In today’s economy, organizations must perform faster, better, and cheaper. Projects have to conform to ever-tightening schedules and budgets. Because Practical Project Management: Learning to Manage the Professional, Second Edition focuses specifically on techniques proven to be effective in industry, it is the ideal reference for both new and experienced project managers.
Readers enjoy a brief discussion of project management theory mingled with practical applications intended to avoid reinventing the wheel. This resource maximizes the reader’s time, providing the tools necessary to save time and money.
Practical Project Management: Learning to Manage the Professional, Second Edition, goes beyond the scope of a simple how-to book. It defines each unique phase of a project and then provides practical knowledge in areas such as budget and cost estimates, contracts, negotiating, team building, scheduling, and choosing project management software. In addition, the book provides sample forms, contracts and bids for industrial projects.
The second edition updates some of the newer concepts including SCRUM Project Management. This methodology offers some new techniques that may be used with automation-related projects.
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Chapter 1 : Introduction to Project Management
Chapter 2 : Phases of Project Management
Chapter 3 : Budgets and Cost Estimates
Chapter 4 : Getting The Project Done, on Time and Within Budget
Chapter 5 : Project Teams
Chapter 6 : The Effective Project Manager
Chapter 7 : Tools and Techniques For The Project Manager
Chapter 8 : Project Completion and Closeout
Chapter 9 : Scrum Project Management
Appendix A : Sample Contractor On-Site Information Sheet
Appendix B : Contractor Safety Resume
Appendix C : Sample Table of Contents: Contract Specifications Package
Appendix D : Sample Summary Bid Instructions Unit Spring Outage Project
Appendix E : Project Schedule Example for Boiler Outage
Appendix F : Project Schedule Example for Coal Hopper Retrofit
Appendix G : Answers to All End-Of-Chapter Problems
Bibliography
Index
