The McGraw-Hill 36-Hour Course: Project Management

by Helen S. Cooke, Karen Tate

Schedule and coordinate projects seamlessly, start to finish

In today's ultracompetitive world of business, those in charge want results on time and on budget--and they're turning to project managers to deliver. Skilled project managers are in high demand, and the profession is growing at an unprecedented rate.

"The McGraw-Hill 36-Hour Course: Project Management," Second Edition, combines expert insight, advice based on realworld experience, and the latest developments into a single, concise package. In the span of 36 hours, you'll learn how to: plan, launch, manage, and close projectsBuild the best team for each projectShape and drive a project using effective leadershipManage quality, costs, time, and riskDeploy the latest project management technologies

Complete with chapter-ending self-tests and a comprehensive online final exam, "The McGraw-Hill 36-Hour Course: Project Management," Second Edition, provides the guidance you need to manage any project under any conditions.

Genres: Business, Management, Nonfiction

400 pages, Paperback

First published February 11, 2005

Reviews

[Daniel Clausen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Quite a lot of project management can be boiled down to a few things: break big goals into little goals, sequence goals appropriately; make lists; track progress; analyze variances in expected and actual progress; repeat as necessary.

If it's a little more complicated than that, it's not by much. The book reaffirms one solid insight: that much project management acuity comes from practice.

[Bernie4444 · Rating 5 out of 5]

From concept to the profession

For decades I have been managing projects in IS and IT. Now I find myself a project manager that has in-depth knowledge of it. Where and when did this metamorphosis come about? Where will all this lead to? Once a skill used by many professions Project Management has become a profession in itself.

This book takes you from concept through history and delivers you to practical management. As with all 36-Hour courses, it takes more than 36 hours and you will want to go back and revisit the book after applying the information to a real project or two.

Each chapter asks a few simple questions at the end. I found myself once in a while having to re-read to get some of the answers. Even though different project environments the book takes into consideration most of them and has practical forms for most of them.

There is information on professional institutions and other reading material.

Of all the project management books on the market, I am seriously considering this book for the lunch hour discussion with other Project Managers and potential Project managers.

[Vincent]

Plan, Launch, Manage, & Close Projects
Build the best team for each project
Shape & drive a project using effective leadership
Manage quality, costs, time, and risk
Deploy the latest project management technologies

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