| Description |
1 online resource (219 pages) |
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BCS Guides to IT Roles Ser.
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BCS Guides to IT Roles Ser.
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| Contents |
Cover; Copyright Page; CONTENTS; LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES; ABOUT THE AUTHOR; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; GLOSSARY; PREFACE; HOW THIS BOOK IS ORGANISED; 1 INTRODUCTION TO PROJECT MANAGEMENT; WHAT IS PROJECT MANAGEMENT?; WHAT HAPPENS IF A PROJECT CAN'T ACHIEVE ITS OBJECTIVES?; WHAT IS IT PROJECT MANAGEMENT?; SUMMARY; 2 THE ROLE OF THE IT PROJECT MANAGER; THE TROUBLE WITH BEING A PROJECT MANAGER; THE OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT MANAGER'S ROLE (OR, WHY THE ROLE EXISTS); WHAT IS PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT?; WHAT MAKES A TOP PERFORMING PROJECT MANAGER? |
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WHERE DOES A PROJECT MANAGER'S AUTHORITY COME FROM?ETHICS: AN UNDERPINNING SKILL; A PROJECT MANAGER'S RESPONSIBILITIES; SUMMARY; 3 PROJECT STRUCTURES; COMMON TEAM STRUCTURES; INTERFACE AND DEPENDENCIES; TOOLS FOR UNDERSTANDING YOUR PROJECT TEAM AND INTERFACES; SUMMARY; 4 HOW PROJECT MANAGERS WORK: TOOLS, METHODS AND TECHNIQUES; AGILE VS. WATERFALL; THE PROJECT LIFE CYCLE; METHODS FOR DOING THE WORK; BEST PRACTICE PROCEDURES AND PROCESSES; SOFTWARE TOOLS; SUMMARY; 5 CAREER PROGRESSION AND RELATED ROLES; GETTING INTO PROJECT MANAGEMENT; MOVING ON IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT. |
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MOVING UP IN IT PROJECT MANAGEMENTMOVING OUT OF IT PROJECT MANAGEMENT; CONTINUOUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; SUMMARY; 6 A DAY IN THE LIFE OF AN IT PROJECT MANAGER; APPENDIX 1 PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS; APPENDIX 2 PROJECT MANAGEMENT WEBSITES; WEBSITES; LIST OF RELATED BLOGS; APPENDIX 3 PROJECT MANAGEMENT TEMPLATES; INDEX; Back Cover. |
| Summary |
This book is a highly accessible guide to being a project manager (PM), particularly a project manager working within an IT field. The role is set out with reference to required skills, competencies and responsibilities. Tools, methods and techniques for project managers are covered, including Agile approaches. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Information technology -- Management.
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Project managers -- Vocational guidance.
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Project management.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industrial Management. |
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Management. |
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Management Science. |
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Organizational Behavior. |
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Information technology -- Management |
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Project management |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Harrin, Elizabeth. Project Manager : Careers in IT Project Management. Swindon : BCS Learning & Development Limited, ©2018 |
| ISBN |
1780174179 |
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9781780174174 (electronic bk.) |
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9781780174167 (pbk.) |
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1780174160 |
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9781780174181 (pbk.) |
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9781780174198 (pbk.) |
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