Project management Books

Book SynopsisIntroduction to IT Project Management provides IT project managers with the practical tools needed to maintain daily operations while managing multiple projects. This valuable reference helps IT project managers, CIOs, and project sponsors understand the IT project environment so that projects can be managed much more efficiently and successfully. Topics include: • How projects assist an organization in meeting its strategic objectives • The discipline of project management and its role in organizations • Initiating and planning projects • Estimating project cost and time requirements • Determining availability of resources • Analyzing relevant risks • Developing a realistic, final schedule or budget • Selecting a competent project team • Identifying stakeholders and defining their quality parameters and communication needs • Monitoring and controlling projects • Change management • Project audit and closure PLUS - You'll follow a case study and IT examples throughout the text that demonstrate how key concepts are applied in practice. Also included are suggested forms and techniques for using software.Table of ContentsProjects and Operations Organizational Structure and the Strategic Role of Project Management Project Processes, Phases, and Life Cycles Project Management Plan Elements Initiating and Planning Project Scope Creating the Work Breakdown Structures and Project Schedule Developing the Project Team Quality Management Project Communications Project Risk Finalizing the Schedule and Budget Project Execution Project Monitoring and Control Project Audit and Closure

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Book SynopsisThe Earned Value Management Maturity Model® gives you the fundamental tools needed to build an effective Earned Value Management System (EVMS). This must-have resource makes earned value management easy by defining a maturity model and describing metrics to measure the health and efficiency of your EVMS. Discover valuable ways to improve your EVMS and achieve project success. Through point by point discussions, you will: • Gain fundamental knowledge of Earned Value Management (EVM) • Learn how EVM can be applied to a team, project, program, or organization • Understand how to define what your organization wants from its EVMS • Discover a five stage maturity model for EVMS implementation • Bring your EVMS in line with ANSI 748 guidelines • Review many real or imagined impediments to implementing EVM and how to overcome the real ones You'll gain practical EVM experience through a comprehensive case study that follows a fictional company and newly hired project manager. By applying the EVM knowledge and skills covered in the book, the project manager illustrates the ease of implementing an effective EVMS!Table of ContentsContents Part I: Earned Value Management Basics Introduction to Earned Value Management Basic Concepts of Earned Value Management Requirements of Earned Value Management Real and Imagined Impediments to Earned Value Management Part II: Implementing Earned Value Management Via the Earned Value Management Maturity Model The Need for an Earned Value Management Maturity Model Overview of the EVM EVM Level 1: Initial Level EVM Level 2: Localized/Partial Implementation EVM Level 3: ANSI/EIA 748-Compliant Implementation EVM Level 4: Management Implementation EVM Level 5: Optimizing Implementation Appendices Index

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Book SynopsisThe U.S. Department of Defense and the related defense industry together form the largest and most powerful government and business entity in the world, developing some of the most expensive and complex major systems ever created. U. S. Military Program Management presents a detailed discussion, from a multi-functional view, of the ins and outs of U.S. military program management and offers recommendations for improving practices in the future. More than 15 leading experts present case studies, best practices, and lessons learned from the Army, Navy, and Air Force, from both the government and industry/contractor perspectives. This book addresses the key competencies of effective U.S. military program management in six comprehensive sections: • Requirements management • Program leadership and teamwork • Risk and financial management • Supply chain management and logistics • Contract management and procurement • Special topicsTable of ContentsPart 1: Requirements Management Toward Centralized Control of Defense Acquisition Programs The New Joint Capabilities Integration Development System (JCIDS) Potential Impacts Upon Defense Program Managers Recent PPBES Transformation in the Defense Department Integrated Project Management (IPM) Life-Cycle and Model in the Defense Industry Part 2: Leadership and Teamwork What Chief Acquisition Officers and Defense Industry Executives Should Know and Do to Improve Performance Defense Acquisition Teamwork--Roles, Responsibilities, and More The Contract Manager Versus the Program Manager Part 3: Risk and Financial Management A Guide to DOD's Earned Value Management System Opportunity and Risk Management in the Defense Industry--Processes and Tools Cost As an Independent Variable (CAIV): Front-End Approaches to Achieve Reduction in Total Ownership Cost Understanding Risk Management in the DoD Part 4: Supply Chain Management and Logistics Military Outsourcing: Observations, Opportunities, Conflicts, and Recommendations Commodity Sourcing Strategies: Process, Best Practices, and Defense Initiatives Part 5: Contract Management and Procurement U.S. Military Contract Negotiations - Best Practices The Evolution of DoD Contracting in Iraq Contract Management Maturity Model (CMMM(c)) CMMM(c)--A Case Study Application Part 6: Special Topics Capability-Based Acquisition in the Missile Defense Agency and Implications for DoD Acquisition Contracting for Open Systems-Based Defense Programs Total Ownership Cost Considerations in Key Performance Parameters and Beyond Appendices References Index

