PM crash course for IT professionals : real-world project management tools and techniques for IT initiatives

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mulcahy, Rita (Author), Young, Martha [ (Martha L.)] (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Minnetonka, MN : Indianapolis, IN : RMC Publications Cisco Press , c2010
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Before you read this book
  • 2. How to use this book
  • 3. Understanding the project management process
  • 4. The project charter
  • 5. Incrementalization: breaking the work into projects
  • 6. Gaining, creating, and using historical data
  • 7. Identifying and managing stakeholders
  • 8. Finalizing project objectives: the project scope statement
  • 9. Preventing scope creep: the work breakdown structure and WBS dictionary
  • 10. Real-world estimating
  • 11. Real-world scheduling
  • 12. Communications management
  • 13. Preventing problems: identifying and managing risk
  • 14. Saving the failed or failing IT project
  • 15. Measuring success post-project
  • 16. Next steps