Project Management: Best Practices for IT Professionals - Softcover

Murch, Richard

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9780132855020: Project Management: Best Practices for IT Professionals

Softcover

ISBN 10: 013285502X ISBN 13: 9780132855020

Publisher: Prentice Hall, 2000

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A guide to the best practices for managing large IT projects. Starts with basic principles and develops guidelines for dealing with the increasing complexity of hardware and software. Includes coverage of why projects go wrong and the critical people and process issues that must be addressed by IT managers. Other topics covered include crises management, rapid application development, quality management, risk management, and the emerging role of the Internet.

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Master project management, today's most critical business skill!

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.

About the Author:

RICHARD MURCH has worked with IBM and Andersen Consulting and is currently a Project Manager and Consultant in Columbus, Ohio. A regular speaker at systems development conferences throughout North America, Europe, Asia, and the Pacific, he has managed IT projects of virtually every type and size over a period of 30 years. Murch is author of Intelligent Software Agents and Open Source (both from Prentice Hall PTR).

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