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Book SynopsisLearn to use this proven-effective method to integrate cost, schedule, and technical performance. Get a briefing on essential terms, key objectives, benefits of EVM, best practices and how to implement them, regulations governing the use of EVM, and much, much more. If you’re new to EVM, you’ll get the basic understanding you need to apply techniques. If you’re already familiar with EVM, you’ll increase and strengthen your knowledge for greater success.

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Book SynopsisPricing is at the heart of every deal in government or business – but figuring out the right approach isn’t easy. This ActionPack book gives you an overview of key estimating and pricing issues – and outlines a variety of approaches to cost estimating and pricing. Whether you’re an entry-level or experienced professional, you’ll learn invaluable new techniques for achieving the best pricing results.

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Book SynopsisMany buyers and sellers focus their efforts on getting the contract - and don't properly plan, staff, or supervise contract administration and closeout. This ActionPack book shows you how to prepare for the post-award phase so that you the maximize success of your contract. You'll get a firm grounding in contract administration - plus practical tools to help you avoid delays and cost overruns and improve performance and customer satisfaction.

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Book SynopsisLearn how to establish successful business relationships and winning contracts for both parties. Get a solid grounding in the acquisition process, learn the roles of key players, and discover the rules of the game. This practical book briefs you on key steps in contract formation, essential elements of a binding contract, principal objectives for buyers and sellers, and much, much more. Whether you’re forming a contract for the first or fiftieth time, you’ll improve your results with best practices and tools for success.

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Book SynopsisGet an overview of the legal underpinnings of the contracting process. Learn why things are done in certain ways. And become familiar with the constitutional, statutory, and regulatory laws behind the rule or practice. This ActionPack book will equip you with a deeper understanding of government contracting practices to inform all your contracting activities. Ideal for all levels of professionals from novices to senior managers.

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Book SynopsisNeal Whitten's Let's Talk! More No-Nonsense Advice for Project Success focuses on best project behaviors, by answering more than 700 insightful, personal, and sometimes sensitive questions on a broad range of topics from leadership, communication, and culture, to accountability, ethics, and conflict resolution. Following on the heels of Neal Whitten's No-Nonsense Advice for Successful Projects, this book offers more of the no-nonsense advice that has helped countless leaders and projects. This book is for those who aspire to become consistently effective leaders, project members, or employees and therefore become more valuable to their projects and organizations.Table of ContentsProject Stakeholders * The People Side * The Project Side * Introducing These Topics and Discussions in Your Organization * Closing Thoughts

