The definitive guide to keeping your project on time, under budget, and problem-free
In this Third Edition of
The Project Manager's Desk Reference
, top project management consultant James Lewis arms you with today's most comprehensive and understandable project management resources, showing you how to conduct a project of any size or nature-from the office move to building new facilities.
Using results-oriented language and easy-to-understand examples, this comprehensive, quick-reference guide presents specific situations taken from today's fast-moving business environment, walking you through proven solutions designed to keep the project moving forward.
This ready-access toolbox shows you how to:
Plan, execute, and control a project from beginning to end
Choose project managers, leaders, and teams
Develop project plans using Work Breakdown Structures, PERT, CPM, and Gantt schedules
Conduct risk analysis
Design a project control system
Use earned value analysis to track projects
Communicate effectively with all levels of your team
Conduct the essential post-project “lessons learned” review
Serving as the perfect supplement to Lewis's bestselling PM bible,
Project Planning, Scheduling, and Control
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provides you with the foundation you need to manage any project to its successful completion.