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Organizations that have adopted project management as a key competency have benefited from improved project outcomes, to significant competitive advantages. This book presents the ideas and concepts behind the use of modern project management methods for development organizations.

"Mastering Project Management" portrays details of the nine project management processes through examples and illustrative graphs and charts that help increase the understanding and application of the suggested techniques and methods to improve the success of development projects.  These nine processes are:

• Scope Management
• Schedule Management
• Budget Management
• Quality Management
• Team Management
• Stakeholder Management
• Information Management
• Risk Management
• Contract Management

Each chapter provides detailed explanation of every process, which makes of this book a reference material for project managers who are responsible of planning, implementing, monitoring, and adapting their own processes to fit the dynamics of their unique projects.

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The second edition of "Fundamentals of Project Management" incorporates a new approach to learn the basic elements of project management in the development sector context. At the end of each chapter, we have included a review section including quizzes designed to revise the important lessons in the chapter.  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.

"Fundamentals of Project Management" presents the basic concepts and methods of project management through six chapters:

• Introduction to Project Management
• The Project Management Environment
• The Project Management Processes
• The Project Management Cycle
• Roles and Responsibilities of the Project Manager
• Project Management Structures

This book constitutes a reference overview to the modern project management concepts required by international development organizations in the humanitarian field. Readers will develop a basic understanding of the tools, best practices, and the competencies needed to manage projects of varying complexity. This book includes practical insights on the key skills a project manager must learn in order to be effective in accomplishing the project objectives and how organizations can benefit from using modern project management practices.

You can purchase a copy of this book in two formats: Printed and Electronic, in English and Spanish.

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This book encompasses the critical elements needed to design, implement, and manage a project information management  system (PIMS), which unlike common misconceptions is not only about technology; but about all the processes and procedures required to ensure that the project team is capable of obtaining and producing the right information and making it available to the right people at the right time.

A PIMS is an integrated set of mutually supporting tools, processes, and methods for managing project information which should be applied in a consistent way to support the decision making and information needs of the project stakeholders.

"Project Information Management Systems" presents details of the critical elements required for a good project management information system with aid from real life examples, graphs, and charts to increase the understanding and application of the techniques and methods to improve the success of development projects.

Readers will develop a basic understanding of how a modern project management information system helps development organizations to plan and manage projects.