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Book SynopsisLearn how to turn constraints into resources to achieve project objectives! Through case studies and practical exercises, The Six Dimensions of Project Management demonstrates the six possible combinations (or dimensions) of the "hierarchy of constraints" (time, cost, and performance existing in a hierarchy of driver, middle and weak constraint) and the specific set of challenges and opportunities associated with each. Project managers will learn how to recognize a project's dimension and, by understanding its set of problems and resources, get the job done on time, on budget, and to spec! You will uncover hidden flexibility, unlock valuable new resources, discover threats before they turn into problems, and win the admiration of customers and projects sponsors alike.Table of ContentsContents:Section I -- The Triple Constraints* Intro the Sixth Dimension* Succeeding and Failing on Constraint Management* The Triple Constraints* The Hierarchy of ConstraintsSection II -- The Six Dimensions* Powers of Six* Strategies for Managing Time Driven Projects* Strategies for Managing Performance Driven Projects* Strategies for Managing Cost Driven ProjectsSection III -- Issues and Conclusions* Conflict Management and Multiple Stakeholders* The Power of Three

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Book SynopsisRight-Brain Project Management: A Complementary Approach looks at contemporary project management from a fresh perspective, exploring "right-brain" approaches that are intuitive and capitalize on natural human thinking and activity. Coupled with the logical and formal, or "left-brain," methodology associated with conventional project management, facilitation of right-brain functions offers a good range of techniques for project success. Presenting extensive research and the experiences of project managers who use right-brain approaches successfully, this book sheds a unique and hopeful light on conquering the challenges of contemporary projects. Learn how the successful project manager can become a whole-brain project manager by enlisting resources from both the right and the left sides, and how to further enhance project management by incorporating innovation and flexibility.Table of ContentsWhat's Wrong with Project Management? * Child's Play...And Maturity * Two Brains are Better than One * Motivation: The Need to Act * Projects Create Change, Change Needs Leadership * Tools of the Trade: Working with the Right Brain * Doing What Works: Contemporary Projects in an Accelerated World * Making the Complex Simple * That's Incredible: Case Studies of Phenomenal Projects * Principles of Right Brain Project Management * Discovering Fire: Find the Compelling Purpose * Solving the Mystery: Make Sense of the Project * A Trip to the Laboratory: Experiment and Adapt * Painting Without Numbers: Create the New Reality * Doing Business with a Handshake: Exercise and Fulfill Trust * All That Jazz: Hit the Sweet Spot * Telling the Story: Leave a Legacy * The Hero in Us All: The Moral of the Story

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Book SynopsisWith the continually changing business environment, the business analyst is becoming a critical project leader and business/technology consultant - helping organizations ensure they are investing in the most valuable projects, and then managing the project benefits. Professionalizing Business Analysis: Breaking the Cycle of Challenged Projects focuses on the emerging business analysis profession, and describes both the strategic and tactical roles of the business analyst.Table of ContentsPart I - Introducing the Business AnalystChapter 1: What Are Business Analysts and Why Are They Needed?Chapter 2: The Business Analyst in the OrganizationChapter 3: Business Analysis Through Life CyclesPart II - The Functions of a Business AnalystChapter 4: Strategic PlanningChapter 5: Enterprise AnalysisChapter 6: Requirements ElicitationChapter 7: Requirements Analysis and SpecificationChapter 8: Requirements Documentation, Validation, and ManagementChapter 9: Business Solution Delivery, Operation, and MaintenancePart III - Other ConsiderationsChapter 10: Requirements Engineering ConsiderationsChapter 11: The Grooming of the Business AnalystChapter 12: A Business Analyst Maturity Model

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Book SynopsisGetting it Right: Business Requirement Analysis Tools and Techniques presents principles and practices for effective requirements analysis and specification, and a broad overview of the requirements analysis and specification processes. This critical reference is designed to help the business analyst decide which requirement artifacts should be produced to adequately analyze requirements. Examine the complete spectrum of business requirement analysis from preparation through to documentation. Learn the steps in the analysis and specification process, as well as how to choose the right requirements analysis techniques for your project.Table of ContentsPart I - Preparing for Requirements Analysis and SpecificationChapter 1: Introduction to Requirements AnalysisChapter 2: Setting Up the InfrastructureChapter 3: Transitioning from ElicitationChapter 4: Preparing for Requirements ManagementPart II - The Analysis and Specification ProcessChapter 5: Analyzing ScopeChapter 6: Analyzing RequirementsChapter 7: Specifying RequirementsPart III - Other ConsiderationsChapter 8: Requirements ManagementChapter 9: Analysis Best PracticesChapter 10: The Business Analyst's Toolbox: Selecting the Right Requirements Analysis Techniques

