Fundamentals of Project Management (Worksmart Series) Paperback – September 15, 2007

Have purchased 90 copies of this to use as a textbook for creating a 5 hour training session on PM fundamentals for coworkers. It is an easy read, well laid out (with only a couple minor exceptions), and covers most all of the pertinent aspects of what it means to participate in, and manage, projects. It gives easy explanations of why PM is important to an organization, why it is important to define the problem, plan the solution and how to step through the processes and life-cycle of a project.It is well aligned with the PMBOK (even the 4th Edition, as it talks briefly about Critical Chain Method and has a chapter that introduces Earned Value Mgmt). There are great examples of most topics scattered throughout the book.There were only two things that we felt could be improved upon:- It discusses Work Breakdown Structures; but also includes Activity (Task) Definition, Activity Sequencing, Resource Requirements and Work Duration Estimating as part of that process rather than making them a part of Time Management processes as the PMBOK does. Probably more aligned with real life in some ways... it just seemed important to us that people concentrate on structuring the Objectives before they think about the Tasks. Maybe because we have some larger corporate-wide issues surrounding creation of strong definitions of Marketing and Product Requirements...- It has Mission, Vision, Goals and Objectives in Chapter 4... AFTER Project Planning (Chapter 3). Since the Problem Definition and Project Objectives should drive Planning we felt that this should be reversed and sequenced the training accordingly. The information provided is sound... just seemed to be a little out of order.One other key point to consider... it doesn't discuss Agile methodologies and Scrums. This was good for us at our current level of PM implementation... but you may have been expecting some of that to be covered.

This book is a very good summary, overview, and introduction to Project Management. After I certified PMP, I undertook to provide some training in project management to my staff. Only a couple of them were actively or would actively manage projects, but the entire team was constantly participating in projects or providing input to projects. I needed a way to introduce Project Management to both audiences. This book has served that purpose well.I use this book as the basis for that training. I've done it twice now with a 3rd round planned. I do it in a "book club" format during working hours. The group reads a few chapters, then we discuss it together, matching our experiences to the text, agreeing with it, disagreeing with it, practicing some skills, and figuring out how the practice can help our work. The group has had a lot of "ah-ha" moments in that approach -- both in finding new ideas to apply and in understanding why something had worked or not worked well in the past. It's been a great experience.No, the book is not sufficient to fully train a new project manager. That's not its intent; Lewis has written other books for that purpose. But this book is a great resource for anyone to understand project management enough so that when a project manager asks for some info, they understand why, where it fits, why they're asking now instead of later, and even what questions to ask as a project contributor. It can also help those who find themselves managing projects in informal project environments. I write about those kinds of environments on my blog, [...].You can grab a few of the most common PM tools from this text and begin using them immediately. As many have commented, a lot of PM is common sense. This text can help shape that common sense to make it more conscious, more purposeful, and more consistent. I highly recommend it.

As the title says, Fundamentals of project management. It is excellent at providing the basics you need to get started as a project manager or as a refresher if you've been in the field for awhile. It is not a comprehensive study of project management. For that the author has another excellent book: "Project Planning, Scheduling, and Control: The Ultimate Hands-On Guide to Bringing Projects in On Time and On Budget".Once you get started in project management, you'll want to have that book! Jim Lewis is a fantastic writer. He tells it like it is, not a bunch of theory. His books are great for the application of PM, not just the study of it. I like his books because he gives us his experience as well as knowledge. This is a must read for any manager who wants to learn more about organizing their work - projects, operational, etc.One of the comments about project management said that project management is 80% common sense - maybe. But, those of us who have managed projects know better. I wish I had this book when I first started in project management.

ESTE TOPICO ES MUY IMPORTANTE YA QUE TE AYUDA A CONTROLAR Y ADMINISTRAR TANTO TIEMPO, MATERIAL PERSONAL Y COSTOS EN UN PROCESO DE PRODUCCION.ESTE LIBRO TE ENSEÑA Y AYUDA A CONOCER ESTE TEMA Y A APLICARLOTHIS TOPIC IS VERY MPORTANT BECAUSE IT HELP YOU TO ADMINISTRATE TIME, PARTS, PEOPLE AND MONEY ABOUT THE PROCESS OF SOME PROJECT.THIS BOOK TEACH YOU AND HELP YOU TO KNOW THIS TOPIC AND APLY IT.

Not a school text, but for professionals, the writer has an intelligent way of summarising issues, but he gives practical examples. So practical if you read this book together with another school text.

gives a very good basic idea of how to treat people in a project management situation but you leave it realizing there is a lot MORE to project management (hence the title "Fundamentals of...")it certainly helped me with respect to my home renovation and understanding my contractor's scheduling issues.

Unkompliziert schnell makellos. danke! Gesehen ausgesucht bestellt und blitzschnell erhalten! viel gibts nicht zu erzählen und zu meckern schon gar nicht. Immer wiederein Vergnügen.