Successful Project Management: Applying Best Practices and Real-World Techniques with Microsoft Project

* Paperback: 464 pages
* Publisher: Microsoft Press (March, 2011)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0735649804
* ISBN-13: 978-0735649804
* File Size: 22.3 MiB

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Book Description
Learn best practices and proven methods from project management pros — and apply these newfound skills with Microsoft® Project 2010. In this practical guide, project management expert Bonnie Biafore shows you how to manage projects efficiently and effectively, shares the real-world experiences of project managers in several industries, and shows you how to put the best practices and hard-won lessons of experts to work using powerful Project 2010 tools.

* Work effectively with project stakeholders, management, and team members
* Define scope, objectives, and deliverables
* Estimate work, choose resources, build project schedules, and track progress
* Accurately estimate project costs and work with a budget
* Identify and manage project changes and risks
* Balance project variables without sacrificing quality
* Document project history and lessons-learned to help improve future projects

About the Author
Bonnie Biafore has always been fascinated with math in its practical and more esoteric forms. She writes excellent and entertaining books about personal finance, investing, accounting, and project management. Her NAIC Stock Selection Handbook won major awards from the Society of Technical Communication and APEX Awards for Publication Excellence (but the raves she receives from beginning investors mean much more to her).