For businesspeople who have been saddled with the responsibility of managing a complicated project, expert help is now here. Based on standards established by the Project Management Institute, this completely updated edition of The Project Manager's Partner teaches newcomers the essential skills, knowledge, and practices they need to deliver quality results--on time and within budget. Whether the project is moving to another building or developing a new software package, this authoritative handbook uses the framework of 20 key actions and results to explain how to: * Calculate the project life cycle, divided into specific project phases and a final deliverables date * Determine the broad actions needed to complete the project, incorporating the book's best practices that apply to the project * Figure out the specific steps needed to accomplish the essential actions Complete with worksheets, guidelines, checklists, and examples--including 25 new hands-on tools--this handy reference and how-to guide is the perfect companion for professionals in any field, at all levels of the organization.
