Product Description * An updated edition of the bestselling book on managing IT projects * New topics introduced in this edition include Adaptive and eXtreme management methods, team selection and management, and risk analysis * Immerses readers in a simulated real-world situation where they must perform as seasoned project managers to move example projects through their lifecycles * Walks readers through a series of projects that they are most likely to encounter on the job * Authors adhere to the Project Management Institute's (PMI) curriculum outline * The fully-interactive CD-ROM has been updated for MS Project 2002
Standard-setting textbook on project managementSeptember 23, 2008 Rolf Dobelli(Switzerland) This is a substantial, substantive overview of project management. Students could use Robert Wysocki's book as the text for a survey course about various professional approaches to project management. It even includes problems, chapter-by-chapter "learning objectives" and case studies. However, professionals will find solid, useful content, as well. Wysocki brings a lot to the table: voluminous information, insights from his decades of experience and clear personal judgments about the various methods he covers. getAbstract recommends this authoritative text to project management practitioners, trainees and students.
A solid introduction the basic principles, concepts, and approaches to project managementJuly 5, 2008 Craig Matteson(Ann Arbor, MI) Project management is often treated as a belief system and adherents to one cult reject and condemn all others. This is unfortunate because project management has been subjected to honest research and decades of practice have also yielded objectives results. This book is now in its fourth edition and is a handy introduction to three approaches to project management. I think it is very suitable for a 101 course in project management or for the general reader wanting to get a handle on things. Of course, if you want an in depth practical implementation guide to this or that method of project management, you will think this book has serious shortcomings. But you will also be judging the book for not being something it was never intended to be.
Robert Wysocki first lays out the basic ideas behind Traditional Project Management. He carefully explains its strengths and weaknesses and why it fits more with well structure projects with known outcomes, resources, and timetables. There are many topics he covers during this process. For example, the author contrasts the Critical Path versus the Critical Chain in managing the length of the project and applying resources. He carefully explains how each of these topics works with the Adaptive Project Framework. This first part takes about two-thirds of the book.
When the project outcomes require more flexibility, where learning is expected to take place along the way, and especially where the project process will include iterations of some of its components, this will do best with the Adaptive Project Framework, and this is covered in part two. He also covers Extreme Project Management for those types of projects, such as software development, where the precise nature of the final deliverable may not be known in the beginning.
Again, if you are looking for a solid introduction to these topics and to get your hands around the basic concepts of project management, this is a good resource. If you are looking for a detailed practitioners guide to a specific method of project management, you should probably look elsewhere. This book was never intended to be that.
Reviewed by Craig Matteson, Ann Arbor, MI
a good tool for teaching and workingJune 4, 2008 José Carvalho The presented methodologies are very reallistic and up-to-date. The way the information is organized, could be more user friendly.
Still a great bookMay 21, 2008 Donald Hsu(NYC, United States) 0 out of 1 found this review helpful
even though it is outdated. You have all the major ingrediants for PMP.
It is very low cost. The computer software MS 2003 is outdated, but you can download the free trial version 2007.
Good bookSeptember 23, 2007 Bali Zones(California) It's a good book on project management. I wish it was more in line with the standards from PMI. Also covers some advanced topics such as portfolio management but not in much detail.
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