Project Management : Best Practices for IT Professionals
Author: Richard Murch
List Price: $39.99
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ISBN: 0130219142
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR (04 October, 2000)
Sales Rank: 64,979
Average Customer Rating: 4 out of 5
Customer Reviews
Rating: 5 out of 5
Hits the nail on the head . . .
Much of what is written about project management misses the whole point. When managing a "project", you are simply managing people. All the metrics and project management software in the world will not make a successful project. It's the efforts, motivation and skill of the people involved that yield success. Mr. Murch's project management approach begins with people - understanding the necessary skills for the PM, clearly defining project team roles, devoting an entire chapter to team motivation and retention, exploring ways to involve and empower end users. The metrics and methodologies are presented as well, with case studies that clarify and emphasize important points. The book also covers the tricky topics of problem management, risk management and crisis management. I also found the sections on configuration management and release management beneficial. This is project management presented by someone who's lived it in the trenches and truly has "best practices" to share with other professionals and students of the field.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Unique and Unusual Book - Highly Recommended
I've been an IT project manager for about 30 years, working on every type of project, style and size. I have managed projects from a team of 1- to over 400 FTE's. I have just gone back to get my Master's in PM and this book helped me to attain that goal. This book was used as a textbook in one of my classes. It provides the clearest, most concise directions for project management skills I have ever seen ( and I have seen many. The writing style is precise, clear and imparts knowledge though out. The book is well structured and logical in its various sections, and anyone trying to get their IT management to buy into the concept of project management training would do well to champion this book.Clearly, Mr. Murch has done the project management profession a great service by providing it with a text that can be used for many years to come. I highly recommend it for all PMs - either experienced, novice or intermediate. There is something here for everyone.
The best reason for reading this book is it will give you the tools and techniques with which to properly manage projects and be successful.
Get it - Read it- Learn from it.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Clarity, Style and Knowledge - Excellent Book
Whether you are an experienced project manager, a novice or someone who manages project managers,this book is for you. It is also a book for senior management and CIO/CTO's particularly. Almost all in IT department can gain from this book. BUY IT and READ IT.Breaking down the practice of project management into easy to learn steps, Mr. Murch take you through the basics of project management. Each section is methodically thought out and presented well. The writing style is excellent, clear, easy to read and understand, more importantly it stays with you.
There is an excellent section of the software development lifecycle (SDLC) which is full of best practices and excellent advice for any reader. This is unusual, as my many other books on project management do not address thus important issue, KUDOS Mr. Murch and thank you~!
Once you understand the basic principles of managing a project (any project!) and lay out the steps defined, it is easy to bring your projects under control. This book belongs in your library. As with any good reference book, you'll find yourself referring back to it over time.
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