Product Description

More than two thirds of American companies use teams to execute their most important projects, making project management a highly valuable skill for advancing your career. Project Management For Dummies, Second Edition introduces you to the principles of successful project management and shows you how to motivate any team to gain maximum productivity.  You’ll find out how to:

• Define your project and what you intend to accomplish
• Identify project stakeholders and their expectations
• Develop a project plan
• Establish project schedules and timetables
• Determine which skill sets and resources the project requires
• Choose team members and define their roles
• Launch you project and track its progress
• Encourage peak performance
• Conclude your project successfully

Complete with helpful tips on delegating, shortening schedules, and optimizing your own performance Project Management for Dummies, help you get your project, and your career, off the ground in no time.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #11817 in Books
• Published on: 2006-12-08
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 384 pages

From the Back Cover
Track your progress and keep everyone in the know

Overcome scheduling challenges

Today′s projects are more complex and technically challenging. How do you lead one successfully from start to finish? This practical guide gives you the tools you need to deal with schedules, budgets, and deadlines while keeping your cool under pressure. You get the latest on resource management strategies and fresh tactics for team motivation.

Discover how to

• Define your project goals
• Build a project team
• Work within your budget
• Manage risk and uncertainty
• Handle multiple projects simultaneously
• Use the latest technologies to stay on track

About the Author
Stanley E. Portny, president of Stanley E. Portny and Associates, LLC, is an internationally recognized expert in project management and leadership with 28 years experience.

Customer Reviews

An excellent introduction to project management
I have been a project manager for more than seven years, and have been lucky enough to receive some of the best project management training available, including some qualifications on the way. The Project Managment for dummies book is a rare combination of a book. It not only describes a project management method, (a WHAT to do), but also includes experience and tips from a very good project manager (a HOW to do it). The combination of what and how will guide even the most inexperienced to a successful project delivery. I bought this book with the intention of handing it to one of the less experienced project managers working with me, but I've decided to keep it for myself! Paul (Leeds)

If only it were shorter........
This is a great book for anyone who wants to learn not only the basics of Project Management, but also wants to acquire a solid foundation in the subject.

However, at just under 400 pages, it is not exactly a rapid introduction to the subject - more a through one.

If you find yourself thrust into the role of PM, at no notice, and with no experience - a not exactly unheard of senario - this book is too comprehensive, and you'll find it almost impossible to find the 30 pages that you need if you have to hit the ground running within 24 hours. Should you be in this unfortunate situation, a thick skin and a brazen attitude of confidence will probably be more useful.

Even so, this book would still be a good investment, as it contains a concise guide to the essentials of the job, and would provide a solid platform of information to work from.

It could be argued that it omits "state of the art" techniques, but since these fall in and out of fashion at least twice a year, anyone who puts into practice the nuggets of guidance contained in this book, on a consistent basis, is virtually assured of a successful result.

Excellent book
I bought this book on the recommendation of one of the earlier reviews, and I have to agree, it is a book I woudl recommend to any one in project management.
Its clear concise, and covers the major processes and topics in enough detail to be able to understand what project managment is, how to do it, and how not to fail