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

Snyder Dionisio, Cynthia

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1119393981 ISBN 13: 9781119393986

Publisher: Wiley, 2017

Synopsis

Essential project management forms aligned to the PMBOK(R) Guide--Sixth Edition A Project Manager's Book of Forms is an essential companion to the Project Management Institute's A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge. Packed with ready-made forms for managing every stage in any project, this book offers both new and experienced project managers an invaluable resource for thorough documentation and repeatable processes. Endorsed by PMI and aligned with the PMBOK(R) Guide, these forms cover all aspects of initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, and closing; each form can be used as-is directly from the book, or downloaded from the companion website and tailored to your project's unique needs. This new third edition has been updated to align with the newest PMBOK(R) Guide, and includes forms for agile, the PMI Talent Triangle, technical project management, leadership, strategic and business management, and more. The PMBOK(R) Guide is the primary reference for project management, and the final authority on best practices--but implementation can quickly become complex for new managers on large projects, or even experienced managers juggling multiple projects with multiple demands. This book helps you stay organized and on-track, helping you ensure thorough documentation throughout the project life cycle. Adopt PMI-endorsed forms for documenting every process group Customize each form to suit each project's specific needs Organize project data and implement a repeatable management process Streamline PMBOK(R) Guide implementation at any level of project management experience Instead of wasting time interpreting and translating the PMBOK(R) Guide to real-world application, allow PMI to do the work for you: A Project Manager's Book of Forms provides the PMBOK(R)-aligned forms you need to quickly and easily implement project management concepts and practices.

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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

ALL THE PAPERWORK YOU NEED TO APPLY THE PMBOK(R) GUIDE TO EVERYDAY PRACTICE

It's easy to apply best practices to project management with A Project Manager's Book of Forms, Third Edition, the only complete collection of ready-to-use forms and reports that fully aligns with the Project Management Institute's A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK(R) Guide) - Sixth Edition.

New and experienced project managers can quickly apply the theory, expert advice, and tools of the PMBOK(R) Guide to their real-world projects with this valuable companion reference. This latest edition includes all new material from the PMBOK(R) Guide and includes a section with forms for projects using an Agile development method.

This comprehensive toolkit of forms is designed to be completely versatile. Use them as is to ensure project information is properly collected and organized, or download customizable versions from the accompanying website and tailor fit them to your specific projects. When it's time to standardize project management throughout an organization, this volume provides a turnkey method for consistent documentation.

Juggle all your projects with confidence when you use A Project Manager's Book of Forms, Third Edition.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1119393981
• ISBN 13: 9781119393986
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 272