The fast forward MBA in project management : the comprehensive, easy-to-read handbook for beginners and pros / Eric Verzuh.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Verzuh, Eric, author.

Series:

Fast Forward MBA Series.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Project management.

Physical Description:

xviii, 522 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Edition:

Sixth edition.

Place of Publication:

2021.

Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley, [2021]

Summary:

"For any professional responsible for coordinating projects among different departments, executive levels, or projects with technical complexity, this book clearly explains how to manage and deliver projects on time and on budget. From finding the right sponsor to clarifying objectives to setting a realistic schedule and budget projections, this book will help everyone better manage the relationships and processes needed to be a successful project manager. The Fast Forward MBA in Project Management has already helped hundreds of thousands of aspiring and experienced project managers reach their goals. But the Project Management Institute is updating its exam and its Project Management Body of Knowledge, so this sixth edition has been updated and revised as well, including its PMP certification study tips"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Project management: a platform for innovation

Project leadership: people before process

Foundation principles of project management

Agile and waterfall: choose a development process

Project initiation: turn a problem or opportunity into a business case

Engage your stakeholders and win their cooperation

Write the rules: manage expectations and define success

Risk management: minimize the threats to your project

A work breakdown structure makes a project manageable

Realistic scheduling

Manage agile development with scrum ; The art and science of accurate estimating

Balance the trade-off among cost, schedule, and scope

Managing creative projects: insights from media and entertainment

Build a high-performance project team

Communicate with project stakeholders

Change management: engage your stakeholders to maximize value

Control scope to deliver value

Measure progress

Solve common project problems

Enterprise project management: align projects with strategy

Requirements: describe the solution target

Use the quality discipline to hit the target

Pass the PMP exam

Appendix A: forms available online

Appendix B: the detailed planning model.

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 508-510) and index.

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Other Format:

Online version: Verzuh, Eric, The fast forward mba in project management

ISBN:

9781119700807

1119700809

9781119700791

1119700795

OCLC:

1198087611