Fundamentals of Project Managementw

by Joseph Heagney

Project mishaps are all too common but often easy to avoid. Fundamentals of Project Management gets both new and current managers up to speed on the basics—the first crucial step for completing projects timely and on budget.

Having already helped many generations of project managers navigate the ins and outs of every aspect of successful project management, this revised edition remains the perfect resource for succeeding in this complex discipline that has changed greatly in recent years.

In Fundamentals of Project Management, management expert Joseph Heagney contains new information on topics

Clarify project goals and objectivesDevelop a work breakdown in structureCreate a project risk planProduce a realistic scheduleManage change requestsControl and evaluate progress at everyFully updated in accordance with the latest version of the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®), this all-encompassing book contains expanded coverage on areas such as estimating, stakeholder management, procurement management, creating a communication plan, project closure, PMP certification requirements and more.

Full of tools, techniques, examples, and instructive exercises, Fundamentals of Project Management will refresh your knowledge and equip you with the proper skills to succeed.

Genres: Business, Nonfiction, Management, Leadership, School, Reference

242 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 15, 2011

About the author

JOSEPH HEAGNEY has been president of QMA International, LLC since 2001, providing a wide range of management learning solutions. He was previously the Global Practice Leader for Project Management Best Practices at the American Management Association where he currently serves as a faculty member.

Reviews

[Linda · Rating 4 out of 5]

I had to read this for my Project Management MBA course and felt is was well written and easy to read and understand the concepts.

[Minh · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cuốn sách tập trung vào giai đoạn đầu của dự án: xác định vấn đề, tầm nhìn và nhiệm vụ, việc lập kế hoạch, xây dựng tiến độ; và việc kiểm soát trong khi thực hiện dự án: kiểm soát và đánh giá dự án, kiểm soát thay đổi, quản lý đội dự án... Cuốn sách cũng đã cung cấp nhiều thông tin hữu ích cho những giai đoạn mà nó đề cập.
Tuy nhiên, mình thấy sách cũng có một số đoạn nhảy cóc và nhiều vấn đề chưa được đề cập tới: Sách có đề cập đến các thành tố của kế hoạch "chiến lược, chiến thuật và hậu cần", nhưng lại không đi vào phân tích cũng như đưa ra cách quản lý các mảng này. Sách cũng không diễn giải việc phát triển giải pháp sau khi đã xác định vấn đề và cũng không nói nhiều đến giai đoạn đóng dự án.
Anyway, về tổng thể, mình thấy đây là một cuốn sách phù hợp cho người mới bắt đầu và không cần kiến thức nền về QLDA cũng có thể hiểu và có được những thông tin hữu ích cho mình

[Clint Heitz · Rating 5 out of 5]

From what I can tell, this book gives a comprehensive overview of project management that can serve as a great starting point. I found the information helpful, writing style engaging, and the approach accessible.

[Sophia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Đối chiếu với cách quản trị dự án của dự án tuyển dụng mình tham gia hồi hè thì đúng thật là "bản báo cáo tiến độ thất bại của dự án" như cuốn sách ám chỉ, người sếp ấy đơn thuần vẽ ra bản tiến độ và ném cho tụi mình tools để thực hiện còn tools hoạt động như nào thì mình tự mò lấy, và khi dự án không đi đúng tiến độ thì anh ta nhúng tay vô như một người thực hiện thay vì quản lý, vô hình chung làm phân tán đi việc quản lý. Có thể nói cuốn sách này không chiến thắng bài kiểm tra của thời gian rồi, vì những điều được nói tới căn bản cũng đã lỗi thời mặc dù tư tưởng cốt lõi vẫn còn hiệu quả vd lập kế hoạch dự án.  "Cách thức bạn xác định một vấn đề sẽ quyết định cách bạn giải quyết nó" nhận thức sâu sắc. Một điều tuyệt vời là mình vừa có trải nghiệm đối với dự án thành công và có đủ các tố chất thành công trình bày ở cuốn sách (ttgbct) và cả dự án thất bại cũng có những tố chất thất bại được đề cập trong cuốn sách (sap21)
Đúng là đọc để tìm hiểu và đọc để thực hiện theo là 2 phạm trù hoàn toàn khác nhau, đọc xong thấy ý tưởng đầy mình, bắt tay làm thì cứng đơ, phải đọc lại, và như thể lần đầu đọc vậy đó . Sau khi đọc xong, vừa hay lại có một project, nên mình áp dụng luôn, chắc chủ yếu ở stage planning thôi, nhưng vẫn challenging phết rồi.
5* vì khả năng áp dụng thực tế

