Editorial Review:
Projects have been around since ancient times. Noah built the ark, Leonardo da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa, Jonas Salk developed the polio vaccine – all projects. Why then, is the topic of project management suddenly of such great interest today? The answer is simple. The audience has changed and the stakes are higher. Successful businesses and organizations create projects that produce desired results in established timeframes with assigned resources. As a result, businesses are increasingly driven to find individuals who can excel in this project-oriented environment. And that's where this guide comes into play. Reading Project Management For Dummies could help a diverse group of people, some of which include the following: - Senior managers and junior assistants (the senior managers of tomorrow)
- Experienced project managers and people who've never been on a project team
- People who've had significant project management training and people who've had none
- People who've had years of real-world business and government experience and people who've just entered the workforce
By reading this guide, you'll gain insight into beginning a project, supporting it throughout its life, and bringing it to a successful closure. You'll discover how to manage the uncertainties surrounding a project, and uncover the definitions to the most common project management terms. And you'll figure out how to handle some of the more common project management situations you'll encounter, from dealing with the people involved to organizing the mountains of paperwork. While most businesses are looking for ways to get a better handle on their projects, what no one is saying is that the majority of people who become project managers aren't doing so by choice. Instead, project management is often an unexpected but required progression in their chosen career paths. Think of this guide as a friend or comfortable resource that has more to share each time you crack it open as you experience new situations in which you can apply the knowledge.
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Customer Reviews
Average Customer Rating: 
Project Management for Dummies 2008-01-14
This is a great book like most Dummies books. I'm involved in a Strategy Planning process with a not for profit organization as a volunteer and a little over my head so it really helps.
I would recommend it to everyone who is getting into a project like ours.
Good for a total dummy also 2007-11-18
I found the book very helpful. I would have liked to have seen some example documents. ie: Project Charter etc.
Worth the money if your just starting out or you're unsure about something. I don't see hopw it would be of much value to those who know this stuff.
Project Management for Dummies 2007-09-16
The book is an easy to follow step by step guide to project management. Some of the guidelines are obvious, but for someone that knows nothing about the subject, this is a good itroduction and gives good strategies for a general overview of the field.
Great Introduction for the Beginner  2007-01-27
There have been a bunch of books published recently on project management. Most of them have been oriented to helping the student cram to take the project management certification test. This book is different in that it is less concerned with the reader taking a test than it is with the reader actually learning how to manage a project.
It begins with the 'simple' task of understanding your project. What is the project, can it be done, and developing the start of a plan. From there it goes on to the basic project management problem of putting a team together, managing the team, and of course the paperwork.
Intended to be a beginners book, this book talks about keeping the paperwork to a minimum and doing it manually. Even in Chapter 17 where he talks about using computer technology he talks mostly about standard packages like word processing and spreadsheets rather than integrated project management software such as Microsoft Project.
He mentions Microsoft Project, but he also says that there are more than 50 such packages of all shapes and sizes on the market. Hint, Mr. Portny - For your next edition of this book, provide a list of at least some of these packages with comments, and especially with price, as I suspect some of them are free.
Like most 'For Dummies' books, this is an excellent introduction to the topic.
What better way to start your project 2007-01-11
You need to buy and read this book before you start a project, what ever it may be. It walks you through the whole process from start to finish, with enough real world examples for everyone to understand.
This book is clear, concise and will remain by my side before and during every project as a reference.
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