IT Project Management Essentials, with CD-ROM, 2007 Edition

IT Project Management Essentials, 2007 Edition is a hands-on resource book that guides anyone assigned as a project manager through the project management process of designing, developing, and implementing an IT goal. This process includes scheduling and management techniques along with the essential tools, such as stakeholder analysis and reports, For handling these techniques. This book covers the basic steps in IT project management: scope planning and defining, activity defining and sequencing, resource planning, time estimating, schedule developing, cost estimating, and budget developing. Quality control is discussed as an essential element of every step throughout the process. Advanced IT project management techniques and tools are also covered: Six Sigma, Balanced Scorecard, PRINCE2, and Troubled Projects. The book suggests ways to: Revitalize and optimize an existing project Create a corporate team that supports IT needs and goals Develop opportunities Improve customer service through portfolio management Written in a practical how-to style and organized for fast access to specific information, IT Project Management Essentials not only explains the project management process but also takes you step-by-step through the implementation of any IT goal. it includes checklists and templates For The project management documents needed in managing the process. With your purchase of IT Project Management Essentials, 2007 Edition, you'll receive a free CD-ROM which permits you to search the entire text to quickly locate ideas, terms, or procedures.Larry Webber is the author of 'IT Project Management Essentials, with CD-ROM, 2007 Edition', published 2006 under ISBN 9780735560284 and ISBN 0735560285.