[Araif Yusuff · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very useful book for those that lead projects frequently. It is a great overview of the process and pointers on how to lead your project to the finish line. I appreciate the author including a chapter on leadership as this is a forgotten aspect for project managers. As the author claims, the hardest part is not managing the project but managing people. From experience, I can agree with that, you can know all the process, tools and protocols available, but if you cannot lead, motivate and manage conflict with people chances are you are going to run into some challenges. This book focus on all aspect on managing a project, including the lesser known ones, for me the two most important part that gets lost in project management is stakeholder inclusion and leadership, both of which this book covers. I think the structure of this text is well design and I do see myself referring to it as I continue to manage projects.

Please note that this text is structured more like a text book and it is a dry read. However, it is structured in a way where you can look at the table of content and just go to the chapter that is relevant to you.

[Dmitry Demidov · Rating 4 out of 5]

Подумываю над сменой сферы деятельности, заинтересовался управлением проектами. Решил для общего представления о том, что это такое прочитать эту книгу.
Сначала, мне показалось, что описываемые процессы и подходы очень уж формальны и никто в реальной жизни так не делает. Потом я посмотрел вопросы на собеседованиях ПМ в своей компании и увидел, что эти знания все же нужны. Плюс по мере продвижения по материалу, я стал понимать, что несмотря на кажущийся формализм - почти все описанное в книге действительно полезно и вполне применимо на практике.
В общем, отличная базовая книга. Думаю, что можно вооружившись ей уже идти нарабатывать опыт (об этом я как раз сейчас думаю).
Описан процесс управления проектом, роли ПМ на каждом этапе проекта, техники управления всеми составляющими проекта.

[Robert · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great overview of PM.

Very helpful for my situation of managing some projects and hiring an official project manager.

"The lack of planning causes projects to fail."

"The people who do the work should help plan it."

"Streamline or expand your management approach to align with the length, width, depth, and breadth of the project."

Five phases
Initiating
Planning
What must be done?
How long will it take?
How much will it cost?
Executing
Monitoring & Controlling
Closing

"You have as much authority as you are willing to take."

Workload Breakdown Structure
Divide into tasks, then subtasks, etc.
Down to either
Smallest unit of time you want to measure
Small enough to accurately estimate

Don't penalize for finishing task early

[Stephanie · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is ok if you are already in Project Management. For someone who is just starting, it may be too confusing. It also has very different terms than the PMBOK Guide and different philosophies and methodologies. So if you are studying for the CAPM or PMP its more of a refresher than a study guide.

There are lots of very helpful real-world tips and tricks. His templates are very useful too. I just don't recommend it for companies starting a PMO or someone who is new to PM to take as their guide.

[Emily Clasper · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a book that I recommend to people just starting to learn about Project management. It gives a good overview of key concepts, some practical tips and tools, and exercises to get you started. It references other more in-depth books for those who want to dig a little deeper in one area or another. A very good starting point to learn some of the basic concepts and vocabulary of Project Management.

Re-read this week as a review.

[Gerrica · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a comprehensive explanation with a bit of humor and was easy to read. This would be a great resource for anyone working in PM who needed a refresher on a certain piece of their work. The defined chapters make it easy to get the info about that aspect out and some short exercises.

