Bringing the PMBOK Guide to Life: A Companion for the Practicing Project Manager

by Frank P. Saladis, Harold Kerzner

Overview

Transform the PMBOK® Guide From a Framework to a Sharpened Tool in your Project Manager's Toolbox

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781118276358
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	11/16/2011
Sold by:	JOHN WILEY & SONS
Format:	eBook
Pages:	288
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

FRANK P. SALADIS, PMP, is a senior consultant and trainer for the International Institute for Learning Inc. (IIL) and is the originator of International Project Management Day, a day of recognition for project managers held during November each year. Mr. Saladis is the author of a popular series of articles entitled "Positive Leadership in Project Management" and was awarded the 2006 Linn Stuckenbruck Person of the Year Award by the Project Management Institute. He is a past president of the PMI New York City Chapter and was the Chair of the PMI Education and Training Specific Interest Group (EdSIG) through 2008.

HAROLD KERZNER, Ph.D., is Senior Executive Director for Project, Program and Portfolio Management at International Institute of Learning, Inc. (IIL), a global learning solutions company that conducts training for leading corporations throughout the world.

Table of Contents

Foreword vii

Acknowledgments ix

Introduction xi

Chapter One Why Do Project Managers Need This Book? 1

Chapter Two The Big Picture 27

Chapter Three Project Plan SWOT Analysis 49

Chapter Four Developing a Project Methodology 57

Chapter Five Defining Project Success 65

Chapter Six Developing Performance Measures 77

Chapter Seven Monitoring and Control Simplified 93

Chapter Eight The Change Control Process 105

Chapter Nine Establishing Roles and Responsibilities 119

Chapter Ten Risk Management-A Project Imperative 129

Chapter Eleven A PMBOK® Guide Strategy for Success 151

Chapter Twelve Rapid Knowledge Development (RKD) for Project Managers: Tips, Tools, and Techniques 163

Chapter Thirteen Bringing the PMBOK® Guide to Life through Templates 233

References 259

Index 261