Information Technology Project Management, Seventh Edition, is the only textbook
to apply all 10 project management knowledge areas and all five process groups
to information technology projects. As you will learn, the project management
knowledge areas are project integration, scope, time, cost, quality, human resource,
communications, risk, procurement, and stakeholder management. The five process
groups are initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, and closing.
This text builds on the PMBOK® Guide, Fifth Edition, an American National
Standard, to provide a solid framework and context for managing information technology
projects. It also includes an appendix, Guide to Using Microsoft Project 2010,
that many readers find invaluable. A second appendix provides advice on earning and
maintaining Project Management Professional (PMP) certification from the Project
Management Institute (PMI) as well as information on other certification programs,
such as CompTIA’s Projectt certification. A third appendix provides additional case
studies and information on using simulation and mind-mapping software to help
readers apply their project management skills.
Information Technology Project Management, Seventh Edition, provides practical
lessons in project management for students and practitioners alike. By weaving
together theory and practice, this text presents an understandable, integrated view of
the many concepts, skills, tools, and techniques of information technology project
management. The comprehensive design of the text provides a strong foundation for
students and practitioners in project management.