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Book SynopsisIn the 21st Century, people are the competitive advantage. The talent and level of dedication of an organization's workforce make the difference in achieving success. The traditional command-oriented leadership style is not enough to keep today's employees motivated-they need to be engaged. They need passion, connection, and inspiration, and a willingness to put forth their best efforts to benefit themselves and their organization. The Cornerstones of Engaging Leadership connects what we know about engagement on an organizational level to what an individual leader can do to increase engagement. Using real-world examples, Wilson reveals the key actions leaders must take to connect with and engage others: • Build trust • Leverage unique motivators • Manage performance from a people-centric perspective • Engage emotions By committing to these four cornerstones of engaging leadership, leaders can unleash the potential of others and inspire effective performance. Through practice tools and exercises (all available for download on a supplemental CD-ROM), readers are challenged to explore, reflect upon, and apply key concepts and techniques of the engaging leader approach.

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Book SynopsisThe basic concept and use of the work breakdown structure (WBS) are fundamental to good project management. In Work Breakdown Structures for Projects, Programs, and Enterprises, author Gregory T. Haugan, originator of the widely accepted 100 percent rule, offers an expanded understanding of the WBS concept, illustrating its principles and applications for planning programs as well as its use as an organizing framework at the enterprise level. Through specific examples, this book will help you understand how the WBS aids in the planning and management of all functional areas of project management. With this valuable resource you will be able to: - Tailor WBSs to your organization's unique requirements using provided checklists and principles - Develop and use several types of WBS in your organization - Use WBS software to gain a competitive edge - Apply the 100 percent rule when developing a WBS for a project or program - Establish a WBS for a major construction project using included templates - Understand portfolio management and establish an enterprise-standard WBS

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Book SynopsisThe Project Manager's Guide to Making Decisions reveals the importance of good decision-making to project success, providing the opportunity to develop skills that are often neglected in traditional project management training. Authors Robert A. Powell and Dennis M. Buede highlight the hundreds of decisions involved in managing complex, large-scale projects and in supporting the project management life cycle. They present an overview of decision analysis as it relates to project management, while also providing a variety of techniques to facilitate the decision-making process. A refreshing approach to project management and a much needed addition to literature available on the subject, this book shows how to handle efficiently and productively the decisions required for really successful project management.

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Book SynopsisProgramming systems today are often designed and constructed before business requirements are completed and finalised. Without a proper foundation, these systems will eventually crumble. Streamlining Business Requirements: The XCellR8™ Approach offers business analysts the foundation, principles, and steps they need to become effective facilitators in a world where gathering information is as important as the design and development of a system itself. Author Gerrie Caudle introduces a comprehensive framework to: - Gather and document business requirements accurately and effectively, - Ask the right questions of your users, document their responses properly, and formulate follow-up questions. - Facilitate a requirements session, validate business requirements, translate those requirements into functional specifications, and write test scenarios.

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Book SynopsisProject management is a tough business. Not only must project managers contend with schedules, budgets, and a host of stakeholder demands, but they must also deal with sometimes vexing human behaviors, such as whining, indecision, opposition, inflexibility, complacency, and tunnel vision, to name a few. Projects can be negatively impacted by common "sins" that hinder, stall, or throw them off track. The 77 Deadly Sins of Project Management provides an overview of each "deadly sin" and probes its manifestations and consequences for projects. Through anecdotes and case histories, seasoned project managers and team members who are experts in all aspects of project management offer their insights and guidance on how to tackle these sins and keep a project moving toward a successful outcome.

