IT Project Management: On Track from Start to Finish, Third Edition

Master IT Project Management - This practical, up-to-date guide explains how to successfully manage an IT project and prepare for CompTIA Project+ certification. IT Project Management: On Track from Start to Finish, Third Edition walks you through each step of the IT project management process, covering critical strategies for on-time and within-budget projects. You'll get proven methods for initiating a project, selecting qualified team members, conferring with management, establishing communication, setting realistic timetables, tracking costs, and closing a project. Learn how to: Define project requirements and create the project charter · Create a feasibility study and establish project priority · Determine strategy and obtain management approval · Manage project scope and determine project expenses · Build the project management plan · Organize and lead a project team · Track progress and calculate the · Cost Performance Index (CPI) · Implement changes to the project plan · Perform continuous quality management · Complete the project and assess deliverables. On the CD: CompTIA Project+ practice exam · Project management video training from the author · Ready-to-use templates and worksheets · Complete e-book. Joseph Phillips, PMP, CompTIA Project+, is the Director of Education for Project Seminars. He is the author of PMP Project Management Professional Study Guide, Second Edition; CAPM/PMP Project Management Certification All-in-One Exam Guide, Second Edition; CBAP Certified Business Analysis Professional All-in-One Exam Guide; and PgMP Program Management Professional All-in-One Exam Guide.

Chapter 1. Initiating the Project; Chapter 2. Planning the Project; Chapter 3. Working with Management; Chapter 4. Managing the Project Scope; Chapter 5. Creating the Budget; Chapter 6. Building the Project Plan; Chapter 7. Organizing a Project Team; Chapter 8. Managing Teams; Chapter 9. Implementing the Project Plan; Chapter 10. Revising the Project Plan; Chapter 11. Enforcing Quality; Chapter 12. Completing the Project; Appendix A. IT Project+ Exam Objectives; Appendix B. Working as an Independent Contractor; Appendix C. Critical Exam Information; Appendix D. About the CD; Glossary; Index