Project Management

Project management leadership is today's #1 business skill. Talented, knowledgeable project managers command the best assignments and compensation: they are the future leaders of business. But expert project managers aren't born that way: they've learned specific, proven techniques and strategies for achieving outstanding results. In Project Management, Richard Murch shares those techniques and strategies. Whether you're managing your first project, or you're an experienced project manager facing tough, new challenges, Project Management offers expert solutions. You'll find coverage of all this, and more:

• The fundamentals of project management, planning, reporting, team building, and team leadership
• The project lifecycle: planning, analysis, design, construction, testing, rollout, and beyond
• Responding to constant changes in market conditions, resources, requirements, and schedules
• Mastering today's latest rapid development management techniques
• Managing risks and problems more effectively
• Handling the unique challenges of IT and knowledge management
• Leveraging Internet and intranet-based project management tools and resources

At last, there's a single source for all the expertise project managers need to be successful! Next time you're called upon to do the impossible—and do it yesterday—reach for the one book that can help you make it happen: Project Management by Richard Murch.

• Preface
  
• Chapter 1 Evolution of Project Management
  
• Chapter 2 Basic Skills for Project Managers'
  
• Chapter 3 Project Planning and Reporting
  
• Chapter 4 Project Teams
  
• Chapter 5 Project Lifecycle Overview
  
• Chapter 6 Project Planning Phase
  
• Chapter 7 Analysis and Design Phases
  
• Chapter 8 Construction Phase
  
• Chapter 9 Test Planning and Preparation
  
• Chapter 10 Roll-out Planning and Implementation Phase
  
• Chapter 11 Project Management Methodologies
  
• Chapter 12 Managing Rapid Application Development
  
• Chapter 13 Managing Risks
  
• Chapter 14 Managing Problems
  
• Chapter 15 Other Techniques
  
• Chapter 16 Knowledge Management
  
• Chapter 17 Project Management and the Internet
  
• Appendix A Software Engineering Institute
  
• Appendix B Project Management Institute
  
• Appendix C Additional Project Management Resources
  
• Appendix D A Sample Crisis Plan
  
• Index