Project Management

Description

Project management is a combination of techniques, procedures, people and systems focused on the successful completion of a project. It is also a discipline that will support the planning, implementation, tracking, and control of projects. A group of related projects is called a program. They may have mutual dependencies that may be complex. The key to their success is that they be managed in a coordinated manner. Projects are rife with politics. Understandably so as everyone is jockeying to achieve the goals they deem the most important. Managing these politics is an essential task for the project manager and team members. It also falls to the project
management to help others navigate the political waters. Key to managing the politics is keeping people informed.

The bigger the project, the more time it will take to communicate with interested parties. A project will consist of a set of priorities. These priorities can be classified in to what must be achieved, what should be achieved if possible, and what would be follow from the previous choices. What’s not so obvious sometimes is that the priorities of various stakeholders will vary and they will vary over time. It is the project manager’s job to manage the inevitable conflict that arises from the situation.

This book covers all the aspects of this field. It will be of immense value to students of this subject.