Project Management All-in-One For Dummies
by Stanley E. Portny  (Author)

About the Author
Stanley E. Portny, PMP

About this Book
Your ultimate go-to project management bible

Perform Be Agile! Time-crunch! Right now, the business world has never moved so fast and project managers have never been so much in demand―the Project Management Institute has estimated that industries will need at least 87 million employees with the full spectrum of PM skills by 2027. To help you meet those needs and expectations in time, Project Management All-in-One For Dummies provides with all the hands-on information and advice you need to take your organizational, planning, and execution skills to new heights.

Packed with on-point PM wisdom, these  7 mini-books―including the bestselling Project Management and Agile Project Management For Dummies―help you  and your team  hit maximum productivity by razor-honing your skills in sizing, organizing, and scheduling projects for ultimate effectiveness. You’ll also find everything you need to overdeliver in a good way when choosing the right tech and software, assessing risk, and dodging the pitfalls that can snarl up even the best-laid plans.

• Apply formats and formulas and checklists
• Manage Continuous Process Improvement
• Resolve conflict in teams and hierarchies
• Rescue distressed projects
  

Brief Contents
Introduction
Book 1: In the Beginning: Project Management Basics
Chapter 2: Involving the Right People
Chapter 3: Developing Your Game Plan
Book 2: Steering the Ship: Planning and Managing a Project
Chapter 1: You Want This Project Done When?
Chapter 2: Starting Your Project Team Off on the Right Foot
Chapter 3: Monitoring Progress and Maintaining Control
Chapter 4: Bringing Your Project to Closure
Book 3: Helping Out: Using Too_ls on a Project
Chapter 1: Considering Checklists and Templates
Chapter 2: The Key Documents for Managing a Project
Chapter 3: Working with Microsoft Project 2019
Chapter 4: Surveying Cool Shortcuts in Project 2019
Book 4: A New Method: Agile Project Management
Chapter 1: Applying the Agile Manifesto and Principles
Chapter 2: Defining the Product Vision and Product Roadmap
Chapter 3: Planning Releases and Sprints
Chapter 4: Working throughout the Day
Chapter 5: Showcasing Work, Inspecting, and Adapting
Book 5: A Popular Agile Approach: Running a Scrum Project
Chapter 1: The First Steps of Scrum
Chapter 2: Planning Your Project
Chapter 3: The Talent and the Timing
Chapter 4: Release and Sprint Planning
Chapter 5: Getting the Most Out of Sprints
Chapter 6: Inspect and Adapt: How to Correct Your Course
Book 6: The Next Level: Enterprise Agility
Chapter 1: Taking It All In: The Big Picture
Chapter 2: Sizing Up Your Organization
Chapter 3: Driving Organizational Change
Chapter 4: Putting It All Together: Taking Steps toward an Agile Enterprise
Book 7: Making It Official: PMP Certification
Chapter 1: Introducing the PMP Exam
Chapter 2: It’s All about the Process
Chapter 3: Reviewing the PMI Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct
Index

Pages : 608 pages
ISBN-10 : 1119700264
ISBN-13 : 978-1119700265
Publisher : For Dummies; 1st Edition (October 13, 2020)
Language : English