Project management is more that merely parceling out work assign-ments to indivduals and hoping that they will somehow accomplish a desired result. In fact, project that could have been successful oftne fail brcause of such take-it-of-granted approaches. Individuals need hard informention and real skills to work successfully in a project environment and to accomplish project objectives. Effective Project Management was written to equip its users with both-by explaining concepts and techniques and by using numerous examples to show how they can be skillfully applied.
Although the focus of the book is squarely on the practical things readers absolutely need toknow tothrive in project environments, the does not forsake objective learning; it simply challenges readers to think critically about project management principles and to apply them within the context of the real world. We capture lessons learned from years of maagement projects, teaching peoect management, andwriting extensively about it.
Part 1 The Life of A Project
Part 2 Project Planning and Control
Part 3 People: The Key to Project Success