Research and Markets: Project Management For Dummies, 3rd Edition

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/f02730/project_management) has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new report "Project Management For Dummies, 3rd Edition" to their offering.

Thinking Outside the Planner: Project Management For Dummies Can Help You Get Organized, Motivated, and Productive

With 25 percent new and updated content, Project Management for Dummies, 3rd Edition introduces you to the principles of successful project management and shows you how to motivate any team to gain maximum productivity. You'll learn how to organize, estimate, and schedule projects efficiently and effectively. You'll also discover how to manage deliverables, issue changes, assess risk, maintain communications, and live up to expectations by making the most of the latest technology and software and by avoiding common problems that can trip up even the best project managers.

Lessons include:

• Confirming Your Projects Justification
• Developing Meaningful Project Objectives
• Managing Your Expectations (and creating achievable project schedules!)
• Ten Questions You Should Be Asking Yourself As You Plan Your Project
• How to Get Your Team on Board (and keep them there!)
• Ten Tips for Being a Better Project Manager

Project Management for Dummies, 3rd Edition gives professionals everything they need to be successful project managers and to start, you know, getting the work done!

Key Topics Covered:

• Chapter 1: Project Management: The Key to Achieving Results.
• Chapter 2: Clarifying What You're Trying to Accomplish and Why.
• Chapter 3: Knowing Your Projects Audience: Involving the Right People.
• Chapter 4: Developing Your Game Plan: Getting from Here to There.
• Chapter 5: You Want This Project Done When?
• Chapter 6: Establishing Whom You Need, How Much, and When.
• Chapter 7: Planning for Other Resources and Developing the Budget.
• Chapter 8: Venturing into the Unknown: Dealing with Risk and Uncertainty.
• Chapter 9: Aligning the Key Players for Your Project.
• Chapter 10: Defining Team Members Roles and Responsibilities.
• Chapter 11: Starting Your Project Team Off on the Right Foot.
• Chapter 12: Tracking Progress and Maintaining Control.
• Chapter 13: Keeping Everyone Informed.
• Chapter 14: Encouraging Peak Performance by Providing Effective Leadership.
• Chapter 15: Bringing Your Project to Closure.
• Chapter 16: Using Technology to Up Your Game.
• Chapter 17: Monitoring Project Performance with Earned Value Management.
• Chapter 18: Ten Questions to Ask Yourself as You Plan Your Project.
• Chapter 19: Ten Tips for Being a Better Project Manager.

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