Project Management Tools and Techniques A Practical Guide
“Project Management Tools and Techniques: A Practical Guide” by Deborah Sater Carstens is a comprehensive resource published by CRC Press on November 13, 2019. This second edition spans 446 pages and is presented in English. The book explores the evolution of project management, emphasizing the balance between project objectives and constraints such as time, budget, and quality. It focuses on various tools and techniques essential for effective project management, incorporating updated examples from Microsoft Project 2016 and the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) Guide, sixth edition.
Readers will find step-by-step instructions on the mechanics of project management and software tools that facilitate these processes. The book includes supplemental materials available on the textbook website, such as mechanical tool examples and lab assignments that align with chapter topics. Additionally, an external video tutorial library is provided to assist with Microsoft Project mechanics. This edition also features templates to enhance productivity and offers assignments for hands-on experience, following the PMI PMBOK Guide model to support understanding and preparation for PMP and CAPM certification.
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The topic of project management is truly an evolution of art seeking science. This activity involves balancing project objectives against the constraints of time, budget, and quality. Achieving this balance requires skill, experience, along with the use of many tools, and techniques which are the focus of this book.
This new edition provides updated content to incorporate examples from Microsoft Project 2016 and material from the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK(R) Guide), sixth edition. The chapter structure includes step-by-step instructions regarding the basic mechanics and various software tools that can be used to assist in the processes. To reinforce the textbook’s learning objectives, extra material is provided on the textbook website. This includes mechanical tool examples and lab assignments representative of the chapter topics. An external video tutorial library is available to help with various mechanics related to Microsoft Project mechanics. An instructor manual is available for qualifying adoptions for classroom use.
NOTE: Chapter 26 is not in the textbook and is only located in the book’s Downloads tab on the CRCPress.com website.
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- Illustrates the use of Microsoft Project throughout the project life cycle
- Offers templates as productivity enhancement tools
- Includes supplemental material for students and instructors
- Provides assignments for hands-on experience
- Follows the PMI PMBOK (R) Guide model structure that will support a better understanding of the model and help prepare students for PMP and CAPM certification
- Illustrates both traditional and contemporary management techniques
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