金石堂James P. Lewis, Ph.D., is the founder of The Lewis Institute, Inc., a training and consulting company specializing in project management, and an adjunct professor at the University of Management and Technology. Over the past two decades, Dr. Lewis has trained more than 30,000 supervisors and managers in the United States, Europe, Asia, and throughout the world. He has written 12 influential books on project management, including Project Leadership, The Project Manager’s Desk Reference, The Project Manager’s Survival Guide, and others.
Practical strategies for managing each phase of a professional project
The bestselling Project Planning, Scheduling, and Control has helped thousands of professionals understand project management issues, implement viable solutions, and effectively guide each project from conception to close. Now updated and expanded, this vital reference will help you learn more about project management, improve your on-the-job management performance, and ensure that you pass the PMP(r) exam on your first try.
Written and updated by globally renowned project management authority James P. Lewis, founder of The Lewis Institute, this applications-oriented blueprint describes the knowledge and processes you need to know to:
The competitive success of a business is determined by the leadership skill of its project managers. Project Planning, Scheduling, and Control shows you how to excel in this challenging role by providing you with the tools and techniques you need to monitor and manage each project, regardless of its size, to a profitable conclusion.
Project success is the lifeblood of every organization. Yet experts estimate that one-third of the cost of the average project goes to correcting errors that could have been prevented through more capable project design and management.
Project Planning, Scheduling, and Control demonstrates how you can manage projects of every size and content to maximize each team’s productivity, eliminate financial and operational waste, and deliver outcomes that match and even surpass management objectives. Detailing principles and techniques for improving your ability to oversee each phase of a project, from initial definition, strategic planning, implementation, scheduling, risk control, and post-project review and analysis, this essential guide walks you through everything you need to know to:
Project Planning, Scheduling, and Control features Key Points boxes, quotes from industry leaders, examples of project management inaction, and more to succinctly illustrate the methodologies for becoming a proven project manager. Up-to-date and authoritative, it remains the most complete and easy-to-follow overview of the core methods, principles, and practices of results-based, cost-effective project management.
