Bringing the PMBOK® Guide to Life: A Companion for the Practicing Project Manager

Description

Transform the PMBOK® Guide from a framework to a sharpened tool in your project manager's toolboxIn project management circles, it's often joked that "there's the right way, the wrong way, and the PMBOK® way" to manage projects. In truth, it's really about the methodology you choose. The PMBOK® Guide is a consensus-based standard that thousands of project management professionals find immensely valuable in the process of developing an effective methodology. But exactly how does a project manager take the information provided in the PMBOK® Guide and apply it most effectively and appropriately to an actual project environment? This book can be the answer. It is basically a "guide to the guide"?a road map to applying the tools of the PMBOK® Guide to your organization's or project's unique nature and requirements. Bringing the PMBOK® Guide to Life: A Companion for the Practicing Project Manager builds a bridge between the PMBOK® Guide and the common needs of today's practicing project managers. It explains and elaborates on specific techniques, terms, and the application of tools that will enable project managers to effectively adapt the principles and processes described in the PMBOK® Guide to the practical world of project management. Readers will find suggested approaches for the use of project management tools and techniques along with templates developed directly from information provided in the PMBOK® Guide. Suggestions and study tips are also included to assist in preparing for the PMP exam, and a Project Plan Accelerator (PPA) can be used with the PMBOK® Guide by project managers and project teams to develop plans that are specifically tailored to meet the needs of your team, your clients, and your sponsoring organization. Written by two of the leading experts in the field, Bringing the PMBOK® to Life will help every project manager translate the PMBOK® Guide's tools and techniques into actionable, commonsense approaches to managing a project.Content: Chapter One Why Do Project Managers Need This Book? (pages 1–26): Chapter Two The Big Picture (pages 27–48): Chapter Three Project Plan SWOT Analysis (pages 49–55): Chapter Four Developing a Project Methodology (pages 57–64): Chapter Five Defining Project Success (pages 65–75): Chapter Six Developing Performance Measures (pages 77–91): Chapter Seven Monitoring and Control Simplified (pages 93–103): Chapter Eight The Change Control Process (pages 105–118): Chapter Nine Establishing Roles and Responsibilities (pages 119–128): Chapter Ten Risk Management—A Project Imperative (pages 129–149): Chapter Eleven A PMBOK® Guide Strategy for Success (pages 151–161): Chapter Twelve Rapid Knowledge Development (RKD) For Project Managers: Tips, Tools, and Techniques (pages 163–231): Chapter Thirteen Bringing the PMBOK® Guide to Life Through Templates (pages 233–258):