With 200 pages of new content, the fifth edition of this popular guide gives new or veteran project managers a comprehensive overview of all of the best-of-breed project management approaches and tools today, including Traditional (Linear and Incremental), Agile (Iterative and Adaptive), and Extreme. Step-by-step instruction and practical case studies show you how to use these tools effectively to achieve better outcomes of projects at hand. Plus, the book provides full coverage on managing continuous process improvement, procurement management, managing distressed projects, and managing multiple team projects. The companion Web site includes exercises and solutions that accompany the project management instruction in the book.

Effective Project Management: Traditional, Agile, Extreme

Business & Money

Wysocki, Robert K.

Management & Leadership

John Wiley&Sons, Inc.

A breakthrough game plan illustrating the need for better collaboration between Project Managers and Business Analysts 
In The Business Analyst/Project Manager, author Robert Wysocki draws on his forty-five years of professional experience as a PM/BA to shed light on the similarities and differences of the roles and responsibilities of these two positions, the need for greater collaboration, and how to staff a project with one or both of these professionals. <ul>
<li>Examines the boundaries and interactions between the BA and the PM</li> <li>Looks at how to identify the skill sets needed to make the project a success</li> <li>The typical relationship of the BA and PM across the project management life cycle</li> <li>Making the best configuration of leadership assignments based on project characteristics</li> <li>Where the responsibilities of the BA leave off and the PM's begins and where the two have collaborative responsibilities</li> <li>How to use a PM/BA to enhance project performance</li> <li>How to foster a "dual career path" for PM/BAs development</li> </ul>
The in-depth discussion of the synergies between the two roles and the advantages of a combined PM/BA makes The Business Analyst/Project Manager a valuable contribution in your ability to be successful on the complex projects of the 21st century.

The Business Analyst / Project Manager: A New Partnership for Managing Complexity and Uncertainty

wiley

A complete workbook for forming, assessing, and developing successful project teams Written by the author of the bestselling Effective Project Management, Second Edition (0-471-36028-7), this book offers a new and unique approach to developing project teams: treat the development of the team just as you would the development of software. Wysocki walks readers through the key phases for assigning project teams, supplementing the discussion with working examples garnered from his years of experience as a consultant to IT and software development project teams. Readers will learn how to use Wysocki's project team analysis tools to analyze their own teams and gain valuable insight into the five typical personality types that most teams will face.

Building Effective Project Teams

Project Management 
A total, interactive guide to keeping your projects on schedule, within budget, and up to spec—every time! This unique interactive tutorial does something that no other guide on the market can: it gives you an opportunity to learn firsthand all the ins and outs of project management. While other guides simply describe what works and what doesn't, this book/software package lets you find out for yourself by first schooling you in state-of-the-art project management principles and practices, and then immersing you in a simulated environment in which you're required to think and act like a seasoned project manager. As you work through a variety of simulated projects, your progress is monitored by a savvy mentor who analyzes your decisions, poses a number of realistic problems that you solve using Microsoft Project, and offers invaluable advice and guidance on how to do it even better next time. The first and only truly hands-on guide to successful project management ever created, Effective Project Management: <ul>
<li>Provides novices with a complete introduction to the principles of sound project management</li> <li>Offers experienced project managers an opportunity to fine-tune their skills</li> <li>Describes all the proven management tools and techniques you need to stay on schedule and within budget without compromising quality</li> <li>Adheres to the Project Management Institute's curriculum outline (PMBOK) and follows the necessary course requirements for professional certification</li> <li>Provides a simulated environment on CD-ROM in which to apply the principles, tools, and techniques described in the book</li> </ul>

Effective Project Management: How to Plan, Manage, and Deliver Projects on Time and Within Budget- Includes CD

Beck Jr., Robert

Crane, David B.

This book looks to help general managers become "Information-Enabled Managers," serving as key players in enterprise development for their companies. Offering practical guidelines for all types of business managers, the book presents an enterprise-wide perspective on decision making, information technology, and partnerships between IS and End-Users. It provides information on the latest tools and techniques, and thoroughly covers topics such as outsourcing, vendor management, and moving from legacy systems to client/server and network systems.

Managing Information Across the Enterprise

DeMichiell, Robert L.

Designed as a supplement to the text Information Systems: Management Principles in Action, this collection of real-world vignettes provides students with challenging applications based on the actual problems faced by information systems managers. The vignettes illustrate complex management problems at the corporate, functional, and end-user levels, most of which center around the evaluation of alternative decisions the information systems manager might make and the consequences of those decisions. Topics include information technology as a competitive weapon, strategic information systems planning, the organizational placement of the information systems department, corporate issues and opportunities, specific duties of the information systems department, organizing the information systems department, and much more.

Information Systems: Management Practices in Action (Wiley Series in Computing and Information Processing)

Young, James

Information Systems: Management Prinicples in Action & Information Systems: Management Practices in Action, 2 Volume Set

Describes the role of information sytems in business. Internal organization of the information systems department, and current information systems technology and theory are explored, but the emphasis is on real-life management issues. Casebook available.

Information Systems: Management Principles in Action (Wiley Series in Computing and Information Processing)

Effective project management is becoming a critical mission skill for individuals and organizations in every industry. Faster product life cycles, the widespread adoption of cross-functional teams, and the increasing demands of customers are all contributing to the growing need for professional managers who know how to marshal resources, make decisions, and ensure the smooth flow of projects from idea to launch. In The World Class Project Manager, Robert Wysocki and James Lewis offer a highly practical handbook for anyone who aspires to achieve superior project-manager skills. Featuring self-assessment tools, showcasing best practices from the field, and drawing on their own extensive experience in training project managers around the world, the authors provide a comprehensive program for crafting a career development plan and putting it into action.

The World Class Project Manager: A Professional Development Guide

Lewis, James P.

DeCarlo, Doug

Basic Books

See the best price to sell, buy, or rent books by Wysocki, Robert K.. BookScouter helps to compare book prices from 25+ online bookstores and 30+ buyback vendors with a single search.

Books by Wysocki, Robert K.

See the best price to sell, buy, or rent books by Wysocki, Robert K.. BookScouter helps to compare book prices from 25+ online bookstores and 30+ buyback vendors with a single search.

Effective Project Management: Traditional, Agile, Extreme

Effective Project Management: Traditional, Agile, Extreme

The Business Analyst / Project Manager: A New Partnership for Managing Complexity and Uncertainty

Building Effective Project Teams

Effective Project Management: How to Plan, Manage, and Deliver Projects on Time and Within Budget- Includes CD

Managing Information Across the Enterprise

Information Systems: Management Practices in Action (Wiley Series in Computing and Information Processing)

Information Systems: Management Prinicples in Action & Information Systems: Management Practices in Action, 2 Volume Set

Information Systems: Management Principles in Action (Wiley Series in Computing and Information Processing)

The World Class Project Manager: A Professional Development Guide