A Project Manager′s Book of Forms: A Companion to the PMBOK Guide - Softcover

Stackpole, Cynthia Snyder

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0470389842 ISBN 13: 9780470389843

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2009

Synopsis

This source book of forms and procedures for using them follows exactly the content of the Project Management Body of Knowledge Guide, 4E. It provides a road–map approach so readers know exactly where they are and what forms precede and follow their current position on a project. The volume contains forms in hard copy for reproduction as well as in an accompanying CD for use and customization by a wide variety of project managers, consultants, and other associated professionals.

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Review

" this volume contains templates for forms useful to project managers in business at all steps of a project." ( Book News, August 2009)

"Form a line for this book! Cyndi Stackpole has written a companion book which, for people like me, who are visual and practical, brings the PMBOK Guide to life with a set of forms and the instructions for completing them. This book is extremely straightforward in its approach." (scopecrepe.blogspot.com, March 23rd, 2009)

From the Back Cover

A handy compendium of ready–made forms for managing every project

This valuable companion to A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide) Fourth Edition presents project managers with a comprehensive and practical set of forms and reports that help them apply the concepts and practices described in the PMBOK Guide.

Written by the project manager of the team that updated PMI′s PMBOK Guide Fourth Edition, A Project Manager′s Book of Forms is designed specifically to help both new and experienced project managers handle all aspects of a project. The forms cover all the Process Groups: Initiating, Planning, Executing, Monitoring and Controlling, and Closing. It even includes some forms not mentioned in the PMBOK Guide, which you will find helpful in managing your project.

Use the forms as a guide in collecting and organizing project information, or as a template for ensuring a set of consistent data on all projects. The forms can also be adopted on an organizational level to enable a repeatable approach to project management.

For your convenience, completely editable electronic versions of all the blank forms, in Microsoft Office compatible format, are on the included CD–ROM. You may use them as is or tailor them to your own needs.

The PMBOK Guide covers the processes for managing a project; this book gives you a handy road map of forms to use to make every project just a bit smoother from start to finish.

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0470389842
• ISBN 13: 9780470389843
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 256