workbook for project managers and PMP exam candidates seeking practical experience
New project managers and students pursuing the Project Management Professional certification are looking for practical experience to solidify their skills. The step-by-step tasks presented in this book offer them an opportunity to practice the common tasks project managers face in the real world. The authors, both expert project management trainers and consultants, explore each phase of project management: initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and control, and closing the project, with...
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80. |  By: Scott Berkun Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc. Publication Date: 22-APR-2005 Insert Date: 13-SEP-2005 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: The Art of Project Management
The Art of Project Management covers it all--from practical methods
for making sure work gets done right and on time, to the mindset
that can make you a great leader motivating your team to do their
best. Reading this was like reading the blueprint for how the best
projects are managed at Microsoft... I wish we always put these
lessons into action!" --Joe Belfiore, General Manager, E-home
Division, Microsoft Corporation
"Berkun has written a fast paced, jargon-free and witty guide to
what he wisely refers to as the 'art' of project management. It's a
great introduction to the discipline....
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