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Project Management JumpStart (TM) [Kindle Edition]

Kim Heldman (Author)

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Prepare for a Project Management Career--Fast!

Project Management JumpStart gives you the solid grounding you need to approach a career in project management with confidence:

Understanding the skills of a successful project manager
Creating project schedules and budgets
Winning the support of department managers
Monitoring project progress and taking corrective action
Communicating and negotiating effectively
Motivating the people on whom the project depends
Documenting the project clearly and professionally

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Prepare for a Project Management Career—Fast!

ProjectManagement JumpStart gives you the solid grounding you need to approach acareer in project management with confidence.

The basicskills of a successful project manager
Creating project schedules anddetermining project budgets
Winning the support of departmentmanagers
Monitoring project progress, resources, andbudgets
Communication and negotiation skills
Tips for motivating peoplewho don′t work for you
Effective documentation skills for essential project management documents

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Format: Kindle Edition
File Size: 2704 KB
Print Length: 352 pages
Publisher: Jossey-Bass; 2 edition (18 May 2009)
Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.� r.l.
Language English
ASIN: B0047O2BS4
Text-to-Speech: Enabled

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Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #435,313 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

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Jump Start is just that 25 July 2005

By bernie VINE™ VOICE

Format:Paperback

There is more to this book than meets the eye. Many of the charts are in strategic location of the book and again in appendixes. This book can not be everything for everyone but if you look in the index you may find there is more here than in most introductory books. As a test the first thing I looked for was risk standard deviation and it was there under a section on "Three Point Estimate."

The glossary not only has terms used in project management but also common words that are used differently in project management. Such as "Warrant Period" - A period of time when the stakeholders can notify the team id problems and have them corrected immediately.

I am a little confused on the description of the Author as the back cover says that Kim Heldman, PMP, has over ten years of experience in project management. Yet inside it the book states Kim Heldman is the Chief Information Officer for the Colorado Department of Natural Resources. She has over 14 years of project management experience in the information technology field.

True that there are different methods not covered in the book and also how to integrate the information into different disciplines and coordinate with agencies as the FDA. But those subjects are for a different book.

Anyway you look at it this book serves its purpose and can still be used for years to come as a reference.

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Easy introduction to project management 19 Jan 2007

By Rolf Dobelli TOP 500 REVIEWER

Format:Paperback

Kim Heldman's definition of a project is so broad that even people who do not work in business or government can benefit from her experience and suggestions. Although she draws on the recommendations of the Project Management Institute (PMI), she seasons its advice with helpful observations about which recommendations to follow and which to ignore. The book's organization is logical and easy to follow, and Heldman's style is generally no-nonsense and concise. She avoids jargon, and includes enough anecdotes and examples to keep the book lively and easy to follow. Few how-to books are as well executed as this one. We recommend it to anyone facing the challenge of managing a project, especially first timers.

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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful

Excellent Beginner's Guide 15 Sep 2003

By Kimberly M. Liegel - Published on Amazon.com

Format:Paperback

Project Management Jump Start is the best introduction to project management that I've seen. Easy to follow, conversational tone, thorough coverage of project planning, and ample examples and forms that can quickly be put to good use. I wish this book was around when I was just getting started!

As an author and project management professional, if I wrote a book like this it's what I would have written. I highly recommend this to new project managers, and project managers that are trying to explain to non-PM's what it is all about.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful

A Useful High-Level Introduction 23 Jun 2005

By doomsdayer520 - Published on Amazon.com

Format:Paperback

Project management is a business endeavor that has always been taken on a case-by-case basis. As opposed to the standard ongoing tasks of an organization, projects are by definition temporary and unique, however huge they may be. This leads to difficulty when experts try to formalize methodologies, or write books such as this one. Despite the existence of organizations claiming to have created standardized and accepted protocols and methods, and offering courses and certifications, project management studies such as this must necessarily remain at a high level. Here, Kim Heldman covers the areas that are important to any project, from initiating project plans all the way through to executing and closing out the project, with solid real-world knowledge. The problem is that the necessary high-level focus of the discipline results in a lot of standard business methods that will seem like second nature to experienced managers of any stripe. Meanwhile the chapters on scheduling and budgeting, by far the most nitty-gritty portions of a project plan, are so high-level (once again, because of the wide variety of real world situations) that they offer little real practical knowledge. This is still a very useful guide for project managers near the beginning of their careers. But what you'll ultimately learn is that the discipline of project management is dynamic and variable enough to make guides like this mostly good for high concepts and loose guidelines. [~doomsdayer520~]

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful

Jump Start is just that 25 July 2005

By bernie - Published on Amazon.com

Format:Paperback

This book is intended as an introductory to Project Management. It covers all the fundamentals and then some. First it covers the Revised Project Management Body of Knowledge (PIMBOK). Naturally it is not the PMBOK but it is a complimentary view for those getting into the field of project management and related disciplines.

There is more to this book than meets the eye. Many of the charts are in strategic location of the book and again in appendixes. This book can not be everything for everyone but if you look in the index you may find there is more here than in most introductory books. As a test the first thing I looked for was risk standard deviation and it was there under a section on "Three Point Estimate."

The glossary not only has terms used in project management but also common words that are used differently in project management. Such as "Warrant Period" - A period of time when the stakeholders can notify the team id problems and have them corrected immediately.

I am a little confused on the description of the Author as the back cover says that Kim Heldman, PMP, has over ten years of experience in project management. Yet inside it the book states Kim Heldman is the Chief Information Officer for the Colorado Department of Natural Resources. She has over 14 years of project management experience in the information technology field.

True that there are different methods not covered in the book and also how to integrate the information into different disciplines and coordinate with agencies as the FDA. But those subjects are for a different book.

Anyway you look at it this book serves its purpose and can still be used for years to come as a reference.

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