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Book SynopsisSurveying can prove to be an excellent way to elicit requirements. However, up until now, reliable resources that examine survey methods have been hard to find. Surveying Fundamentals for Business Analysts gives you all the basic knowledge you need to develop and execute efficient and effective surveys. It provides detailed descriptions of the different types of surveys and valuable guidance on how to choose the right survey for the task as well as how to identify stakeholders and participants. This practical guide, indispensible for business analysts, takes you through the process step-by-step as you: - Determine the scope of the survey - Design questions that will capture specific data - Analyze the data objectively and effectively - Report the findings clearly

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Book SynopsisComplex management issues in the public sector can not be adequately addressed with limited, short-term fixes - strategic, well-conceived approaches are crucial to meet you organization's long-term needs. Filled with expert advice and real-world examples, Strategic Public Management: Best Practices from Government and Nonprofit Organizations presents the solutions that today's public administrators are putting into practice. Here nineteen contributors representing various levels of government, nonprofit organizations and the academic world offer guidance, direction and real-life solutions. Topics covered include program operations, risk management, IT solutions, human capital issues, acquisition hurdles and performance parameters.

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Book SynopsisOrganizational Project Management (OPM) is a valuable new tool to enhance an organization's successful execution of projects through aligning project deliverables with strategic priorities. In this new title edited by Rosemary Hossenlopp, ten contributors from around the globe - representing a wide variety of industries - offer valuable insights on how OPM can give any organization the competitive edge. Packed with useful advice and discussion on how to improve business outcomes, align project work with strategies to best effect, set priorities and organize project work, Organizational Project Management: Linking Strategy and Projects is vital to the understanding of this emerging business discipline.

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Book SynopsisInterpersonal skills and awareness are key to building productive relationships with colleagues, associates and clients; to working collaboratively, solving problems and making informed decisions. With the growing complexity of portfolios, programs and projects, and the increasing geographic dispersion of stakeholders, the skills needed to communicate and understand others effectively have never been a more essential part of the blueprint for management success. Interpersonal Skills for Portfolio, Program and Project Managers brings into sharp focus the importance of these people skills or 'soft' skills to achieving results and ensuring customer satisfaction. With an emphasis on how approach and technique can be adapted to get the best out of the different situations and types of interaction that occur day-to-day in the business environment, this accessible resource includes: - Strategies for building effective, high-performing teams - Guidelines for efficient teamwork in a virtual context - Systems for handling stress and dealing with crises - Methods for motivating and leading your team to success With this wealth of practical advice to draw on and proven tools to put into practice, productive, rewarding interpersonal interaction will soon become second nature.

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Book SynopsisWhen companies embrace the power of collaboration it becomes clear that complex problems can be solved when a group of people with different skills and expertise work together as a cohesive and productive team. Getting teams to work productively is central to good project management. This book takes you through creating the structure and implementing the techniques you will need to ensure that such teams work as efficiently and effectively as possible. Project Team Dynamics clearly outlines methods for launching and developing a team and creating a framework to deal with the inevitable difficulties that any team will encounter. Author Lisa DiTullio uses examples from contemporary project management to demonstrate the success of these straightforward and adaptable techniques and also to show the associated dangers of not building a strong team culture.

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Book SynopsisA trusted, tried and tested project management resource, Integrated Cost and Schedule Control in Project Management, now in its second edition, clearly explains the tasks and techniques involved in this sometimes daunting practice. Building on the solid foundation of the first edition, its practical, step-by-step approach and inclusion of numerous real-life examples ensure that this book is useful and accessible to project managers at all levels. This straightforward guide describes how to perform requirements analysis, develop a deliverable breakdown, identify work packages and a work breakdown structure, negotiate project scope based on a limited budget or resources, and how to take proactive corrective action to keep a project under control. New content in this edition covers: - Integrated baseline reviews - Government requirements for performance reports - Government requirements for a compliant earned value management system - Project planning in government

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Book SynopsisNew Technology and global businesses and organizations are making virtual project management offices (VPMOs) more important and more prevalent than ever.Successfully operating a VPMO requires project managers to employ additional skills and address different challenges from those necessary to operate a traditional PMO. This book covers the range of issues and aspects that must be considered and implemented to assure the proper establishment and optimal maintenance of a VPMO. Both experienced and novice PMO leaders will benefit from the book's approach and coverage.

