Project Management Essentials for Dummies, Australian and New Zealand Edition - by Nick Graham & Stanley E Portny (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Whatever your profession, effective project management skills are crucial to developing a successful business career. In Project Management Essentials For Dummies, you'll find all the information and guidance you need to plan your projects with confidence and deliver them on time. This comprehensive resource will help you unlock the keys to project management success, gain the know-how to assess your strengths and weaknesses to maximise your project management potential, find proven ways to motivate your project team, and so much more.

In today's challenging business environment, professionals are increasingly working within tight timeframes and constricted budgets, and striving to deliver projects under a range of high-pressure scenarios. Thankfully, Project Management Essentials For Dummies shows you how to put out the fires igniting your workspace and explains how easy it is to organise, estimate and schedule projects more efficiently. In no time, you'll be managing deliverables, assessing risks, maintaining communications, making the most of your resources and utilising time-saving technologies like a project management ninja!

• Understand how to develop your plans around a sturdy structure -- from start to finish
• Discover how to select the right people and get the very best from your team
• Recognise ways to take control and steer your projects to success
• Get up to speed on mastering the basics of project management

If you're a business professional looking to take your project management skills to new heights -- but don't want to get bogged down with forehead-scratching jargon and complex methodologies -- Project Management Essentials For Dummies has everything you need to get up and running fast.

From the Back Cover

Learn to:

• Master the project management basics
• Take charge and steer your projects to success
• Plan, execute and deliver your projects with confidence

Manage projects efficiently with this concise guide

Want to propel your project management skills to new heights? Tired of being bogged down with forehead-scratching jargon? Project Management Essentials For Dummies has the key insights you need to make sure you cover all objectives, plan and organise, deliver your projects on time, and much more!

• The life of a PM -- define the project, plan deliverables and achieve results
• You want this job done when? -- calculate the length of the project and collaborate with your network to meet deadlines
• Risky business -- master using risk techniques and modify plans as needed
• Gather support -- work effectively with suppliers and occasional staff
• Close it -- begin with the end in mind, record project information and close the project like a pro

Open the book and find:

• Common project management pitfalls to avoid
• Advice on handling opposition
• Help with making the most of your resources
• How to identify your products
• Tips for utilising Activity Network and Work Flow Diagrams
• Ways to track progress and stay in control
• Questions to ask about your planning

About the Author

Nick Graham is a director of the consultancy and training company Inspirandum Ltd, and is a member of the Association for Project Management.

Stanley E. Portny is a project management consultant and a certified Project Management Professional (PMP).