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This book will help the
managers of development projects to design and manage their
projects well, in particular by emphasizing the importance
of forward planning. Covers both starting up and running projects,
and working with Northern partner organizations.
These are the books available for a low
price that contain practical advice and insight on the practice
of modern project management in the development field. All books are available in either printed or electronic format
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Fundamentals
of Project Management 2nd Edition. with CD!
The second edition of Fundamentals of Project Management incorporates a new approach to
learn the basic elements of project management in the development context. At the end of
each chapter we have included a review section designed to go through the important lessons
in the chapter, the answers to the questions can be found at the end of the book. The
book also features updated graphs and additional diagrams to help readers understand the
concepts presented throughout the book.
This book also includes a CD-ROM that contains an interactive testing system with
50 questions designed to increase the comprehension and understanding of the topics presented
in the book. The test is one requisite to obtain the PM4DEV Certification of Completion.
The CD includes instructions on how to apply to obtain certificate from PM4DEV.
This
book provides a simple reference to the modern project management
concepts that are required by international development organizations
dedicated to assistance and humanitarian relief. Readers will
develop a basic understanding of the tools, the practice and
the competencies needed to manage projects of varying complexity.
The book includes practical insights on the key skills a project
manager must learn to be effective in reaching the project
objectives and how organizations can benefit by using modern
project management practices.
Comming Soon!
Mastering Project
Management.Organizations that have adopted project management as a key
competency have benefited from improved project outcomes
to significant competitive advantage.
This book present
the ideas and concepts behind the use of modern project management
methods for development organizations. The book presents
in details the nine project management processes with examples,
graphs and charts to increase the understanding and aplication
of the techniques and methods to improve the success of development
projects.
Publishing date. June 2009
Comming Soon!
The
Project Management Cycle, This book introduces
the concept of managing a project using a cyclical approach.
Development project management consists of six phases;
initiating, planning, implementing, monitoring, adapting
and closing.
Project management cycle is an integrated
approach that provides for the continuous feedback loop that
includes learning through all the phases to ensure that the
project builds upon its own knowldege to succesfully deliver
the objectives of the project.
Publishing date. December 2009
Comming Soon!
Advanced
Project Management . This book presents
the project management advanced practices that include
portfolio management, program management, and the project
management maturity model that development organizations can
use to measure their respective project management pratices.
The book also provides a project management competency
model to define the skills required to manage development
projects.
Advanced topics include project management
during emergency operations, international project management
and the use of project management information systems.
Today's development projects
are more complex and require the participation of a diverse group
of stakeholders, project managers need to coordinate between
the needs of the many stakeholders. Coordinate and integrate
the work of different specialists from different fields, and
need to use different approaches to solve the complex problems.
Development projects need to be carefully designed
taking in consideration the input from different stakeholders,
project budgets need to be managed, schedules monitored, and
outcomes evaluated. This complex project environment requires
appropriate project management skills.
Purchase Fundamentals of
Project Management 2nd Edition at:
ISBN:
978-0-557-09713-5
Smart
organizations are making project management a core competence
and investing resources to implement modern project management
methodologies and provide their project managers and teams
the tools and training they need to do their jobs.