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Book SynopsisHere Are the Tools to Achieve Project Management Success Buy both The Complete Project Manager and The Complete Project Manager's Toolkit and save $18 at checkout by entering coupon code COMBO1. This companion to The Complete Project Manager provides the tools you need to integrate key people, organizational, and technical skills. The core book establishes that success in any environment depends largely upon completing successful projects; this book gives you the means and methods to meet that goal. The hands-on, action-oriented tools in this book will help you develop a complete set of skills—the right set for you to excel in today’s competitive environment. The Complete Project Manager’s Toolkit will enable you to implement the easy-to-understand, universal, powerful, and immediately applicable concepts presented in The Complete Project Manager. You may already be aware of what you need to do; this book supplies the how through: • Assessments • Checklists • Exercises • Examples of real people applying the concepts. Use these tested methods to overcome environmental, personal, social, organizational, and business barriers to successful project management! Although The Complete Project Manager can be used as a stand-alone book, it is designed to complement The Complete Project Manager: Integrating People, Organizational, and Technical Skills.

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Book SynopsisThis master reference is essential if you contract with the government! Correctly pricing your goods or services—and making certain that those prices are in compliance with myriad federal rules and regulations—is essential to doing business with the government...and ensuring your commercial success. Cost-Based Pricing: A Guide for Government Contractors shows you how to appropriately estimate and price for government contracts and defend those estimates in a government contracting and subcontracting environment. This practical book includes coverage of all government pricing rules and regulations as well as pertinent aspects of related laws, such as the Truth in Negotiations Act. The book walks you through every step of the estimating process. From figuring direct labor costs to intra-company transfers to contract modifications, the coverage is extensive yet accessible for even those new to the process. Using Cost-Based Pricing, you will be able to: • Develop more realistic estimates • Enhance your support of those estimates in negotiations • Avoid violations of the Truth in Negotiations Act • Increase your chances of securing a fair and reasonable price Cost-Based Pricing: A Guide for Government Contractors can make the difference between your success—and profitability—and failure in the federal government arena.

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Book SynopsisZero in on the answers to your IT project management questions With constrained schedules and anxious stakeholders eager for results, the typical IT project team doesn’t have the luxury of wading through lengthy tomes to find solutions. The IT Project Management Answer Book guides you to the specific answers you need to successfully conduct and complete your IT project. Written in an easy-to-use question-and-answer format, the book covers all aspects of managing an IT project, from initial organizational issues to closeout. Following the classic project management processes, author David Pratt builds on the basics to offer valuable insights not found in other resources, including: • Proven techniques such as the best way to manage defects • How to create performance standards for outside contractors • How to develop a user’s manual For more technically inclined team members, the author’s plain-speak approach presents a refreshing view of the IT world. For those less technically oriented, he describes the tools and solutions for dealing with IT project challenges in an accessible, straightforward way. Let this information-packed resource lead you and your team to IT project success.

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Book SynopsisIncrease Project Value = Attain the Goal Maximizing project value is about optimizing the tradeoff between project value and business value, two values that are constantly in tension between the project manager and the project sponsor. In this book the author brings his wealth of experience in project management to demonstrate how to increase a project’s value and ultimately contribute to the attainment of business goals From exploring the nature of “value,” as tangible resources and moral or ethical attributes, to how best to approach decision-making, the book offers thorough coverage of this essential aspect of project management. The tools and methods the author describes include: • Building the business case • Using a project balance sheet • Employing earned value • Introducing game theory for optimizing strategies This valuable reference should be on the desk of every project sponsor, business stakeholder, project manager, portfolio manager, project practitioner, and functional manager.

