Organizations Through the Eyes of a Project Manager - Hardcover

Hoffman, Harvey F.

9780130339713: Organizations Through the Eyes of a Project Manager

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0130339717 ISBN 13: 9780130339713

Publisher: Pearson College Div, 2002

This book examines the project manager's role in an organization, and explains how to get a job done on time, within budget, and without compromising quality targets. A comprehensive, well-organized, and easy-to-read guide, this book assists the user in their preparations for the Project+ certification examination offered by CompTIA and the Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) offered by the Project Management Institute. This book covers many of the topics required by the CompTIA Project+ examination, including the organization's expectations; organization structures and professionalism; management concepts; leadership, teams, and project lifecycle; project planning, objectives, statement of work, and the work breakdown structure; time management; introduction to Microsoft Project; project cost management; cost estimating and learning curves; project communications; quality planning, assurance, and control; and risk management. For associate project managers and assistant project managers.

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From the Back Cover:

Organizations Through the Eyes of a Project Manager introduces readers to project-based information technology, manufacturing, and research and development business environments. Giving them both business and industry vocabulary, this text assists readers in preparing for CompTIA's Project+ certification examination and the Certified Associate Certificate in Project Management offered by the Project Management Institute.

The text helps prepare readers to step into a new profession with an understanding of their employer's expectations. Other topics include project management organization, management concepts, project planning, time management, estimation, cost, communications, quality, risk, tracking, reporting, and procurement.

Other features include:

The text views professional organizations through the eyes of a project manager, creating a balanced approach.
It familiarizes readers with ethical issues that arise in both business and industry. End-of-chapter questions help to promote discussions and serve to sensitize readers to the moral dimensions of an organization's issues.
A free CD containing a 120-day trial version of Microsoft Project 2002 is enclosed.

About the Author:

Harvey F. Hoffman. During the first year of my tenure as the dean of technology at Technical Career Institutes (TCI), I spoke with human resource personnel from more than 20 companies that hired the college's graduates. Each company representative praised the technical abilities of the TO students, but indicated that the students needed to improve their social skills and their understanding of an organization's operation. The department chairs and I discussed the type of course that would help our students, and the outline for this book evolved. The book reflects my experiences as an engineer, department manager, and project manager in my 30-year career in industry.

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