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Grounded in practicality, this book explains the procedures for running a successful project and highlights the finer points of managing and controlling the project. Written specifically for those responsible for the hands-on managing of projects, the book is also useful to overall program managers and senior executives. Project managers will gain the confidence that comes from following a good recipe for success. Program managers will gain a perspective on the myriad of activities their project managers must perform to achieve a well-disciplined project. Senior managers will gain a perspective of the approach necessary at the beginning of a project to reduce the number of ill-advised projects and the effort required to achieve successful projects.
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ESI International Project Management Series Series Editor
J. LeRoy Ward, Executive Vice President ESI International Arlington, Virginia
Practical Guide to Project Planning Ricardo Viana Vargas 1-4200-4504-0 The Complete Project Management Office Handbook, Second Edition Gerard M. Hill 1-4200-4680-2 Determining Project Requirements Hans Jonasson 1-4200-4502-4 A Standard for Enterprise Project Management Michael S. Zambruski 1-4200-7245-5 Building a Project Work Breakdown Structure: Visualizing Objectives, Deliverables, Activities, and Schedules Dennis P. Miller 1-4200-6969-3 Project Management Recipes for Success Guy L. De Furia 1-4200-7824-4
Other ESI International Titles Available from Auerbach Publications, Taylor & Francis Group PMP® Challenge! Fourth Edition J. LeRoy Ward and Ginger Levin ISBN: 1-8903-6740-0 PMP® Exam: Practice Test and Study Guide, Seventh Edition J. LeRoy Ward ISBN: 1-8903-6741-9 The Project Management Drill Book: A Self-Study Guide Carl L. Pritchard ISBN: 1-8903-6734-6 Project Management Terms: A Working Glossary, Second Edition J. LeRoy Ward ISBN: 1-8903-6725-7 Project Management Tools CD, Version 4.3 ESI International ISBN: 1-8903-6736-2
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