The Project Management Tool Kit : 100 Tips and Techniques for Getting the Job Done Right

"People responsible for managing projects are busy. And their jobs are made more difficult by time pressures, project complexity, and a lack of resources. Their ability to execute a project efficiently and well, especially in unexpected or new situations, is compromised. But it needn’t be. The Project Management Tool Kit presents proven project management techniques in an accessible, easy-to-apply format. Based on the approaches used by successful project managers in many fields, the Tool Kit offers step-by-step methodologies for managing every conceivable project step. Professionals at all levels will get the latest on:

• cost estimating and budgeting

• communications and technology

• goals for individuals and project teams

• negotiation and decision making

• establishing and retaining management support

• implementing change and process improvement

• quality assurance and control
• risk assessment and management

• scheduling and time management

• and more — 100 subject areas in all!

Complete with checklists and other tools for quick implementation, here is a practical and complete guide to mastering any project challenge."

Tom Kendrick (San Carlos, CA) is currently a program manager with Hewlett-Packard. He has nearly 30 years of project management experience, 12 of which were spent with the HP Project Management Initiative. He is the author of Identifying and Managing Project Risk.