IT Project Management Essentials, 2012 Edition with CD

Written by project management experts with decades of experience IT Project Management Essentials is a hands-on resource guide for anyone assigned as a project manager through the process of designing, developing, and implementing an IT goal. IT Project Management Essentials provides proven techniques for scheduling and management along with the essential tools, such as stakeholder analysis and reports, for managing all along the way. Written in a practical how-to style and organized to give you fast access to specific information, this book not only explains the project management process but also takes you step-by-step through the implementation of any IT goal.

IT Project Management Essentials delivers valuable, professional insights into every aspect of project management, including:

• Defining a Project
• Task Planning and Sequencing
• Schedule Development
• Budget Development
• Risk Analysis
• Managing Stakeholders
• Business Continuity Planning
• Project Information Security
• Legal Issues
• And much more!

IT Project Management Essentials keeps you alert to the important topics to look out for in any project. You'll find:

• Techniques for improving the quality of the project management process through the application of a Balanced Scorecard and Lean Six Sigma
• An explanation of Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) and how it applies to both the project creation process as well as the product creation process
• Complete coverage of disaster recovery/business continuity and how this can be built into both the project process as well as the final product
• Complete coverage of information security and the issues that the project manager must consider during the design and execution of a project

PLUS, IT Project Management Essentials includes a BONUS CD-ROM which makes it easy for you to search for, find, and use what you need faster than ever.

IT Project Management Essentials has been updated to include:

• A new detailed project charter template
• A new project analysis form
• Discussion and a new template for gathering IT project technical requirements
• A new worksheet to help gather and organize problem statement information collection
• An updated discussion of CMMI
• A new chapter on problem solving for project managers
• A new chapter on the driven project manager
• A new chapter on operational readiness review