Books in the ESI International Project Management Series series

Up to date with the third edition of PMI¿s Standard for Program Management, this is the most comprehensive resource available to help prepare readers for the PgMP® Exam. Updated with new and changed terminology, this edition incorporates the concepts from the five performance domains. The book features practical study hints, a list of major topics covered on the exam, and a bibliographic reference for further study. The two challenging, 170-question practice tests are available in the book and online so readers can retake the practice tests as many times necessary.

From enterprise vision and mission to business requirements to project initiation and management to operations, this guide explains the basic elements needed for project success and integrates them into a balanced life-cycle continuum. It includes a decision tree for determining the most appropriate level of project documentation.

A book on project management.

Suitable for project managers in the internetworking industry, this title walks you through a typical project life cycle, and provides you with the tools and definitions needed to take charge and instill confidence in your staff and your customers.

Revised edition of: PMP exam challenge! / J. LeRoy Ward, Ginger Levin. 5th ed.

Explores various competency models for program management. This book delineates a competency model that follows the framework of PMI's model for project managers but is applied to program managers with performance and personal competencies.

Illustrating the why, what, and how of project management, Project Management Concepts, Methods, and Techniques will help readers develop and refine the skills needed to achieve strategic objectives. It presents a balanced blend of detailed explanatory texts and more than 200 illustrations to supply readers with actionable knowledge that can be put to use immediately. Completely aligned with the Project Management Institute Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®), this book is the ideal platform for developing the understanding needed to plan, schedule, and deliver successful projects.

This book gives general information about construction management, project management, project life cycle processes, project phases, and key documents. It presents information about the fourteen knowledge areas of project management important to construction business. For each knowledge area, the text explains the processes for scope, time, risk, cost and resource management. It describes procurement management including strategies, contract types, remuneration forms, and contract close out. The chapters also examine change management, working environment, quality, and communication.

This book details what it takes to initiate, develop, implement, and govern a strategy that delivers the benefits expected by all stakeholders. It presents insights gained by the author¿s organization over the last 25 years helping their clients succeed with their strategic initiatives. It illustrates wide-ranging situations where the author¿s company helped clients reach important business objectives. Readers can use the book to look up examples that describe the various ways to use agile methods and techniques for critical business functions, including stakeholder identification, team building, project and program quality management, and procurement of resources.