Wiley Pathways Project Management

This new text provides students with clear step-by-step techniques for creating, developing, and evaluating essential project management tools. Readers will learn concepts and skills using project plans, work breakdown structures, budgets, network diagrams, resource allocations, and project evaluations. Chapter 1: Defining Project Management Today

Chapter 2: The Project: Defining Needs and Identifying Solutions

Chapter 3: Project Organizations

Chapter 4: The Project Plan

Chapter 5: The Project Budget.

Chapter 6: Defining the Schedule

Chapter 7: Estimating and Allocating Resources

Chapter 8: Being an Effective Project Manager

Chapter 9: Involving the Right People in Your Project.

Chapter 10: Managing Project Teams

Chapter 11: Tracking Progress and Maintaining Control

Chapter 12: Communicating and Documenting Progress

Chapter 13: Managing Risk

Chapter 14: Evaluating and Ending the Project

Stanley Portny, PMP, president of Stanley E. Portny and Associates, LLC, is an internationally recognized expert in project management and project leadership. During the past 28 years, he has provided training and consultation to more than 100 public and private organizations in the fields of finance, consumer products, insurance, telecommunications, pharmaceuticals, information technology, defense, and health care. He has developed and conducted training programs for over 25,000 management and staff personnel in engineering, sales and marketing, research and development, information systems, manufacturing, operations, and support areas.

You can get there

Where do you want to go? You might already be working in the business world and may be looking to expand your skills. You might be setting out on a new career path. Or, you might want to learn more about exciting opportunities in project management.

Wherever you want to go, Wiley Pathways Project Management will help you get there. Easy-to-read, practical, and up-to-date, this text not only helps you learn fundamental project management concepts; it also helps you master the core competencies and skills you need to succeed in the classroom and in the real world. The book’s brief, modular format and variety of built-in learning resources enable you to learn at your own pace and focus your studies.

With this book, you will be able to:

• Identify common types of projects and the various roles within them.
• Identify a project’s needs and use the Statement of Work to focus your project.
• Choose and use the right project management software for your project.
• Organize your project and establish a realistic schedule.
• Use tools such as a Work Breakdown Structure and Linear Responsibility Chart to plan your project.
• Budget a project and allocate human resources, materials, and equipment optimally.
• Become adept at juggling limited resources among multiple projects.
• Become an effective team leader.
• Track your project and ensure that it’s on-time and on-budget.
• Lead productive meetings and generate useful reports to communicate and document your project's progress.
• Terminate and evaluate your project in a positive manner.

Wiley Pathwayshelps you achieve your goals

When it comes to learning about business, not every student is on the same path, but every student wants to succeed. The business series in the new Wiley Pathways imprint helps you achieve your goals. The books in this series—Marketing, Business Communication, Finance, Business Math, Real Estate, Small Business Management, Supervision, Project Management, Selling, and Personal Finance—offer a coordinated curriculum for learning business. Learn more at www.wiley.com/go/pathways.