Designed to provide college students, software engineers, and IT professionals with an understanding of the fundamentals of project management in the technology/IT field, this book provides a practical introduction to project management. Examples and case studies are based on technology projects, and there are sample documents that can be used as templates for all phases of the project-from the initial RFP to closing reports and different meeting agendas, status reports, cost analysis, and technical specifications. The included CD-ROM provides document templates as well as PowerPoint slides that can be modified and used for reporting progress to users and management.
Customer Reviews
Average Customer Review
Really good primer for those entering project management, July 31, 2008
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Jeffrey Kevin Hayes (Ithaca, NY USA)
As a System Administrator that is handling a lot of things that are a bit above simple projects and below large scale projects this is a great primer. This book fill in vocabulary gaps, give advice on conflict management, and provides a lot of templates that work well for technical processes. I would recommend this book to anybody I know that is doing technical project management. Not sure if it would be helpful for a PM veteran since I am not one.
Excellence from an experienced and knowledgeable systems pro, April 14, 2008
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George Fernandez (Warwick, New York United States)
I've read the first three chapters and have to say I'm impressed. I cannot say this about other PM books and websites I've read or seen. I find the authors finishing or answering thoughts and questions about what I'm reading just a few words later on. If you are experienced, you know what I'm writing about. You start thinking, "Yea but what about????", and she's covered it.
I, also, have an over 20 year systems career and have run many different types of projects, to various levels of methodology and process.
I'd love to meet Colleen and will go to her BLOGs when I'm done.
For me, the 7th Habit is involved here, Sharpen the saw. Although I've been very successful in all of my projects it doesn't hurt to hear from someone as experienced and knowledgeable as these two and, I think, particularly, Colleen. Colleen you are fine tuning me. Thanks very much.
Brava!
It is a very good buy!, June 26, 2007
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Mohammad K. Ahsan (Eden Prairie, MN)
It is a great project management book with lot of free templetes. Writers explained everything very easily. Every project manager should have a copy of this book.
Not as good as expected, May 12, 2007
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Yuzhi Wang (Monmouth, OR, US, 97361)
The condition of the book was new when I saw it on the item list, but acctually, it was not. There are many pages in this book have been marked and noted abviously. I'm so said that the seller was cheating me.
Good book on PM in Technology, April 30, 2007
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Larkin MolyIf you work on technology projects, you will pick up some good tips from this book. You will also learn a few general pronciples of project management. However, do not expect it to be compatible with the PMI Standard for project management.