I wish more books on complicated topics were written like this one.

[Heath · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a well-organized, interesting book that lays out the very basics of the field of project management.

I found it intriguing and well-written. I learned a significant amount. Now, should I pursue a graduate certificate in project management? We'll see.

[Nicholas Nygaard · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is almost too simple. Provides an average overview, but concepts are repeated multiple times throughout the book. It is almost as if the author forgot they had mentioned key points before and repeated them nearly verbatim throughout the text.

[Alexis Rodriguez · Rating 3 out of 5]

Buen libro para iniciar en pm

Buen libro para entender los conceptos principales de pm. No desarrolla sin embargo a detalle ninguno de los temas. Demasiado teórico.

[Andrey · Rating 5 out of 5]

Basic but useful

[Ben Rochon · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read it for a class. It was a light read.

[Dat Thai · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hơi chung chung và khó hiểu

[Arnold Kilaini · Rating 5 out of 5]

Insights of project management

[Davis Haguma]

Take home: if you don't know how to deal with people or don't like it, the being a project manager might not be for you.

[Svitlana · Rating 4 out of 5]

Легко написана і структурована. Те що треба для початку

[Ellie Katherine (Mun) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Một cuốn sách khá chi tiết, cụ thể, logic, trực quan, vv.. đã cho mình thêm nhiều kiến thức, kỹ năng về cách HOW TO MANAGE BIG PROJECT. So great!

[Nguyễn Hàn Hoàng Hải · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mặc dù sẽ cần đến các khái niệm của PMI, nhưng đây là một cuốn sách tuyệt vời để bắt đầu với nghề QLDA.

[Trung Anh · Rating 4 out of 5]

Rated: 4.5/5
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The useful book for newbies in the project management field to get the basic things about how to manage a project according to PMBOK standards.

[Siham Khanji · Rating 4 out of 5]

What a Great overview of Project Management! It provides a good overview of key concepts, some practical tips and tools, and exercises to get you started.
It starts with an overview about the project, and project management according to PMBOK standards. Then moves on to the role of the project manager”, describing it, giving examples and key tips.

Firstly by Developing a Mission, Vision, Goals, and Objectives for the project. Secondly planning the project using the WBS (Work Breakdown Structure), then Creating the project risk plan. Fourthly scheduling project work by producing a workable schedule and having a project control and evaluation system, also how to Control the project using Earned Value Analysis, and a change control process. Afterwards managing the project team from the beginning till the end with taking into account the team stages and the importance of having leaderships skills.
An easy to read book, very easy to understand which makes the Project Management work simple and easy.

I have already read some books about project management before and this book so far is the best because it discusses lots of important topics and it is based on the latest version of the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK(R)). It is really a tremendous overview for someone new to Project management.

[Cuong Nguyen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fist of all, I just want to say thank you for an amazing book that you wrote and as it already translated to VietNamese. Even I can read your English version as I will to improve my English skill, haha, but after I complete my own language version. Because, it is very easy to understand what you wrote on that book, I swear. I dont believe and I ever never think that Project Management is the a beautiful work like this before. I also read some PM related books as PMBOK, or Project Management for construction... and your book hepl me too much thing that I dont know from those one.
Finally, thank you again for this great book, and make it freely shared on the net work!

[Ernesto I. Ramirez · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting book, but more importantly is easy to read and goes to the point in most places, in others its a bit "esoteric" in which it mentions something as if the reader is supposed to know about it, or give little information about the topic, still is better than others which you need a degree in Administration and experience in the field and int he topics discussed to be actually able to fathom some of it.

[Joyner Perez · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was exactly what i expected: an overview of project management for someone new to managing projects.

[Brian · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good introduction to the topic for newbies.

[Beth · Rating 3 out of 5]

Layout could have been better.

[sofi · Rating 3 out of 5]

Easy reading, great for introduction to Project Management