Synopses & Reviews
Master IT Project Management
This practical, up-to-date guide explains how to successfully manage an IT project and prepare for CompTIA Project+ certification. IT Project Management: On Track from Start to Finish, Third Edition walks you through each step of the IT project management process, covering critical strategies for on-time and within-budget projects. You'll get proven methods for initiating a project, selecting qualified team members, conferring with management, establishing communication, setting realistic timetables, tracking costs, and closing a project.
Learn how to:
- Define project requirements and create the project charter
- Create a feasibility study and establish project priority
- Determine strategy and obtain management approval
- Manage project scope and determine project expenses
- Build the project management plan
- Organize and lead a project team
- Track progress and calculate the Cost Performance Index (CPI)
- Implement changes to the project plan
- Perform continuous quality management
- Complete the project and assess deliverables
On the CD:
- CompTIA Project+ practice exam
- Project management video training from the author
- Ready-to-use templates and worksheets
- Complete e-book
Joseph Phillips, PMP, CompTIA Project+, is the Director of Education for Project Seminars. He is the author of PMP Project Management Professional Study Guide, Second Edition; CAPM/PMP Project Management Certification All-in-One Exam Guide, Second Edition; CBAP Certified Business Analysis Professional All-in-One Exam Guide; and PgMP Program Management Professional All-in-One Exam Guide.
Synopsis
Lead and complete successful IT projects
Fully updated for the new version of CompTIA Project+ certification and authorized by CompTIA's CAQC program, this solid bestseller explains what's needed to obtain CompTIA Project+ certification and validate project management skills. Expert author and PMI-certified Project Management Professional, Joseph Phillips, walks you through each step of the IT project management process, sharing critical strategies for on-time and within-budget projects.
IT Project Management: On Track from Start to Finish, Third Edition explains how to initiate a project, select qualified team members, confer with management, establish communication channels, set realistic timetables, track financial obligations, and close a project. The CD-ROM includes a CompTIA Project+ practice test, templates and worksheets to use when managing a project, plus a complete ebook.
About the Author
Joseph Phillips, PMP, CompTIA Project+, is the Director of Education for Project Seminars, a PMI Registered Education Provider. He is the author of PMP Project Management Professional Study Guide, Second Edition and other books on project management.