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Book SynopsisTo be effective, every government manager must have a working knowledge of the source selection process. Even the most carefully crafted contract cannot repair the adverse mission impact of making a poor source selection decision. This accessible guide provides the framework you need. Its practical approach and concise presentation make it to the go-to resource on source selection for busy government managers.

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Book SynopsisThis guide offers sound and easy-to-apply advice to help government managers deal with appropriated funds properly and legally. It follows the organization of the Redbook, the Government Accountability Office’s 2,000+ page Principles of Federal Appropriations Law. Government purchase card holders and approvers will find this book especially helpful in understanding the common risks that arise and how to avoid violating the myriad rules and regulations involved.

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Book SynopsisBuilding and leading teams that ensure project success may not be easy, but the techniques involved are straightforward and workable. Lisa DiTullio demonstrates that enhancing team dynamics to improve performance in the federal environment does not have to be complicated or time-consuming. Her time-tested best practices, tips, and processes will help any government manager develop and lead a better team.

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Book SynopsisThe Government Manager’s Guide to the Work Breakdown Structure The work breakdown structure (WBS) is a cornerstone of managing any project. Every government manager should understand how to construct a WBS in the project or program lifecycle. This quick reference presents the fundamental WBS principles, pragmatic steps for the government manager to follow in developing a project WBS, and a checklist for the project manager to use in reviewing a WBS. In addition, DOD recommendations for avoiding pitfalls in constructing a WBS are highlighted.

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Book SynopsisAcquire the leadership skills that are the hallmark of the successful project manager! Project management is often defined by processes and methodology, but projects are accomplished by people. Successfully leading those people is the core of a project manager’s job. Even the seasoned project manager will encounter situations that present unique leadership challenges. Bernardo Tirado offers a clear path to help develop leadership skills within the project management framework. Using a hands-on, practical approach, he presents a model for taking any project manager’s leadership skills to the next level. His model focuses on techniques to develop and apply three areas of awareness—self-awareness, awareness of team dynamics, and organizational or “political” awareness. The first three parts of the book provide tools for understanding and influencing behavior and the last part brings the three types of awareness together in a case study. Exercises throughout make the book interactive and offer a continual assessment of the reader’s progress.

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Book SynopsisThis volume offers practical guidance on writing and preparing a description of government requirements, whether the document used is a statement of work (SOW), a performance work statement (PWS), or a statement of objectives (SOO). This description specifies exactly what good and services are being purchased, including their quality, requirements, quantity, and schedule for delivery, and also defines the relationship between the government and the contractor. From an overview of the elements that make a good SOW, to the methods for changing an SOW to meet new conditions, this is a hands-on resource for every government manager who is involved with contracts.

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Book SynopsisThis volume presents practical guidance for the government manager on earned value management (EVM), from basic calculations to how to find the most useful information online. Emphasis is on the relevant reports that contractors are required to submit to the federal government as part of their compliance with mandated EVM on projects. Because the data submitted on reports do not translate automatically into recommendations for actions to be taken, information is included on how to analyze and evaluate contractor reports. This book is a must-read for understanding EVM on government projects.

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Book SynopsisWith a new chapter on Scrum agile, updates throughout, and many additional PMP test tips, this new edition builds on the solid foundation of the first edition. The structure of this update maps closely to the PMBOK guide V5 and is designed to assist anyone studying for the PMP and other certification exams. Helpful sections cover: networking and social media tips for PMs, including the best professional organizations, virtual groups, and podcast resources; formulas PMs need to know, plus a template to help certification candidates prepare and self-test for their exams; quick study sheet for the processes covered on the PMP exam; key changes in PMBOK guide V5, for readers familiar with earlier versions who want the skinny on the new version. -- Edited summary from book.

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