An Introduction to Project Management, Sixth Edition- With a Brief Guide to Microsoft Project 2016 eBook – Digital Instant Dowload.

Product details:

• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1544701896
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1544701899
• Author: Kathy Schwalbe

The sixth edition of An Introduction to Project Management has been completely updated to follow the Project Management Institute’s PMBOK® Guide – Sixth Edition (2017). It includes several new figures, a new section on the PMI talent triangle and the importance of leadership skills, and a new section on an agile approach to project planning. New research, statistics, and real-world examples are included throughout the book. It also incorporates updated information and screenshots from several software tools. Continuing features include a chapter for each process group and a comprehensive case study to illustrate applying tools and techniques throughout the project life cycle. Each chapter includes several real-world examples and references, including opening cases and case wrap-ups, examples of what went right, what went wrong, media snapshots, best practices, and video highlights in each chapter. End of chapter materials include chapter summaries, quick quizzes, discussion questions, and exercises with case studies provided in Appendix C. The free student website includes over fifty template files, online quizzes, data files for Microsoft Project, and much more. A comprehensive, secure instructor site is available with lecture slides, solution files, test banks, etc.

Table contents:

Part 1: Get started with Microsoft project

Chapter 1 Project, project management, and you

Chapter 2 Take a guided tour

Part 2: Simple scheduling basics

Chapter 3 Start a new plan

Chapter 4 Build a task list

Chapter 5 Set up resources

Chapter 6 Assign resources to tasks

Chapter 7 Format and share your plan

Chapter 8 Track progress: Basic techniques

Part 3: Advanced scheduling techniques

Chapter 9 Fine-tune task scheduling

Chapter 10 Fine-tune task details

Chapter 11 Fine-tune resource and assignment details

Chapter 12 Fine-tune the Project plan

Chapter 13 Organize plan details

Chapter 14 Track progress: Detailed techniques

Chapter 15 View and report project status