Planning, Scheduling, Monitoring and Control: The Practical Project Management of Time, Cost and Risk by APM PMC SIG

by Association for Project Management

Planning, Scheduling, Monitoring and Control is a comprehensive guide for anyone involved in planning, scheduling and controlling projects.Written to be accessible to all levels – from student to senior project managers – it gives practical guidance on all planning aspects of preparing to undertake a project, executing a project, controlling its delivery to budget, time and quality, and delivering it safely.Among the main topics covered Planning techniques and approachesBudgeting and cost controlScheduling practicesBuilding networksResourcingScheduling checksManagement of baselinesPerformance reporting and record keeping

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[Abigail Lauren · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an excellent, easy to digest, and high lit practical guide to some of the nuances of managing projects and programmes. Professionals at many levels will find they have something to gain from reading this, and information spans from simple descriptions of terms through to in-depth descriptions of techniques such as scheduling, RACI matrices, etc. well supplemented by diagrams to give a good introductory overview to a wide range of topics.