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Titles on Project Management from BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT

 




ISBN: 9781902505589


Binding: Paperback
Year: 2007
No of Pages: 142

Publisher: BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT
Price: Rs. 295.00Price After 10 % Discount:
RS. 265.00

 

Project Management for IT-Related Projects
Textbook for the ISEB Foundation Certificate in IS Project Management

By: Bob Hughes, Roger Ireland, Brian West & Norman Smit


Description:
The ISEB Foundation Certificate in IS Project Management is designed for those managing the development and implementation of information systems and other IT projects. This is the only textbook tailored specifically to match the ISEB syllabus - so you can be confident you’re using exactly the right materials.

Written by the team who created the syllabus and exam papers for the ISEB Foundation Certificate in IS Project Management course, Project Management for IT-Related Projects contains coverage of: more

Contents:

Introduction • Projects and project work • Project planning • Monitoring and control • Change control and configuration management • Quality • Estimating • Risk • Project Organization
About the Author:
The five authors - Bob Hughes, Roger Ireland, Brian West, Norman Smith, David I. Shepherd who developed this learning resource are all either ISEB examiners or course providers and include three Chief Moderators for the ISEB Certificate in Project Management. They all have extensive experience in practitioner education and of practical project management. The editor, Bob Hughes, has written extensively on project management in IT environments and has published many articles and books on the subjects.






ISBN: 9781902505817


Binding: Paperback
Year: 2011
No of Pages: 228

Publisher: BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT

Price: Rs. 325.00Price After 10 % Discount:
RS. 293.00


Project Management in the Real World
Textbook for the ISEB Foundation Certificate in IS Project Management
By: Elizabeth Harrin

Description:
Project Management in the Real World is a unique combination of real life case studies and analysis of the latest research, providing essential advice from the experts: how to avoid common pitfalls, make effective shortcuts and succeed as a project manager.

Successful projects are led by experienced project managers. Until now there has not been a short cut to getting this experience.more


Contents:

Section 1: Managing project budgets: Create a realistic budget • Calculate the true cost • Agree a budget tolerance • Track estimate to complete • Have a contingency fund • Gain buy-in for collective responsibility • Agree who holds signing authority • Watch each budget line • Arrange for a peer review • Manage the model • Manage projects with no budget carefully • Section 2: Managing project scope : Keep it small • Work out how to manage changes • Include quality planning in scope • Work out how to track benefits • Eliminate ambiguity • Use version control • Put a post-project review in scope • Identify risks up front • Manage risks • Manage issues • Document assumptions • Involve users in scope definition • Section 3: Managing project teams: Communicate and document changes • Get them to believe • Know the culture of your team • Agree who is going to sign off • Don’t forget the soft stuff • Train your sponsor • Bribe your team • Carry out stakeholder analysis • Present your stuff interestingly • Organize a party • Find out what motivates your stakeholders • Section 4: Managing project plans : Keep up the momentum • Plan first – set end date later • Manage fixed-date projects carefully • Have short tasks • Understand the critical path • Understand where you’re starting from • Baseline your plan • Record time • Make meetings productive • Delegate subplans to workstream leaders • Work out when you will leave • Section 5: Managing yourself : Get organized • Keep your records tidy • Don’t lose sight of the end goal • Promote yourself • Don’t panic • Know what’s a showstopper • Learn how to faciliate • Get a mentor • Do documentation • Don’t be afraid to suggest they pull the plug • Archive effectively

About the Author:
ELIZABETH HARRIN is a project manager for AXA and was previously with American Express. A PRINCE2 Practitioner, she is trained in the Six Sigma process improvement methodology as a Black Belt. Elizabeth is an alumnus of the universities of York and Roehampton and a member of the BCS. She currently lives and works in Paris.




(content of the reprint are same except the book cover)
ISBN: 9781906124687


Binding: Paperback
Year: 2011
No of Pages: 242

Publisher: BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT

Price: Rs. 495.00
Price After 10 % Discount:
RS. 446.00

Project Management in the Real World                                  
Make things happen with Neuro-linguistic Programming
By: 
Peter Parkes

Description:
Method and process are important in project management, but knowing how to use them is even more so. As a project manager you can increase your effectiveness most by developing your soft skills, recognising that finesse can be more effective than force. Once developed, you will find that these skills are transferable across project types and whole industry sectors. This book illustrates the application of NLP to develop competencies - better equipping you to communicate across cultures, reframe problems, manage stakeholder groups, resolve conflicts, motivate teams and become an even better leader. more

Contents:

Introduction • Structure of this book • The world of project management • The world of NLP • World-views - the complete project manager • Part 1: The world of project management • Introduction • What is project management? • What is project success and why do projects fail? • Organisational culture and the maturity of the project organisation • People skills through the project management processes • Skills ans characteristics of effective project managers • Part 2: The world of NLP • Introduction • About NLP • The four pillars of NLP • Presuppositions of NLP • Wolrd-views and filters • The unconscious mind - who is in charge? • Beliefs, values and identity • Meta-programs and behaviours • Frames and reframing • Representational systems and our primary senses • Sensory acuity, body language and mind reading • Sub-modalities - the coding of our memories • Anchoring of state • Rapport - the doorway to better communication • Surface and deep structure of language using meta-model • Timelines • Modelling of excellence • Part 3: Bringing the two worlds together - putting NLP into practice for project management • Introduction • Ethics and well formed outcomes • Why these skills? • Adopting an attitude of continuous development • Know thyself - developing self awareness • Be your own coach • State management • Handling stress • Presenting yourself • Being assertive while avoiding conflict • Developing flexibility in approach and style • Setting your own goals and achieving well-formed outcomes • Time - managing it and living in it • Seeing the bigger picture while managing the detail • Building rapport with stakeholders • Listening skills - hearing  what"s not being said • Reframing difficult situations and delivering bad news well • Bridging the divide - negotiation, persuasion and managing  difficult people • Motivating the project team • Giving and receiving feedback • Modelling excellence • Appendices: Appendix 1: Taking things further • Appendix 2: A virtual week in the life of an effective project manager • Appendix 3: Changing beliefs that limited professional development • Notes • Glossary of NLP terms • Index

About the Author:
Dr Peter Parkes has held programme director roles in the private and public sectors, public private partnerships (PPPs) and ‘Big 4’ consultancy practices. He is a Fellow of the Association for Project Management (APM), BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT and the Chartered Management Institute. With the APM he is a Trustee and Board Champion for best practice groups and a regular speaker on aspects of project management. He is a professional member of the Association for NLP and an NLP Master Practitioner.





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