Overview
Ideal for IT practitioners with project management responsibility, this book explains the principles of IT-related project management, covering key areas such as project planning, monitoring and control, change and risk management and communication between project stakeholders. This edition introduces the latest thinking, terminology and standards.
The structured approach, with clearly laid out learning objectives, will appeal to trainers and academics as well as practitioners, and the content is lucidly written and supported by some excellent diagrams. This practical book hits several important targets and is a valuable update of a popular standard text.
This is a project manager’s ''must-have'' book, and a great testimony to the author team’s hard work in pulling together a wealth of practical advice for aspiring and current project managers. 10/10!
''This book is a comprehensive and modern guide to managing projects in an IT environment. It covers all the core information you need to start, deliver and complete a project, with a strong focus on core project management competencies. If you''re studying for the related exam, this is an easy-to-use textbook where the authors clearly explain the main concepts.The end of section questions help you really grasp the ideas and see how you can put them into practice. There''s a case study running through the book that helps bring the techniques to life. This goes beyond a basic project management book to be a useful text for people working in IT environments, as it covers concepts like pair programming, testing and other aspects of completing projects successfully while juggling the complexities of a technical environment. Recommended.''
This book explains the principles of IT-related project management, including project planning, monitoring and control, change management, risk management and communication between project stakeholders. Each chapter includes detailed discussion of the syllabus content, activities and multiple choice questions for self-assessment in line with the BCS Foundation Certificate in IS Project Management. This new edition introduces the latest project management thinking, terminology and standards.
- | Author: Bob Hughes, Bob Hughes, Roger Ireland, Norman Smith, David I. Shepherd, Brian West
- | Publisher: BCS Learning & Development Limited
- | Publication Date: Aug 27, 2019
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- | Binding: Paperback / softback
- | ISBN-13: 9781780174846
- | ISBN-10: 1780174845
