Project Management: Best Practices for IT Professionals (Harris Kern's Enterprise Computing Institute) - Hardcover

Murch, Richard

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0130219142 ISBN 13: 9780130219145

Publisher: Prentice Hall, 2000

Synopsis

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. Start by mastering the fundamentals of project management, including planning, reporting, team building, and team leadership. Understand the entire project lifecycle: planning, analysis, design, construction, testing, rollout, and beyond. Learn practical ways to respond to incessant changes in market conditions, resources, requirements and schedules; and learn how to manage risks and problems more effectively. Master today's latest rapid software development methodologies and techniques; and discover how to handle the unique challenges of IT and knowledge management projects. Finally, leverage the latest Internet and intranet-based project management tools and resources.

About this title

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).

From the Back Cover

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0130219142
• ISBN 13: 9780130219145
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 272