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Effective Project Management: Identify and Manage Risks Plan and Budget Keep Projects Under Control (Business Success)

Effective Project Management: Identify and Manage Risks Plan and Budget Keep Projects Under Control (Business Success)

by PaulRoberts (Author)

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    Paperback 2011

    $13.66
Synopsis

Whether organising an important event or heading up a large team, running a project can be a daunting process. Project management is fraught with perils; unfinished and unsuccessful projects are everywhere. In fact, it's more common than not for projects to fail. Effective Project Management reveals what the best project managers know, say and do. By condensing thirty years of hands on project management experience, it will show the reader what to do in simple, smart and practical steps. With essential advice that has been tried and tested in real businesses, it covers all the aspects of how to manage a successful project, including how to manage changing targets, how to plan quality, timescales and budgets, how to identify and manage risks and how to deliver your project. With practical, proven and effective measures to mitigate the risk of project failure, Effective Project Management will boost confidence and encourage the reader to develop an instinct to pursue the best solutions for any project.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 304
 Publisher: Kogan Page
Published: 03 Feb 2011
ISBN 10: 0749461578
ISBN 13: 9780749461577
Book Overview: Effective Project Management will help the reader to plan quality and timescales and budgets, identify and manage risks, keep projects under control and deliver.

Media Reviews
...clear, easy to understand and filled with comprehensive yet incredibly practical advice and guidance. Martin Ewart, Managing Director, Logica If you're leading a project, or just involved in one, read this. It will help. Chris Ollieuz, Director, onthebus learning Paul Roberts book sets out a clear path through a complex territory. His consulting and practical experience in project environments surfaces on every page. This is a must-read for anyone who wants to make sense of and succeed in project environments. Stephen A. Townsend, MBA, Independent Project Manager For me, what makes this book different from the rest is its style - Paul combines his wealth of experience and creativity in this logical, structured and generally well-rounded account of project management. Whether you're a novice, or you think that you're a seasoned pro, this book will help you better deliver successful projects! Rob Young, Senior Project Manager ...the writing style both simplifies hard-to-grasp concepts, and enables the reader to make rapid and enjoyable progress through its chapters. Stuart Kinsey, Senior Programme Manager Written in easy to understand language, the book can be read, either 'end to end' or by picking up and selecting a specific section. I thought I knew much about the world of PM, but after reading this book I realise there is just so much more to learn. Joyce Burgess, Senior Project Manager This book is essential reading for all Project Managers. It provides comprehensive coverage of the fundamentals and important principles of Project Management in a straightforward and simplified way. If you want to know how to run a project in a structured way which has been tried and tested in business, this book is for you. Brian Halliday, Project Manager
Author Bio
Paul Roberts has been managing projects for over twenty years and is a founding director of Fifthday Longview Limited, one of the world's leading project management consultancies, providing expertise, education and resource. He has worked with some of the world's largest, most influential companies, and many of the smallest, both public and private, helping them all to embed the principles, techniques and culture of effective project management.